how many watts can a stock electrical handle

[dride 10+ year member]

or atleast an acura tl..im not looking for the most accurate for sure answer because i know theyr isnt one with limited info..im just tryin to get an idea..i have a 97 acura tl right now its on about 1400ish watts and light do dim..i dont have any problems starting it or anything but im lookin to add another thousand watts so about 2400..i still need to do the big three but how do u think it would handle with all that and what upgrades would you recomend..i dont know much about aduio so help advice is appreciated

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[DD_Dave 10+ year member]

Your stock electrical should handle about about 1000 real world watts with no problems...and mininmum upgrades...or about 25,000 Pyle - Pyramid etc watts......

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

I wouldent, You will see huge voltage drop. If you dont like your amp, alt and batt then all for it, but I wouldent do it.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Really depends on the car...

My car is all stock except the battery, and it handles 1000+ watts no problem. Was running about 1500w until a week ago, and that worked just fine too.

I would plan to upgrade for 2400 though..

 

[fbi90909 5,000+ posts]

get a second battery + big 3. running 2400w is pretty much getting to a point of needing a new alt depending what your stock puts out.

go for a second battery bank and big 3 after you get a bigger setup. if your voltage is still unstable then go for a new alt.

 

[gladiator_jai 10+ year member]

Your stock electrical should handle about about 1000 real world watts with no problems...and mininmum upgrades...or about 25,000 Pyle - Pyramid etc watts......

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[dride 10+ year member]

get a second battery + big 3. running 2400w is pretty much getting to a point of needing a new alt depending what your stock puts out.
go for a second battery bank and big 3 after you get a bigger setup. if your voltage is still unstable then go for a new alt.

what kind of battery would you recomend?..and how would i go about puttin an extra in the trunk

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

It's really the current draw that it can handle. Some amps are more hungry than others.

 

[wheeler8921 10+ year member]

i ran 1500rms on stock 110a alt w/ new but stock battery. My alt died once and had it rebuilt, it lasted like 6 months, so thats pretty good, i'll just keep gettin it rebuilt. It was like $90, im not gonna be into caraudio much longer before college. After college i'd like to get back into it and get big 3 with new alt and big battery.