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[el rafa 10+ year member]

Right now I'm going to wire up 1 amp. Eventually I will add another amp for my front speakers.

Car: 06 stang...amp('s) will be in trunk

Amp:Alpine MRD-M500 --->going to push a 10 JLW3 @ 2ohms

According to specs, amp needs 4ga for pwr & gnd. It has a 60amp fuse on it.

The 2nd amp will be roughly be around 150-200 watts. Will be used for speakers inside car, which this will happen later in future.

Will 4ga pwr wire from bat to trunk be enough if add a 2nd amp in later?

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[jeepintn 10+ year member]

from what i understand 4 gauge wire is good for about 200 amps of current, so u should be fine, but for the price, i would suggest going with a 0 kit from ebay, like stinger, u can get the red colored one for about 65 shipped, and that will leave plenty of room for upgrade in the future

 

[el rafa 10+ year member]

Just want to be sure. Was doing some reading and info said I'm pretty good up to 125 amps with 4 gauge due to distance from battery.

These are what I'm planning to get. Any opinions on these:

Amp kit: http://www.cardomain.com/item/STISWK4

RCA's: http://www.cardomain.com/item/STRZN350

 

[timvanderet 10+ year member]

theres no reason to be spending 40 dollars on rca's

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

from what i understand 4 gauge wire is good for about 200 amps of current, so u should be fine,

I wouldn't use 4awg for much over 120A at typical distances...110-120A would be the maximum I'd feel safely fusing it at. Above that, go to 2awg unless you're closer to 300A...

 

[bigt 10+ year member]

stealing your post for a sec... could you just wire your whole setup 1awg or is it like super not necessary?

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't use 4awg for much over 120A at typical distances...110-120A would be the maximum I'd feel safely fusing it at. Above that, go to 2awg unless you're closer to 300A...

What if it was 2 runs of 4 gauge??? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif