is my stock alt enough

[bradl79 10+ year member]

i have a kia 2012 kia forte, i really don't know what my amps are for my alt but i was wondering if i will be ok with stock

i used an oscope to set my gains, i set my HU vol to 30 out of 40 (HU does not clip) when connected Front/Rear AMP - Cadence ZRS C9 - 100w x 4 @ 4 ohms and 300w x 2 @ 4 ohms bridged)

Fronts - CDT CL62pro - 100w @ 4 ohms per side

Rears - Anarchy Exodus Mid Bass (not really sure what the rms is but i have them bridged 300w x 1)

Sub Amp - Kicker 11DX250.11 - 140w x 1 @ 4ohms

Subwoofer - Rockerford fosgate R2D2 250@2ohm, i have wired at DVC 4ohm

so i calc that if i set it to below to where it barely clips, i set my HU vol to about 22, if i calc what i have my rms set (fronts/rears amp is set to 500w) and (sub is set to 140w according to kicker 11d250.1) so a total of 640w/13v=49amps, would i be ok, since iam really not hitting those levels?

thank you and sorry if confusing.

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[bradl79 10+ year member]

Bump

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

I ran 1k on stock wiring in my old car for a good year and was fine. What is the amperage of your alt?

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

Unless you have a REALLY small alt that should be fine. Just install it and if you have excessive dimming I wouldn't worry about it much.