Do I need my capacitor?

[3onDubs 10+ year member]

I have a carputer, a jl 300/4, and a kenwood excelon 801D running of my stock alternator and battery. I'm currently experiencing no dimming at all and I am running everything through a capacitor.

I will be rewiring my car soon and am thinking about throwing in a distribution block for power and ground leads and removing my capacitor. Will i regret this? Does a capacitor make a big difference? Do I really need a capacitor?

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[Slowd N Throwd 10+ year member]

I would keep it in just to be safe, you dont want to be on the other side of town and your car not start lol. Be its up to you

 

[hcoronado 10+ year member]

how is a cap going to help him if the battery is completly drained?

Honestly I had a cap a while ago and after doing the big 3 upgrade I went ahead and removed it.

Most car manufactures IF NOT ALL do not do a good job as far as grounding the electrical system.

Therefore I recommend doing the big 3 and remove the cap. Capacitors can hide irregularities in your system.

if i were you i would also look at a better battery or adding a second one. But this could lead to the need of a bigger Alternator.

peace!