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<blockquote data-quote="oldschool4me" data-source="post: 6168042" data-attributes="member: 581630">it is more dependant on what alt you have. your stock alt is probably 90 amps. i would recommend upgrading if your amps are going to draw a good bit over that. if your going to draw say 200 amps of current with your amps then i would definately upgrade the alt. if its like under 120 i probably wouldnt. do the big 3 for sure either way. adding bat may help but if your amps are going to draw too much current for your alt what will happen is your alt wont be able to keep up with charging your battery and your system will be running mostly of your alt causing a short life for your alt and battery. this can also cause a unsafe drop in voltage possibly causing your amp to die.you should be able to tell if its a strain on your alt by severe dimming of lights and in a bad case you will notice once you system has been played loud for a period of time it may seem to not be quite as loud as when you first started playing it. you can tell by driving for a while with the system turned down low for a bit and then if it seems to be loud again for a bit then not as loud after a lil time again. also can cause a rough start when your starting your car and seem as if your battery is almost dead because the alt couldnt keep up and bat doesnt have much charge stored. this is likely if your like most of us and blast your system from start to stop lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="oldschool4me, post: 6168042, member: 581630"] it is more dependant on what alt you have. your stock alt is probably 90 amps. i would recommend upgrading if your amps are going to draw a good bit over that. if your going to draw say 200 amps of current with your amps then i would definately upgrade the alt. if its like under 120 i probably wouldnt. do the big 3 for sure either way. adding bat may help but if your amps are going to draw too much current for your alt what will happen is your alt wont be able to keep up with charging your battery and your system will be running mostly of your alt causing a short life for your alt and battery. this can also cause a unsafe drop in voltage possibly causing your amp to die. you should be able to tell if its a strain on your alt by severe dimming of lights and in a bad case you will notice once you system has been played loud for a period of time it may seem to not be quite as loud as when you first started playing it. you can tell by driving for a while with the system turned down low for a bit and then if it seems to be loud again for a bit then not as loud after a lil time again. also can cause a rough start when your starting your car and seem as if your battery is almost dead because the alt couldnt keep up and bat doesnt have much charge stored. this is likely if your like most of us and blast your system from start to stop lol. [/QUOTE]

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