Bumping all night long? is it safe?

[newb 10+ year member]

Is it safe to leave the engine running and bump all night long? Like say an outdoor party for example?

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[fosgate140 10+ year member]

if your amps arent at full hack then id say sure. but if you torch the gains to get it loud then your amp will end up gettin to hot and clipping the hell out of the subs and not to mention your electrical may not like the long play. but if you take it easy on it then sure.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

your engine might not like idleing for long periods of time.....

I wouldent

 

[fosgate140 10+ year member]

full tank of gas is a ++++++++++. i didnt think about engine idle but ask a mechanic they should know more about that issue.

 

[Raisedin305 5,000+ posts]

Is it safe to leave the engine running and bump all night long? Like say an outdoor party for example?

WOW

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

I'd venture to say that if you don't know enough about your car/system to make that determination, then probably not;

Not bashing onya, but seriously.

Are your power leads of fat enough guage to handle high current for long periods of time?

Are you running your interiors off the headunit?

Does your CD/Media player get hot?

Class A/B Amps have cooling?

Class D with ventilation?

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[Slaugh 10+ year member]

do you have an 12v~15v power supply of like 100A you can connect to the outlet and then connect to the battery??? that would be awesome to you... thou the lights of that house will flash like someone is dieing on a eletric chair //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[B5inVA 10+ year member]

Just use a boom box and you'll be good to go!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

yes.

 

[Nightfall 10+ year member]

Stick a fan in front of the vehicle, blowing air onto the radiator. Just to be safe. Not a ***** home fan either. A big one. Maybe you should just rent a generator or something.

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

WTF a fan? Do you hook up a fan while driving to work, walmart, Mcdonalds???

It will be fine.

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

Stick a fan in front of the vehicle, blowing air onto the radiator. Just to be safe. Not a ***** home fan either. A big one. Maybe you should just rent a generator or something.

rep for you lol. I dunno if you were serious or not but thats just funny //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

WTF a fan? Do you hook up a fan while driving to work, walmart, Mcdonalds???
It will be fine.

lets think for a minute......your not moving, a fan pushes air to cool your motor or whatever he was getting to....

lets say your driving ...YOUR MOVING....u have airflow going over ur motor....kinda like a huge fan.

dumbass.

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

^ You're moving your car. Dumbass. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[tRiGgEr 5,000+ posts]

Gee saywhat. It seems you try to discredit anything I say. Don't prove your ignorence once again. We all know your mentally chalenged, and we forgive you.

A engine @ idle will not produce enough heat to harm anything. The radiator and engine fan will be enough to cool the engine. No air flow would be needed @ idle.