Help me order some wiring ....

[Schnitzel 10+ year member]

Gunna be running a Skar sk1500.1 amp for my 2 sundown audio sd8s and an arc audio xdi 600.4 4 Chanel.

Was wondering if you guys think 1 run of 0 gauge OFC wire ran to a distribution block would be enough for these two amps? Skars website says it recommends running a 0 gauge wire to that amp, and the arc recommends a 4 gauge.

Planning on going with all KnuKonceptz wiring

Also what wire should I order for speakers and subs? (What gauge? And how much). And what about RCAs?

It's going in a 4 door f250. The Amps will be installed under the seat.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks guys

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[adulbrich 5,000+ posts]

Yes, you should be fine.

 

[FML 10+ year member]

Just do a run of 0 gauge into a block, with a 0 gauge run coming out to your Skar and a 4 gauge to the Arc.

As far as speaker wire, i generally use 12 gauge or bigger for anything over 1000 RMS. 16 gauge works for mids and tweets. Maybe slightly bigger if you're running beefy mids.

RCA's, just get a decent pair.

 

[los33 10+ year member]

If you feel the comments above are not aceptable to your own thoughts and would like a for sure route.

You can do a dual 1/0 gauge input distribution block with 2 1/0 gauge "CCA" (cost effective) or OFC (costs more but better for future).

With that you can either get max amperage of 500 amps with CCA or 600 amps with OFC.

This will leave room for future amp upgrades.

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[Schnitzel 10+ year member]

Yes, you should be fine.

Just do a run of 0 gauge into a block, with a 0 gauge run coming out to your Skar and a 4 gauge to the Arc.
As far as speaker wire, i generally use 12 gauge or bigger for anything over 1000 RMS. 16 gauge works for mids and tweets. Maybe slightly bigger if you're running beefy mids.

RCA's, just get a decent pair.

I've and a few guys tell me I would be old doing it this way, so I think it should work. Thanks for your input. Gunna order the wiring right now.

If you feel the comments above are not aceptable to your own thoughts and would like a for sure route.
You can do a dual 1/0 gauge input distribution block with 2 1/0 gauge "CCA" (cost effective) or OFC (costs more but better for future).

With that you can either get max amperage of 500 amps with CCA or 600 amps with OFC.

This will leave room for future amp upgrades.

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The only issue is I don't have room for upgrades. The subs I'm running are maxed out on size. Otherwise I would agree with what you saying. Thanks!

 

[Schnitzel 10+ year member]

Well I ended up ordering everything individually. Went with KnuKonceptz wiring for everything from power wire to RCAs

 

[Schnitzel 10+ year member]

Here's my list. Probably would have saved money if I went with one of their amp kits, but I wanted black power wire so it didn't stand out. I also wanted the nicer RCAs, so buying the amp kit didn't make sense.