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[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

800 cubic inches.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

o.k

I doubt he's competing, that car is not "loud" at all.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

z2 and dd subs would probably place well in street c (local contest) but with that big of a battery it takes him up to mod in usaci and either extreme or super street in db drag

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

Shows you how much I know about the SPL scene //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hide.gif.2d479cfd917eedfe201353b91522ceab.gif

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

if he doesnt compete no biggy

 

[6six6 10+ year member]

i prolly will compete local but thats it and what is the differences in the odyssey 2250 and the kinetik 2400

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

i need to know what i can run to keep a steady voltage without a real big voltage drop without a bigger alternator

Here's how to solve your problem.

1. Complete your install using the proper wire and do the wiring upgrade

already suggested.

2. Use your stock ALT and battery.

3. Buy a cheap voltmeter, a voltmeter with a needle, or a digital voltmeter

a peak-hold voltage feature. I don't know if cheap DMM has this feature, so

maybe just look for a needle voltmeter. {something like the one on the left},

they sell small cheap needle meters.

http://www.newsandtech.com/issues/2005/07-05/nt/images/22bourlon01.jpg

4. Connect the voltmeter to your battery with car engine running and note

the voltage without the amps turned on.

5. Now turn on the audio system and crank the tunes loud. If you have needle voltmeter, watch the

needle bounce as the voltage fluctuates, make note of the lowest needle bounce and note that voltage drop.

If you have a DMM with peak-hold, set it to capture the dips in voltage and it will capture the lowest reading and

hold the reading so you can see it.

If your voltage was 14V, then with music it dips down under 12V, then

you have some real data to work with. You can probably get away with

using your audio system if the voltage only dips down to 12V. You can

add an extra 'cheap' battery to augment.

If your voltage dipped very low, lets say 9V, then you have issues. Your

install is punishing your alternator and battery too much. You should buy a HO ALT

and have someone make custom brackets and make it fit in your car.

That is life in the world of high wattage audio.

You can cheat and use a battery array, more is better and you don't

need to use $300 batteries. If you bought a single $300 battery in those

conditions, it will get abused over time and go bad. You should

spend the extra bucks on a custom HO ALT install and then

redo the test with your stock battery. Spending $300 on a battery

without analyzing your electrical is funny.

 

[6six6 10+ year member]

Here's how to solve your problem.

If your voltage dipped very low, lets say 9V, then you have issues. Your

install is punishing your alternator and battery too much. You should buy a HO ALT

and have someone make custom brackets and make it fit in your car.

That is life in the world of high wattage audio.

You can cheat and use a battery array, more is better and you don't

need to use $300 batteries. If you bought a single $300 battery in those

conditions, it will get abused over time and go bad. You should

spend the extra bucks on a custom HO ALT install and then

redo the test with your stock battery. Spending $300 on a battery

without analyzing your electrical is funny.

my friend has dodge magnum 1 solo x and ma 4400 watt amp with the same 160 amp alternator i have and his drop around 9 volts when the bass hits so i know minez will too. about what size ho alternator should i look at getting i will look for someone to custom bracket it

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

i prolly will compete local but thats it and what is the differences in the odyssey 2250 and the kinetik 2400

The 2250 is larger than the 2400.

Closest thing would be a 2150 and 2400

 

[thylantyr 10+ year member]

my friend has dodge magnum 1 solo x and ma 4400 watt amp with the same 160 amp alternator i have and his drop around 9 volts when the bass hits so i know minez will too. about what size ho alternator should i look at getting i will look for someone to custom bracket it

Do you know if his electrical wiring is sweet? ALT output is variable, as you increase the rpm of the ALT it can output more until it

reaches a limit. At idle, the ALT may not be delivering as much as advertised, but if you rev the engine the voltage drop should be less.

You should do the rev experiment just to see what happens. That ALT should be doing a better job.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

its a 6000 watt comp amp its will need as big of an alt that can be placed in it and then some lol

 

[sohzc 10+ year member]

Have you tried Iraggi Alternators he has some really hard to find Alts he found me a 240amp for a 2002 Kia Sedona and that is hard to get anything for including parts.

His email is dominick@tds.net

Phone (615)287-7991

See if he can help you out.

 

[6six6 10+ year member]

Have you tried Iraggi Alternators he has some really hard to find Alts he found me a 240amp for a 2002 Kia Sedona and that is hard to get anything for including parts. His email is dominick@tds.net

Phone (615)287-7991

See if he can help you out.

he got a nashville number that is where i am on my way 2 now but thanx i will check him out