running 4 guage

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

i have a old mtx blue thunder amp. the input for the power and ground basically supports 8 guage but i am trying to run 4 guage to it. i have heard this amp really need 4 guage to perform well. is there anything i can do for this?

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[Duke 10+ year member]

Just trim some of the strands off. At the contact point, its not going to matter. Or a 4 gauge to 8 gauge wire reducer.

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

Just trim some of the strands off. At the contact point, its not going to matter. Or a 4 gauge to 8 gauge wire reducer.

so my amp wiil run the same when i trim some stands off? cool thanks

 

[Duke 10+ year member]

Yes. The point of having thick wire is just so you can carry the current a long way. Thicker is always better, but small things like trimming a few strands off won't matter, or doing a short jump of a few inches or so of a smaller gauge from a distro block or a battery to the amp.