Distro block needed?

[Jonahdude 10+ year member]

I'm about to be hooking up a Pioneer GM-D510M amplifier and a Premier TS-W2000SPL sub to my car's stock electrical system. How would I hook it up to the power? Will I need a distribution block?

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[Matador 10+ year member]

if you only nrunning one amp you wont need a distro. if you are, then you would need one. i recommend 4awg from battery to distro, and 8awg to each amp.

 

[Jonahdude 10+ year member]

I'm only running one amp, how do I hook it up to the battery?

 

[tgwX 10+ year member]

a wire directly between your battery and your amp (slap a fuse between it as well)... theres all sorts of stuff you can put between it (fuse blocks... capacitors) but thas all you need

 

[Jonahdude 10+ year member]

I'm guessing that wire would come in an amp wiring kit... what kit should I get?

 

[tgwX 10+ year member]

how bigs the amp (i dunno off hand) thats what really matters.

if your looking at expanding your system further down the road, run at least 4 gauge wire to the back of the trunk, that way when your ready, you wont have to run any new power wire. hmm.. wireing kits... well i wouldnt suggest going to radio shack (or anyother retail place for that matter) because you'll pay an arm and a leg for stuff.. look on the internet (http://www.sounddomain.com) is your best bet.

 

[Jonahdude 10+ year member]

What do you mean by "How big is the amp?"?

 

[tgwX 10+ year member]

sorry about that,,, i was in a rush... How many watts does the amp output. i found this article helpful..... it should explain better than i can.

http://www.caraudioresources.com/content/electrical/52/1/

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

if you only need a 4 ga. amp wire. Then go to walmart and pick up one of thier wiring kits. They are great for 25 bucks. Includes fuse and holder for 4 ga. wire. RCA's, distro block if you need it, ground wire, remote wire, and all the ends you need. I use these kits for all the installs i do for people. Work really well and can't beat the price anywhere along with the quality. They are made by efx owned by scoshe or something like that, so they are no a no name brand.

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

And a good little chart to help you decide which ga. to use. http://poweracoustik.com/SUPPORT/installation/cablerequirements.html