Hot metal around ground??

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Someone report this to the East Haven fire department!

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

lol, i belive it.... you have been clipping it with that crappy amp getting crappy power somewhere.... not being mean, just blunt.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Find a good ground, with the wiring you have should be sufficient enough though.To extend the power wire, you can either get more 4 g and crimp it together w red butt,and get some heat shrink to seal that and add a dist block that you can use the 8 g wire with a 25 or 30 amp inline fuse is all that amp needs.Save you a head ache in the future and you have the proper supply and distr. to add amps to your system.At the battery i would put a min of 80 amp fuse and after the dist block power to the sony amp no more than a 30 amp fuse.You can raise the amp with washers at the bolt downs to get some air under it also try help w the heat,but most importantly.. find out what ohms value your subs are,and what your amp can handle bridged//2ohms or 4ohms/??? You can look on Sonicelectronics and possibly find your subs to wire them sufficiently and find the wiring configurations that the amp can handle also.I wouldnt turn your gain on the amp more than 2 Oclock either anymore and it just runs hott! About all i can recommend to you at this time other than buying a small roll fan like Stinger makes that cost about 35 bucks .Hope this helps some what,and fix that muffler issue!!!!!

 

[ARKing005 10+ year member]

I think it was a bad ground from the battery terminal to the chassis, I have taken care of that. And I have also taken care of the muffler issue for a whole $8. Bought a chrome tip, slid it over the broke pipe, and aimed it downwards //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif. Saved like $200. I will check what ohms I have my sub wired at. I know for a fact that the amp put out 4ohms when bridged

 

[>>SQL<< 10+ year member]

ok -good.

Now take some advice on how to properly setup your gains and you can have a system that lasts for years

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Nicely done man,and I hope that you get all working the way you want.Great site to get questions answered and get info from those who have experienced it!!!!