Adding Second Amp. Need Help Choosing Wiring.

[ekmgray]

Hey guys, I drive a 2001 Dodge Durango. I currently have an Alpine Mono Amp thats running at 500w RMS at 2 Ohms, through a 4 Gauge Power Wire, Powering an Alpine Type R. I would like to add a Pioneer gm-d8604 Amplifier, which runs 100w x 4 RMS at 4 ohms, for my four Alpine Type R 60-c door speakers.

I would like to know if I can run my 4 gauge power wire to a distribution block (should it be a fused one?), and have two 8 gauge power wires running from the d-block to the separate amplifiers. Or is it too much power for those size wires?

Also, should i upgrade my stock speaker wires? to what gauge?

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[juanmgarza26 10+ year member]

Yeah man its not too good of a idea let me get you the link to some cheap 4 gauge I just saw... best to do another run of 4 gauge or run one 0 gauge into a distro and 2 4 gauge outs...

 

[juanmgarza26 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/forums/audio-technix/570164-audio-technix-4ga-$-35-ft.html

here you go man knock yourself out with another run of 4 gauge

 

[ekmgray]

Its possible to run two 4 gauge wires from the same battery?

 

[garretttt4 10+ year member]

Its possible to run two 4 gauge wires from the same battery?

Yeah. Just wire up the second like you did your first wire and make sure you fuse it appropriately and you'll be fine. do the big 3 in 0 gauge and you'll be golden.

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

Why not just use a distribution block and two 4 gauge outs?

 

[ekmgray]

Can I run a 4 gauge power wire into a distro block then run two 4 gauge power wires from that distro block?

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

[quote name='ekmgray']Can I run a 4 gauge power wire into a distro block then run two 4 gauge power wires from that distro block?[/QUOTE]
@maylar;

 

[robert420 10+ year member]

its a little sketchy if u run the 4 gauge from the battery to the block. i would upgrade it to 2 or even 0 gauge. then u can run 2 4 gauges out of the block to the amps

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

its a little sketchy if u run the 4 gauge from the battery to the block. i would upgrade it to 2 or even 0 gauge. then u can run 2 4 gauges out of the block to the amps

WHY not 4 gauge to block, 4 gauge to amps

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

A single 4 gage split into two with a distroblock would be fine for those 2 amps. The 4 channel will average much lower than 100 per channel, you could even get away with 8 gage for that.

BTW each 3 wire gage steps is a X2 in cross section, which means a 4 gage is equivalent to two 7 gage wires. More than enough for 2 amps that want 8 gage.

 

[ekmgray]

@maylar

Just to be clear.

Battery---> 4gauge input with 100amp fuse ----> distro block -----> two 4 gauge output (no fuses) ------> amps

 

[calebkhill 10+ year member]

@maylar
Just to be clear.

Battery---> 4gauge input with 100amp fuse ----> distro block -----> two 4 gauge output (no fuses) ------> amps

put a ; behind @Maylar no spaces.

And yes. make sure your distribution block had the right fuse. Check your amps manual