Can my car handle these two amps?

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

If you dont do it in 4/0 your doing it wrong,so 1/0 is for feggies and people who are not loud

Overkill i like it ...please tell these ppl who think 4 gauge big 3 is ok

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

Op if your going to do the big _3 please go ahead and do yourself a favor and do it in 1/0

So you think 4 gauge wire cannot carry 100 amps of power over a 3 foot run?

Is that what you think?

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

Overkill i like it ...please tell these ppl who think 4 gauge big 3 is ok

you should read these charts.

Recommended Power and Ground Cable Sizes & Speaker Wire Size and Length

4 gauge over 4 feet is rated at 1,400 watts ie 100 amps

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

I've actually been wanting to do the big 3 but its getting alittle cold out here. I do have about 20 ft of 4 gauge wire in my garage. Does the big 3 have to be done with 0 gauge? Or would 4 gauge be ok? I want to stay my stock wire is 8 gauge.

Stock Camry electrical will dim lights when you use power windows. For your purposes upgrade big 3 with #4 would be fine and a good improvement in general. Make sure your primary battery is solid and you'll be fine.

 

[Falloutkid90 10+ year member]

What year is your camry? Mine is a 96. My system would be able to handle the set up I want right? Kicker zx: 300 rms and kenwood 4 ch: 60x4 rms?

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

[quote name='>>SQL

Recommended Power and Ground Cable Sizes & Speaker Wire Size and Length

4 gauge over 4 feet is rated at 1' date='400 watts ie 100 amps[/quote']

i know the charts and what 4 gauge will carry ..im just saying theres no sense in it ..just do it with 1/0 and be done .....go back to your charts now

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Never seen big 3 done in 4 gauge ever..is there a chart for that??

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

Stock Camry electrical will dim lights when you use power windows. For your purposes upgrade big 3 with #4 would be fine and a good improvement in general. Make sure your primary battery is solid and you'll be fine.

^^This. If you don't plan on going bigger. If you see yourself adding more down the road, do it in 1/0AWG. If you don't think you will upgrade, then 4AWG will definitely be sufficient.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Someone start a thread poll and see how.many people have their big 3 done in 4 gauge

 

[Falloutkid90 10+ year member]

I dont think I'll really going to upgrade the sound system anymore in this car once I get the speakers amped. This my first car and I'm in college so the funds are limited right now. Next upgrade will probably be in a newer car will more high end audio. But I will keep in mind the 0/1 ga for when I want some serious power.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

Someone start a thread poll and see how.many people have their big 3 done in 4 gauge

I use to but then I upgraded because I realized the amount of power I was losing!............just joking I did it because it looked better the only real benefit is reduce impedance, wire has resistance and the larger the wire the lower resistance but not by much it matters on long runs but in short ones there's not a big difference and anything is an upgrade to the stock wiring as far as the charging system goes.

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

I've done Big 3 in 4 gauge. Any other misinformation you want to spread douchebag 12'er?

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

I've done Big 3 in 4 gauge. Any other misinformation you want to spread douchebag 12'er?

Congrats maybe its time to upgrade...no misinformation on my end...12'er??

 

[jungstah 10+ year member]

Lol

 

[rebelfromva 10+ year member]

Depending on op car most new cars come with 4g already stock. I personally would do the big 3 with ofc 0. Won't be too much more in price anyways