HELP! Going Crazy!

[goodguy8705 10+ year member]

Recommendations on dry cell battery?

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

i drive a buick lesabre with a 105 amp alt. my stereo consists of 3 ID Q series amps, one 1200.1 which i have ran at one ohm. and 2 700.2 amps one ran to a set of horns 8 ohms stereo and one ran stereo to my mids 2 ohms stereo. i use 2 gauge wire throughout. i do have a small svr batt in back http://www.svrbatteries.com/battery_page.php?bid=21 that one right there. up front i have a 900cca battery, regular lead. i have done the big 3. the only time i have dimming issues is when i'm cranking the stereo running the ac/heat have the head lights on of course, but my voltage never drops below 12v. now regular incadecent lights will show a 1 volt drop it's gonna be noticeable. but you won't really hear the difference in sound unless your dropping some major voltage.

 

[goodguy8705 10+ year member]

Would an Powermaster XS Power D3400 work well enough on it's own up front?

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

I can tell you what I would do after I tell you what I have already done myself.

I have a Civic with a stock alt (70A) and an HC1400 under the hood. I run about 950W RMS between my 4ch and mono sub amps. I have the Big 3 done and 2 gauge wire ran for both power and ground to the rear. I have zero dimming even at idle. My voltage at my amps never dips below 12.8v, which is pretty good on the stock alt.

Now you are looking to run more audio than I have, so what I would recommend for you is a little more. The first thing you need to do is the Big 3. It is for sure necessary. Second is to run dedicated power and ground wires to the trunk where the amps will be. I would suggest 1/0 gauge wire in case you need to add another battery in the rear and it will give you better voltages in the back due to less resistance. Third step is to replace the stock battery with an AGM style battery. The bigger the better. Buy the biggest that fits in the stock location. I see in previous posts that you own a 2005 Grand Prix. The stock battery is a G34 IIRC. That would be a D3400 in the PowerMaster line. Those steps should get you started, but I doubt it will be enough.

Now that you have the basics done, now you can test out the setup and see where your voltage is at. You will want to test the voltage at the amps power inputs. If you are seeing a drop to below 13.0v at the amps, I would now suggest getting an additional matching D3400 to add in the trunk. Buying matching batteries will make them last longer. You can ignore this advice if longevity of the battery is not a concern and buy a bigger unit, like the D3100.

With the second battery installed, if you are still seeing significant voltage drops, it is likely due to the batteries not maintaining a full charge. At this point you will need to replace the alt with a HO alt. This would be the last step and would most surely be the last step.

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[goodguy8705 10+ year member]

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[Cameron_B 10+ year member]

It would be easier to recommend if you give us a price range.

~200 get a kinetik 1400 for the back+ big 3

~300 get a kinetik 2400 for the back + Big 3

Make sure your amp ground is 1/0 and has a large contact area with the chassis.

sure, the kinetik 2400 would be the best, but in conjunction with another battery, it's just not needed.

1400rms is not enough for a HO alt

if I were you I would get

a kinetik 1400-1800

Do big 3

upgrade amp ground

Should have no problems after that.

A lot of people like to over-recommend, and when your on a budget sometimes you just can't buy the best.

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

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