ground in mustang

[94stanger]

quick question if you have a bad ground can that cause your amp to run hotter than usual? currently in my mustang im using the bolt connected to the seat belt under the backseat. is that a good ground anf if not do your know any better ones i can use?

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[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

i'd suggest making your own ground....grounding to a bolt that is on your seat belt is not always the best place to ground your amp....but i doubt that would cause your amp to run hotter tho......give us some info on what amp your running and what subs or speakers your running and how they are wired and what ohm your running the amp at

 

[94stanger]

the amp is a 2 channel hifonics zues 600 (1ohm stable) with a 50 watt maxi fuse and i have a 60w maxi fuse in the inline fuse holder.i have two 10" audiobahn aw1000s. i have the subs wired to 4ohms each then theyre bridged so i think my amp is runnin at 1ohm i know that will make the amp hot but would a better ground make run a lil cooler?

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

a better ground shouldnt affect the temp of the amp at all....looks like the amp is jus gonna run warm at 1ohm

 

[awalbert88 10+ year member]

The seatbelt bolts on Mustangs are insanely annoying to try to remove. And they're not the best grounding point, either, as it passes through a couple of other metal brackets on the way to the chassis. As was mentioned earlier, I'd suggest making your own ground.