Here is what my setup will be as of next weekend:
99 Honda Accord Sedan, 4cyl, manual
stock alternator (i believe 80A)
stock battery
Alpine CDA-9856 HU w/iPod hookup
two AA Arsenal 12's
3.5 ft^3 @ 32 Hz box
Sound Stream PIC1.1700D amp
4AWG to the amp
Pioneer REV 6.5 coaxial's in the doors
Profile AP400 amp
8AWG to that amp
Here's what I'm thinking of doing next:
1/0 for Big Three and dedicated run to soundstream amp
$100+ plus and afternoon of putting it in
If I did that should i move the 4AWG to the small amp or is 8 enough?
Raammat for the trunk lid and front doors
$150-200
Could I do the install in one afternoon (?)
HO alternator
$200+
Looking at these:
http://verizonsupersite.com/4alterstartcom/pages/store/skudetail.nhtml?profile=highoutputalternators&uid=10040&returnURL=http%3A//verizonsupersite.com/4alterstartcom/pages/common/sitesearch.nhtml%3Fquery%3Daccord&catuid=10013
http://verizonsupersite.com/4alterstartcom/pages/store/skudetail.nhtml?profile=highoutputalternators&uid=12446&returnURL=http%3A//verizonsupersite.com/4alterstartcom/pages/common/sitesearch.nhtml%3Fquery%3Daccord&catuid=10013
Are either of these decent quality?
I'm leaning toward the 135A because of cost, is it worth it?
Would I be able to install one of these myself? (if not, i'll pretty much rule it out)
New Battery
$100+, which one?
Should I put it in the trunk or replace the stock one?
or lastly, just live with what I have now, it's good enough.
What do you think would be the most worthwhile upgrade? And which one(s) are necessary?
I don't have much free money or time, so that'll end up being another factor in which one (if any) of these things I end up doing.
Right now I'm leaning towards the big three and 1/0 run to amp, because it's relatively cheap, and i'm confident i could do it correctly in an hour or two.
