Taramps hd-5000 putting a hurting on my truck.

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

What wire are you running for the big 3? I know you stated 1/0 but is it a good quality brand and OFC or is it CCA?

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

What's loud?!

160dbs @ 30hz would be considered loud ...

 

[macsdad 10+ year member]

160dbs @ 30hz would be considered loud ...

And it should...

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

160dbs @ 30hz would be considered loud ...

And it should...

I sure hope so lol

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Never a bad idea to upgrade to a better alt. Thats the nice thing about the Lithiums. They are TINY.MiSolar Energy 12v 16.5Ah Lithium Battery

Have you used these or seen them in person? Looks like a very handy size.

Well **** guys, it looks like I just opened up myself another can of worms. Worst part about it is I don't even think its all that loud haha. Thanks for the help I am really going to have to look at my options because space is tight for sure.

Yep. Good rule of thumb once you start getting into big power is you'll need to spend about the price of the amp in batteries to properly feed it.

If you are using a factory alternator it is likely not capable of giving you more than 60% of its "rating" in real world situation and even if you did have a 200A legit alternator your vehicle needs a fair bit of that power just to function so it's not like all of that is put there by Ford just to feed some big arse amp. I'd say you're in the market for 1000-1200$ in electrical upgrades to make that amp function properly and safely. Whether or not you get a proper HO alternator you definitely want more batteries and I'd also encourage you to get battery(s) as close to the amp as possible for best results.

Lastly post pics of the box as it sits in the vehicle and you may get some suggestions of how to get louder from guys with more experience building pickup trucks.

 

[West1 10+ year member]

same exact sh*t with my buddy on a stock electrical system, his is a jeep with 160 amp alt and an fsd 2600.1 Wasnt loud at all, voltages dropping. Added a big 3, amps stayed a lot cooler, Added a 2nd group 31 battery. SH*T GOT WAAAAAAAY fking louder at 8 clicks below his normal volume level and was ridiculous at his normal volume level. You literally are only getting 1500-2000 watts at best with your electrical and the long 1/0 run vs the recommended short 1/0 runs.

I have to say, since adding that Duracel g31, I feel my x10 has no limit. I've turned vol 6 clicks passed original vol setting and it seems like it can take more.

OP, I had almost identical issue except I did upgrade Alt and big3 already in play. My mids amp would go into protect mode. Installed 2nd battery and my sub feels like it has no limit, also in a truck, frontier to be exact. Stick to an AGM battery at min or the 350.00 Lith that was linked, GL

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Have you used these or seen them in person? Looks like a very handy size.

I have not. Loved my Juicebox AGM from him though.

 

[inteva6184]

What wire are you running for the big 3? I know you stated 1/0 but is it a good quality brand and OFC or is it CCA?

Good question and I completely forgot I am running some cheapo cca. Worked great for the cab not great for this amp haha. So thanks for reminding me I have some ofc on the way hopefully will install this weekend.

Have you used these or seen them in person? Looks like a very handy size.


Yep. Good rule of thumb once you start getting into big power is you'll need to spend about the price of the amp in batteries to properly feed it.

If you are using a factory alternator it is likely not capable of giving you more than 60% of its "rating" in real world situation and even if you did have a 200A legit alternator your vehicle needs a fair bit of that power just to function so it's not like all of that is put there by Ford just to feed some big arse amp. I'd say you're in the market for 1000-1200$ in electrical upgrades to make that amp function properly and safely. Whether or not you get a proper HO alternator you definitely want more batteries and I'd also encourage you to get battery(s) as close to the amp as possible for best results.

Lastly post pics of the box as it sits in the vehicle and you may get some suggestions of how to get louder from guys with more experience building pickup trucks.

Thanks for the info. I will probably post up a picture of it in the truck but unfortunately I don't know how much I can do with it. The way I had to build it due to my size constraints it cant move its pretty much stuck where its at. With that being said I will throw a picture up and see if anyone catches a big mistake.

 

[inteva6184]

So I installed some KnuKonceptz Kolossus wire from the battery to the amp and saw a little bit of an improvement. I beat the crap out of it and the lowest I saw was 11.4 for a second. When I ran my new power wire I also ran a wire for my volt meter to get a more accurate voltage at the amp. I also ordered a odyssey 65-PC1750T as a main battery so we will see if that helps at all. No I didn't ignore you guys I still plan on getting something by the amps but I felt like these things were more important and that's what my budget allowed. For the time being I will keep an eye on voltage and keep gains on my amp set accordingly. It will be interesting to see what improvement I get from the battery.