large setuo with stock electrical?

the aq1200ds i use are 84% efficient at 4 ohms, they work great. but if your trying to get 1k at 4 ohms, your going to need a big beefy two channel to bridge to get that power.

rarely do sub amp monos do 1k at 4 ohms.
Your amps are not 84% efficient...at least not at normal listening levels. Amplifiers are most efficient at max power, doesn't matter if it's a Class A or D. At lower volumes, where you're listening to music most of the time, most Class D amps will have the same efficiency as an AB. So unless you're blasting sine waves at full tilt; don't pay much attention to efficiency ratings. Think about all the people here who say they had to upgrade this & that to run their big Class D amp...a truly efficient system wouldn't require that.

You can run A LOT of power thru a stock charging system and there's really no need for 1/0 fire hose for power wire. Most street systems will need 4ga at the largest. This is b/c music is dynamic and the amp will not draw max current for any sustained time. Those times where the amp needs more power is handled by the capacitors inside the amp constantly discharging during music peaks and recharging afterwards. They call this 'ripple' and is another reason why adding a quality 1 farad capacitor to a system is never a bad idea as they smooth out power delivery to the amp.

I've owned a few Fords with stock electrical systems and never had major issues requiring an upgraded electrical system. I had a Mustang with a pair of Xtant amps and an UNDERDRIVE pulley - no problems. The lights dimmed at idle and perked up with revs regardless if the amps were on or off. No dimming while driving. I also owned a Thunderbird many moons ago with a SQ+ system. The sub amp was that big Eclipse dual mono thing (Class AB) running 2ohm stereo and the lights slightly dimmed only when I absolutely beat on the subs and it was winter so the blower motor & rear defroster were on. Stock alternator with a normal lead-acid battery and that car metered over 140dB.

Both those cars were set with an o-scope at 0dB overlap and had headroom galore. Both those cars were 'rated'

 
well my alt just blew after running 1900 watts at 1 ohm for about 10 minutes.. so now

 

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well my alt just blew after running 1900 watts at 1 ohm for about 10 minutes.. so now
so now im not sure if i should get a cheap stock one for around a hundred or get a big 3-400 dollar one

 
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