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<blockquote data-quote="Trcinca" data-source="post: 7748649" data-attributes="member: 641738">Hey everyone. Since this is my first sub set, for the last few months I&#039;ve been running my subwoofer through an 8 gauge wire (the previous owner left it in). The problem is, this is a 140 AMP amplifier and the subs are pulling 900 watts. So clearly 8 wouldn&#039;t handle it. I upgraded to KnuKonceptz 0 gauge (KCA Kable). I ran it to the back, and put it into a distribution block that comes out with 2 4 gauge wires. I then ran a 4 gauge into the amp.Now, the problem: The subs are quieter than they were with the 8 gauge! With the gain at max, they&#039;re still whispering, so I&#039;ve stopped running them until it&#039;s figured out.Possible problems:The 4 gauge is INCREDIBLY cheap Renegade wiring my Father picked up for me.I also stretched the 4 gauge INCREDIBLY tight between the amp and dist. block (should have cut it a little longer, I suppose. I have more don&#039;t worry, it was like 1$ a foot.)The block that was rated for 0 gauge couldn&#039;t handle the KCA, so I just cut the wires small enough to fit. I know this is bad, and I&#039;m ordering a new dist. block directly from Knu, but I figured it&#039;s still triple the wire the 8 gauge had, so it doesn&#039;t make sense it&#039;d be quieter.My ground is new, I put it on a bolt that ties the seatbelt directly into the frame. I cleaned all metal before attaching it. If It&#039;s not set correctly, the amp won&#039;t turn on. I think it&#039;s loose, I&#039;ll go try and fix that problem while I wait for replies.Tl;dr:New kit, Knu KCA, ran into a cheap dist block, leading to cheap 4 gauge. Not getting any power to amp subs, what should I do?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Trcinca, post: 7748649, member: 641738"] Hey everyone. Since this is my first sub set, for the last few months I've been running my subwoofer through an 8 gauge wire (the previous owner left it in). The problem is, this is a 140 AMP amplifier and the subs are pulling 900 watts. So clearly 8 wouldn't handle it. I upgraded to KnuKonceptz 0 gauge (KCA Kable). I ran it to the back, and put it into a distribution block that comes out with 2 4 gauge wires. I then ran a 4 gauge into the amp. Now, the problem: The subs are quieter than they were with the 8 gauge! With the gain at max, they're still whispering, so I've stopped running them until it's figured out. Possible problems: The 4 gauge is INCREDIBLY cheap Renegade wiring my Father picked up for me. I also stretched the 4 gauge INCREDIBLY tight between the amp and dist. block (should have cut it a little longer, I suppose. I have more don't worry, it was like 1$ a foot.) The block that was rated for 0 gauge couldn't handle the KCA, so I just cut the wires small enough to fit. I know this is bad, and I'm ordering a new dist. block directly from Knu, but I figured it's still triple the wire the 8 gauge had, so it doesn't make sense it'd be quieter. My ground is new, I put it on a bolt that ties the seatbelt directly into the frame. I cleaned all metal before attaching it. If It's not set correctly, the amp won't turn on. I think it's loose, I'll go try and fix that problem while I wait for replies. Tl;dr: New kit, Knu KCA, ran into a cheap dist block, leading to cheap 4 gauge. Not getting any power to amp subs, what should I do? [/QUOTE]

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