Power wire help...???????? Really easy question..

[stikystikyricky 10+ year member]

Hey guys. I am running 2 infinity reference amps. The 475a (75 rms x 4) and the 1600a (600 rms x 1 @2ohms). Im pretty sure both amps call for a 4 gauge power wire. I was an idiot and went to frys and bought a 4 gauge amp kit for 60 bucks. The wire is absolute shit!!! The plastic around the wire is thicker than the wire itself. I would say the wire is a true 8 gauge if that. Anyways because I was so excited to hear the system I installed it anyways. It sounds okay but I want to upgrade the wire. Should I:

A) Go online and buy a good 8 gauge wire and run another wire along side the original wire and do 1 to each amp.

or

B) Buy a good 4 gauge wire and pull out my shit wire. Then wire them both up with a dist block?

I dont want to spend extra money if I dont have too.. What do you guys think? My system isnt crazy big, im just powering 2 shallow mount pioneer 12's and 2 sets of the PPI365cs components. Thanks!

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[Pickler 10+ year member]

Just get some 4ga wire from knukonceptz. Cheap and great wire

 

[boogeyman 10+ year member]

^^^^^^^ X2

 

[stikystikyricky 10+ year member]

Sweet.. just bout 20ft of knuKonceptz 4ga power wire off ebay. Now should I do a dist block, 1 4ga in and 2 8ga out? Or run the 4 ga to one and and leave my old wire to another amp?

 

[Kyle. 10+ year member]

Seeing how everything's already there. I would Say Run the 4awg to the bigger amp and run the "8" awg to the smaller one.

 

[vitveet 10+ year member]

Seeing how everything's already there. I would Say Run the 4awg to the bigger amp and run the "8" awg to the smaller one.

x2.

If both amp accept 4 awg in, do both grounds in 4awg and the sub amp in 4 awg power. You'll be 'A' ok if you do that! Oh yeah, make sure the underhood battery is nice and strong also!

V.