Loads of Dimming and Voltage Loss

[zimmer82 10+ year member]

i am going to have roughly 500w rms running to my sub amp (kx400.1) and i want to know if im goin to get any major dimming/voltage loss during LOUD BASS HITS!?!?!

should i do the BIG 3 everyone is going wild about or will i be fine with no modification???

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[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i am going to have roughly 500w rms running to my sub amp (kx400.1) and i want to know if im goin to get any major dimming/voltage loss during LOUD BASS HITS!?!?!
should i do the BIG 3 everyone is going wild about or will i be fine with no modification???

you should be fine, what kind of car is it? the big 3 wouldn't hurt though.

 

[themainjam 10+ year member]

i got 600 watts going off my 70 amp alternator and havent even come close to dimming or anything yet.... cant wait till my 1500Watts for my alpine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[sumone 10+ year member]

only way to know is to try & see. I had very noticeable dimming on my car with only 600 watts rms prior to the big 3, & my intake manifold gasket replacements //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[zimmer82 10+ year member]

its a f150