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<blockquote data-quote="Apollo220" data-source="post: 6925645" data-attributes="member: 612152"><p>,I need some help. first off i did the BIG 3 running a mechman 270amp alt. . 0 gauge to engine ground to the battery, and on from the alternator + to the battery , and i only did a 4 gauge to the chassie to the battery. i have a kinetik Hc1800 under the hood and kinetik 3800 in the trunk. running a mtx TE1501d to 2 mtx 9512-44. they are wired to 1 ohm. i have tuned the amp with a 50 hertz test tone to 44.5 on my digital voltage meter at 50hrz . i got the 0 gauge wire going in a T distrobution block in the trunk 1 side going to the 3800 and the other to the amp. Should i run a 4 gauge wire to the cap + and - on my amp from my kinetik ??i had it ran like that before in another car . is that the cause of my voltage drops maybe its not getting any juice from my kinetik through the T Distrobution block ?? its a stinger 0 Gauge T block. also after i tuned my gain i took the crossover on the amp and retuned it . should i have left it at 50 hrz ?? the bass sounded flat kinda on 50. i really don't want to ruin my amp. any help would be appreciated</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Apollo220, post: 6925645, member: 612152"] ,I need some help. first off i did the BIG 3 running a mechman 270amp alt. . 0 gauge to engine ground to the battery, and on from the alternator + to the battery , and i only did a 4 gauge to the chassie to the battery. i have a kinetik Hc1800 under the hood and kinetik 3800 in the trunk. running a mtx TE1501d to 2 mtx 9512-44. they are wired to 1 ohm. i have tuned the amp with a 50 hertz test tone to 44.5 on my digital voltage meter at 50hrz . i got the 0 gauge wire going in a T distrobution block in the trunk 1 side going to the 3800 and the other to the amp. Should i run a 4 gauge wire to the cap + and - on my amp from my kinetik ??i had it ran like that before in another car . is that the cause of my voltage drops maybe its not getting any juice from my kinetik through the T Distrobution block ?? its a stinger 0 Gauge T block. also after i tuned my gain i took the crossover on the amp and retuned it . should i have left it at 50 hrz ?? the bass sounded flat kinda on 50. i really don't want to ruin my amp. any help would be appreciated [/QUOTE]
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