My troubling situation

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

Ok, I went a little overboard and got myself caught up with stereo stuff for my car.

The car is a Lexus ES300 (1993). It has a new battery, but the alternator is very small (80amps hot). Im in college and don't have alot of money to throw around, so a high output alternator is out of my price range. The equipment I have is:

2 12" Pioneer Premier W3004SPLs (3000 watts, 1000rms)

Power Acoustik a2400db (1800x1@1ohm)

3.5 Cubic Feet Ported Box tuned to 35hz

After some last minute research I've realized this system may completely destroy my charging system (drain my alternator completely). I realize this was stupid and thats why im trying to fix it now.

Now, what would you do in my situation:

-Sell all my equipment and go to a smaller setup? Something about 900-1000rms?

-Hook it up and just keep low gain/low volumes?

-Run everything on a 4ohm setting to avoid problems?

Any suggestions?

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[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

run it low, buy an alternator

 

[NJTStang11 10+ year member]

run it low, buy an alternator

Just found out toyota highlander alternators actually bolt right into my car. They are 130amps. Is that enough to safely run this setup at 1ohm?

 

[supraman1379 10+ year member]

Just found out toyota highlander alternators actually bolt right into my car. They are 130amps. Is that enough to safely run this setup at 1ohm?

It might be.