Are capacitors worth it.

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

I am looking to install 6 .5 farad capacitors today or tommorrow and i don't know if its worth it. I am running 2 alpine type r's with a 2400 watt amp. Can anyone tell me if it is worth my time to do this.

Click to read more...

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

no and if you did just get one like 5 farad cap, not 6 of them

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

no, they are useless and are a bandaid on a broken bone

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

You're better off buying a new, big battery for the rear, and doing the big 3. You'll see a better increase in voltage.

Once again, caps dont do much of shit, at all.

 

[WALKS UP]

You're better off buying a new, big battery for the rear, and doing the big 3. You'll see a better increase in voltage.
Once again, caps dont do much of shit, at all.

x2, i've been seeing so many crap threads lately ;\ giving me a headache.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You're better off buying a new, big battery for the rear, and doing the big 3. You'll see a better increase in voltage.
Once again, caps dont do much of shit, at all.

if they got the voltage readout, they look cool lol

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

-Upgrade alternator(s)

-Upgrade front battery

-Upgrade all wiring (both audio-specific and under the hood)

-Add battery in the rear near amp(s)

This will do you wonders

 

[pawn man 10+ year member]

for spl not worth a sheitt.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

caps steal power that should go your amp. and a legacy amp doesnt need much power. instead of buying any caps get a new amp

 

[endofdays89 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean, it doesnt need much power?

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

what do you mean, it doesnt need much power?

I think he's hinting that it's overrated and isnt a huge amp needing hundreds of amps of current..

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I am looking to install 6 .5 farad capacitors today or tommorrow and i don't know if its worth it. I am running 2 alpine type r's with a 2400 watt amp. Can anyone tell me if it is worth my time to do this.

An HC-800 is like 200 caps or something like that. Just get one of those. Why are you scared of doing a yellowtop or a Kinetik or something?

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

its nowhere near 2400 watts, pyramid/legacy/pyle amps are very overrated on power. honestly its around 300-400 constant watts, which should be fine on stock electrcal. whats the fuse rated at? my friends said 2000w on a 40 amp fuse. it was nowhere as loud as his 600w rockford amp. Look at RMS not Peak. Try hifonics for a poweful cheap amp. the 1606 brutus would be perfect because its really closer to 1300rms. those pyramid/pyle/legacy amps are cheap for a reason.

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

i had a pioneer deh80mp before that and i wanted to get rid of my external monitor. t works great for what i need it for. name a better flip out for 150bnib? what you running on your huffy bmx bike? i would never use dual subs or amps, but i have no complaints on this head unit. made my subs louder, believe it or not

 

[BoxdGM 10+ year member]

and unless caps are free there not worth it. dont listen to the bmx guy. No sig, no pics, no system info, and you like caps? He sounds like the noob