help 4awg or 1/0awg??????

[gsr22 10+ year member]

hey let me just run down my set up as far as amps

kicker zx 1000.1(uninstalled)mounted and ready to be wired and a kicker zx 450.2

currently my car is wired for 4 gauge then to 2 distribution blocks(1 for power 1 for ground)each distro block is 4gaugein 2 8awgs out. will i be ok just switching those distro blocks so its all 4awg or should i go to all 1/0 then distro to 4 awg?

thanks for all your help

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[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

you shouldnt need 1/0 for those amps. a true 4 gauge should suffice

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

you shouldnt need 1/0 for those amps. a true 4 gauge should suffice

True, but his distro only does 2x8awg out. 8 gauge is fine for the 450.2, but not for the 1000.1

 

[chucku 10+ year member]

I would add another 4ga so you have one 4ga to each amp. Or run an 8 ga for the 450 and the 1000 off the 4ga.

 

[gsr22 10+ year member]

ok i could get new distos 4iawgn and 4awg ?

heres the way i see it that 1 4gauge power wire is going to be seeing at least 1450 watts right?

 

[gsr22 10+ year member]

im soo lost here i think these are my options/ questions

1.get a 1/0 amp kit then go through distobution blocks to 4awg

2. keep all the wiring how it is and just switch out the distribution blocks to 4awgin and 4awg out

3 could i run 2 seperate runs of 4awg no distribution blocks?

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

You are right on the edge of needing 1/0.

As long as it its good quality 4 gauge and the runs not over 14' i would keep it and just do the 4 gauge in 4 gauge out distro.

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

but if you ever plan on upgrading i your system, it would save you time right now to run 0 gauge from the battery to a d-block with 4 guage out.

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

but if you ever plan on upgrading i your system, it would save you time right now to run 0 gauge from the battery to a d-block with 4 guage out.

i agree 100%

 

[thatkidbob 10+ year member]

but if you ever plan on upgrading i your system, it would save you time right now to run 0 gauge from the battery to a d-block with 4 guage out.

ditto.
i'm a big exponent of the "always use 1/0" school of thought.

edit: i JUST ran the 1/0 i've had sitting in my closet in the accord... it was a b!tch, but well worth it... i'm entertaining the thought of a second negative run of 1/0 back to the trunk... but i'd either have to cut a hole or run it underneath the car to make it fit...

 

[Duke 10+ year member]

ditto.
i'm a big exponent of the "always use 1/0" school of thought.

edit: i JUST ran the 1/0 i've had sitting in my closet in the accord... it was a b!tch, but well worth it... i'm entertaining the thought of a second negative run of 1/0 back to the trunk... but i'd either have to cut a hole or run it underneath the car to make it fit...

Running 4/0 and getting it though the fire wall is fun.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Running 4/0 and getting it though the fire wall is fun.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I have a feeling that you have just confused the hell out of a nooblet with this statement.

 

[gsr22 10+ year member]

let me ask a couple questions

you should not use distribution blocks for ground correct each amp should have seperate ground?

Also could i use some extra power wire as a ground

I dont plan on upgrading my system beyond this.

ps. i dont have any 1/0 currently and i sure as hell dont need 4/0