How much watts rms does your stock alty handle?

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

Mine is 110a and im wondering what other ppl are running as to see if I can get away with 1500 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

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[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

70 amps per 1000 watts so to say.

but take 110amps minus 40-60% for car use.

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

so im really lookin at 60 or so amps for audio/video. thats no fun anyone else wanna chime in

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

If you do your big 3, IMO you should be fine with 1500 rms.

But more power(on the charging side) never hurts!

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

not to mention three 7 inch lcd displays and some LED's hahaha i guess i can just turn my gains down a little

 

[Crownvicon28s 10+ year member]

I got a 130 amp stock alt, a deka g31 upfront, big 3, 0 gauge to the amps. I hold 13+ at idle full tilt, 14+ while driving, with 1500 watts to subs and 300 to mids and highs. Hope this helps.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Well Im at 2000 ish now with nothing but a deka in the back and Im good...

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

Actually that does help gives me some perspective.

 

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How many amps is ur alt rated at?

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

Me?

 

[dipitydoo 10+ year member]

your factory alternator is designed to charge your battery and then run the car's electricals. more than likely after that, there's not a whole lot additional left for the stereo system. that being said just because the your stereo system pulls more than your alternator is capable of providing doesn't automatically mean you need an upgrade. the battery acts as a buffer when the alternator's capacity is exceeded. how much wattage you have, what music you play, and how loud and often you play will all determine if a stock electrical will hold up or not. its gonna be different for each person and each car.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

I have a 90 amp. F&f 65 ah bat up front. Big 3, stinger spv69 in back. Have 2500 watts to sub, 500 to comps. Sit at 13,7-14,1 iddle and up to 50% volume, down to 12.9-12.8 at full tilt... But full tilt iswith comps amp off.

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

**** so I'm pretty good if I wanted to do it. Just get a better battery up front and I'm good

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

**** so I'm pretty good if I wanted to do it. Just get a better battery up front and I'm good

If that... unless its older...

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

What is this stock alternator of which you speak?

 

[Nico Koutouzis 10+ year member]

Me?

Yes