Do i need new wiring?

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

I got 2 kicker 12" l5's.....right now i only have a small amp but i'm gonna upgrade it sometime soon to a 1200 watt rms amp. I have 4 gauge wiring. My local car audio shop said i should be fine if i upgraded my amp. Do you think i have to upgrade to 2 gauge or 1/0 gauge wiring? I don't really wanna upgrade but if i HAVE to then i will.

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

You can run 1200watts on 4 gauge if you like...

What kinda amp you have?

What kinda amp your gonna get?

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

4 gauge is the bare minimum in most instances, but everyone will say to upgrade to 1/0 anyways so it's already done and won't have to always ask "should i upgrade?". you don't HAVE to but it's recommended. 4 gauge is good for upto 1200rms iirc (150A) but it's all relevant to distance/power as well.

 

[SWEET06CAMRY 10+ year member]

I got 2 kicker 12" l5's.....right now i only have a small amp but i'm gonna upgrade it sometime soon to a 1200 watt rms amp. I have 4 gauge wiring. My local car audio shop said i should be fine if i upgraded my amp. Do you think i have to upgrade to 2 gauge or 1/0 gauge wiring? I don't really wanna upgrade but if i HAVE to then i will.

For only 1200 rms 4 gauge should be enough...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[seg_representin 10+ year member]

Im running a Hifonics Titan TXi6006. Its bridged at 4 ohms so i'm runnin 600 rms. I'm gonna upgrade to a Hifonics Brutus BXi1206D which will push 1200 watts rms at 1 ohm....i have 2 4ohm dvc subs so i'm gonna wire them down to 1 ohm. I'm pretty set on gettin this amp but if anyone has any suggestions id be open to them. I'm lookin for an amp that will push from about 1000 rms to 1200 rms.