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<blockquote data-quote="loopkiller" data-source="post: 5421956" data-attributes="member: 601690">Your alt in the Saturn is probably half the size of the alt in your Ford. That is the first thing. Secondly, you probably had a bigger battery in the Ford as well. Third, the Ford had a full frame for the ground, where the Saturn is a unibody car.Take your cheap *** down to the dollar store or Walmart and get you a $5 DMM. Start the car, monitor the voltage at the amp, and record when it goes into protect mode. If you are seeingYour alt is what charges your batteries, the batteries are what will power your system. If your alt cannot keep up with demand, it will not be able to keep the batteries charged. If you do not have batteries to power the amps, the larger alt alone will not be able to keep up with the quickly varied load that music presents to your electrical system. Only a good battery can provide that seamless power needed.And forget a cap. There is no cap that will provide what you need. A cap will only be an additional load on your system at this point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="loopkiller, post: 5421956, member: 601690"] Your alt in the Saturn is probably half the size of the alt in your Ford. That is the first thing. Secondly, you probably had a bigger battery in the Ford as well. Third, the Ford had a full frame for the ground, where the Saturn is a unibody car. Take your cheap *** down to the dollar store or Walmart and get you a $5 DMM. Start the car, monitor the voltage at the amp, and record when it goes into protect mode. If you are seeing Your alt is what charges your batteries, the batteries are what will power your system. If your alt cannot keep up with demand, it will not be able to keep the batteries charged. If you do not have batteries to power the amps, the larger alt alone will not be able to keep up with the quickly varied load that music presents to your electrical system. Only a good battery can provide that seamless power needed. And forget a cap. There is no cap that will provide what you need. A cap will only be an additional load on your system at this point. [/QUOTE]

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