I've searched for hours on the internet, I need help!!

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

Ok, so i've never done any of this car audio stuff before, but i have taken electrical engineering classes and I know Ohms law and all that stuff, but some of it confuses me. I want to be sure to get it right.

BTW, this isn't just subwoofers, i didn't really see a general section and I figured most people would be viewing this section so i posted here, move me if i'm in the wrong =P

I also have a 6 gauge wiring kit.

First question, My kickers are 400w RMS a piece (2 Ohms) and the amp is 600w RMS at 1 Ohm stable. Should i run that at 1 ohm? How do i accomplish that? if i don't run it at 1 ohm i don't think it will be enough power. I heard people say most amps shouldn't be run at 1 ohm but i've also read this amp handles it fine.

Second question, Should i get an amp for those speakers? If so, what size amp? I also have two tweeters in my car I plan on upgrading at one point when I get more money. How do you set up an amp to your speakers anyways? All this confuses me a little mainly because i've never done it.

Third question, is 6 gauge wire good enough for what I have? I just want to make sure i'm doing everything right because if I mess something up I will be a very very sad person.

Thanks for the help guys!

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[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

Here is what i'm trying to put in.

(1997 Ford Taurus GL Sedan)

(Pioneer TS-A6874R A-Series 40w RMS 3-way)

(Pioneer DEH-1200MP CD Receiver 4 x 21w RMS )

(dual kicker cvr aluminized 2 ohm 400w RMS)

(diamond amp mono D3600.1 600w RMS @ 1 ohm stable)

I was trying to put links but it didn't work :/

I can give yall any more info. I'm trying to set this up later on today

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

So, your subs are DVC 2ohm?

If so, there is no way you can wire that pair to 1ohm. You would need DVC 4ohm subs to wire to 1ohm.

 

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

Yes they are... well that *****, so i need a different amp? i have a friend with 1000w dual channel amp i can get

 

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

The mono 600w @ 1ohm amp also runs at 450w on a 2 ohm load, will that be enough for two 400w RMS 2 ohm subs

 

[slim2fattycake 10+ year member]

Are you sure you in electrical engineering? lol.

The power handling work hand in hand with the box.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

somethings not right here.......oh I see we are in the classified section...ooooppps

 

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

I'm in computer engineering, i'm better with programming. I get the RMS.. it's just is 400w rms mono amp gonna be fine with 2 400w rms subs?

 

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

ahh that's why i couldn't find general discussion *facepalm* my bad this is my first day on this forum. Can a mod move this to General Discussion please?

 

[dubeeyu 10+ year member]

Generally you want to match the power of both pieces of equipment. So in your case, 800W RMS is what your looking for. You can get away with 1kW RMS, you just have to know the limit to your subs when you turn it up.

 

[akheathen Premium Member]

haha....anyways. the key to setting an amp size to subs, is knowing when you get clipping/distortion. you can wire the sub coils in series, so each one is 4ohm, then parallel to the amp, which will give you your 2ohm load. they will work fine with that amp, but have more potential on a bigger amp. i would be running 4awg wire to the amp, especially if you go up to the 1000watt.

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

You must **** at the Internet because this is a classified section

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

What type of enclosure are you thinking of? Depending on what enclosure you want or have that can and normally will change the power handling ability of your drivers.

 

[Heeltoeclutch 10+ year member]

You must **** at the Internet because this is a classified section

um i believe he just said that XD

 

[Jake Cooley 10+ year member]

I have a sealed enclosure.

the wiring kit i got from walmart is 680rms, 6 gauge. That was the biggest they had, and the only other place that sells them here was best buy and it was 130 dollars for the 4 gauge. Can i still hook a 800w rms amp up to these wires and it be ok? I know it won't get all the power it can, should i just shell out the last bit of money on my wires?