Noob needs some advice

[jmanneff 10+ year member]

So I decided to go with 2 amps, 1 for the front stage pushing 300 watts rms, and another for the rear stage and sub 380 watts rms. Would I be better off with 2 runs of 4 awg from the battery, or a distribution block before the amps? If a distribution block, should I keep the 4 awg wire, or switch to 8 awg wire? Any help is greatly appreciated.

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[N2Audio4life 10+ year member]

1 run 4 gauge battery to block then 8 gauge to amps

 

[kyle187 10+ year member]

1 run 4 gauge battery to block then 8 gauge to amps

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[jmanneff 10+ year member]

Just one more question, should I get a fused block, or does it matter since I have a fuse within 6" of the battery on the 4 awg run?

 

[ace_800 5,000+ posts]

Just have the distro block be fused as well.

 

[1987lxi 10+ year member]

im running a dual amp setup in my honda. i have 0 gauge wire from battery with 200a fuse, connected to cap then to a dis block with 2 fuses. from the dis block i ran 4 gauge wire to the amps. the size wire you should use depends on how many watts you will be producing. 800 watts or less 4 awg is fine 800 or more 2 awg or bigger. you dont want the amps to work harder to make the power than they need to.

 

[jmanneff 10+ year member]

I'm running 680 watts rms, and I won't have a sub for a while yet, so actual watts at first will be 450 rms. The main thing I was wondering was about the 8awg from the block to the amps, and also if a fused block was needed.

 

[N2Audio4life 10+ year member]

I'm running 680 watts rms, and I won't have a sub for a while yet, so actual watts at first will be 450 rms. The main thing I was wondering was about the 8awg from the block to the amps, and also if a fused block was needed.

I would go ahead and get a fused block but thats just me

 

[jmanneff 10+ year member]

Thank you guys, I just ordered a fused block and some 8 awg wire. I appreciate all of the answers. Just one last thing, should I look into getting a new battery like an optima yellow top? Ihave the stock battery in my truck now, which is an '08 Nissan Titan it has 650 cca and a 130 amp alt.

 

[soldiermedic 10+ year member]

I don't think you'll be in trouble with that batt/alt setup. I'd keep them unless someone says otherwise...or unless you plan on changing things later. Always plan for future change.