length of power wire?

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

ok, well im about to order some 1/0 ga wire from knukonceptz now but i cant remember how much i needed for my scion tc ... anybody have a guess? i was thinkin around 20ft for power and 5-6ft for a ground i cant remember what i bought before tho //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

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[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

Hmm well I have a saturn ion 2 door. So close to urs in size and I just got by with 25ft. Thats running under the carpet and all though. Much better to have to much then not enough..

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

yeah my car is around 14.5 ft long.. i just looked it up. im thinkin 20-22 was enough..but i just cant remember lol i didnt have to do anything crazy for running it battery is on drivers side... right through firewall by battery runnin right down drivers side to trunk..

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

generally a good rule of thumb for a 2 dr coupe is atleast 25 ft of power... but i would personally go with 30 ft... that way you also have extra to do your big 3

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

..hmm thats actually a good idea....... might get like 35ft cause not sure how much i need for big 3 although hazegray showed me where he ran his hard to tell length in pics.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

..hmm thats actually a good idea....... might get like 35ft cause not sure how much i need for big 3 although hazegray showed me where he ran his hard to tell length in pics.

not to change the subject, but how do you like those re components? i was thinkng about getting 3 sets for my build, but havent heard any of re's components

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

i like them alot actually. go with the XXX comps over the regular RE's tho... way better imo..... tweeter is massive though lol well..so is the woofer.

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

sounds good... do they keep their composure at high power? i've heard that the re's can get a lil sloppy when they're being pushed... but i think thats their regular re's

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

i got 200watts going to each side right now and they sound great at high volume..dont get sloppy at all..

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

sweet... sweet

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

how much power were you planning on running... not sure what you mean by high power ..they are rated for 150rms..... but they will def take way more

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

i was figuring i'll probably be running around 150-180 rms to each component... but i will be pushing 3 pairs of them, with an 8 inch in the door for mids...

 

[jtomsic 5,000+ posts]

honestly... i dont think you will need an 8 for midbass bro..these things are pretty nice especially if ur gonna run 3 sets. you send them that much power you'll be def pleased im thinkin about making some kicks and buying another set myself to be honest..

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

yea... but i'm trying to match everything up, so that my mids and highs wont be over powered by the bass..( i'll end up running 4 AQ hdc3 18's) ... thats why i was going to put an 8 in each door... that way i can tune the components a lil higher, and let the 8 handle the lower mids