Do I Need To Upgrade My Electrical?

[ekah]

Do I Need To Upgrade My Electrical if im going to be running a 2k amp in my car? i have a Nissan Versa 08 hatch and wanting to get a sq HDC3 and maybe a BASS CLEF SERIES BC2000D to run it. As im closing into getting everything custom box and everything i see people upgrading their electrical. alternator and a Separate battery or is that for like the more hardcore sounds? or would my stock alternator be sufficient? would my car blow up and make a hole in the earth?

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[UsAmpsFreak]

I'd say you'd probably need to. Most cars adding anything more than 1000 "real" watts will cause electrical issues. If it were me, i'd do the big 3 when you do your system making sure that your grounds are as solid as possible. Then go from there.

 

[ekah]

iv seen people say "the big 3" but have no idea what that is? electrical meaning like dimming lights? and maybe cluster and hu dim?

 

[UsAmpsFreak]

The big 3 is upgrading your charging cables under the hood that go to your alternator and grounds to the battery and engine block. There's a sticky on it in the forum. But yes, i'd be willing to bet you'll have dimming lights inside and out. But like i said, do your system with upgraded charging cables and if your voltage still drops a lot then look to do your alternator and possibly a battery.

 

[ekah]

thanks for the help and support man i do appreciate it. ima look into those charging cables now.

 

[UsAmpsFreak]

Anytime, that's what the forum is for. To help each other out.

 

[DaytonLax14 10+ year member]

You'll probably be fine with big 3 and an agm battery under the hood, at least I am.