My car gonna die?

[Nick358 10+ year member]

im still pretty new to car audio, i got 2 alpine R's 1241, and a jbl 1200.1 powering them. all this is thrown into a 90 grand prix that is stilli n good condition but nothing is really done to it, question i guess is you think my car will be able to handle the power when i turn it up, or am i gonna have to spend a crazy load of money buying a new alternator and capacitors and shat now (which i intend to do in like a month or 2 but im dry on money right now)

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[Nick358 10+ year member]

jmac you be freaking me out why they gonna blow

 

[Nick358 10+ year member]

ok cool. thanks, now need to find out how to set it up like you said =D

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

I believe those subs are dual 4 ohm, so youre gonna want to run the subs in parallel, and then series to the amp. Meaning on each sub, wire the pos to pos and the neg to neg, producing a 2 ohm load for each sub. Then wire the pos from sub A to the pos on the amp speaker lead, the neg from sub A to the pos from sub B, and the neg from sub B to the neg on the amp speaker lead, producing a 4 ohm load.

Good luck

 

[Nick358 10+ year member]

thanks for the reply gaunt, hope its gonna sound ok, me thinks i should have gotten a 600.1 o well live and learn

 

[Nick358 10+ year member]

anybody have a diagrham of how to set it up in a 4ohm load

 

[mwess 10+ year member]

ok man heres the 4 ohm load, i know they are JL but the wireing is the very same look at the part that says W4-D4- and has the 4 ohms beside it

http://www.jlaudio.com/tutorials/wiring/2dvc.html

 

[Gauntlet 5,000+ posts]

The 1200.1 is still a good choice, it doesnt cost that much more and if you ever plan to upgrade your subs to bigger and better, your amp will be able to handle it.

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

check this out

2 4ohm dvc subs.....4ohm mono load