Advice on Electrical for 5500 watts, please

[528hz 10+ year member]

OK...I've been running my RD 5750.1 at 2 ohms= 3200 watts, and my highs amp is a Kicker 350.4.

Electrical: 150a alt, Batcap 2000, Batcap 800 and my stock Mercedes battery 600 cca.

I've never seen below 13.4v at full tilt with all this and I have zero dimming anywhere.

Now, do you guys think I will be ok running the amp @ 1 ohm, 5500 watts, with my: 150a alt, 2 Batcap 2000s, and my stock Merc battery? I think I would but...

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[bones22 5,000+ posts]

3 2000's and see how it does

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

or you can trade me for the memphis 4k

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

or you can trade me for the memphis 4k

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Why don't you just use it man? I think that thing would pull more current, yeah?

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

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Why don't you just use it man? I think that thing would pull more current, yeah?

it wont give me the power where i need it. and i dont want to wire anywhere near .5 with it

ive never run one but from what ive seen and people saying they can be hogs

 

[RidnClean 5,000+ posts]

yeah i said same. 3 and see how it does.

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

I also say pick up an extra 2000, maybe two extra ones, then let 'er rip

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

I'm hoping you're upgrading to two 10" Hwy's?

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

I'm hoping you're upgrading to two 10" Hwy's?

Four 12" Sonaces w/ flatwinds SEALED, firing up in the trunk //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Should be nice...I hope.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

3 extra big batts and a HO alt. What subs are you running? With your current setup, if you were really using the 3200 available watts, you'd be experiencing some kind of voltage drop. Staying above batt voltage while supposedly drawing twice the amperage that your alt can supply makes me question whether or not you're using all(or even most) of the power you have available.

 

[RE_XXX]

Why dont u just trade me that 5750.1 for my 7500.1

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

Why dont u just trade me that 5750.1 for my 7500.1

then we can work something out on 1 of them for me

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

Why dont u just trade me that 5750.1 for my 7500.1

Man, I thought about that. But then reality set in I realized I could never use all that power.

Until I get my 4 Runner anyway.

 

[528hz 10+ year member]

3 extra big batts and a HO alt. What subs are you running? With your current setup, if you were really using the 3200 available watts, you'd be experiencing some kind of voltage drop. Staying above batt voltage while supposedly drawing twice the amperage that your alt can supply makes me question whether or not you're using all(or even most) of the power you have available.

I had to have been close. I don't use the DMM anymore to set the gains, but I was close to 3/4 on the dial.

I figured I may need the HO alt, but I want that to be my absolute last resort.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I had to have been close. I don't use the DMM anymore to set the gains, but I was close to 3/4 on the dial.
I figured I may need the HO alt, but I want that to be my absolute last resort.

But if you were powering it with just your alty(since your voltage never dropped down to the level of the batts), then it'd mean that you weren't drawing over 150 amps(including your 4 channel, lights, heat/ac, etc) for any consistant period of time..

And saying that the gain was nearly at 3/4 doesn't mean anything without knowing what you output voltage from the HU was, and what voltage the gain on the amp was actually set at.