Using 1000 watts

[mistiksky 10+ year member]

will i need to upgrade my battery, alternator, ex.

Im am changing my system from a gargabe visonik 800 watt max amp powering 2 jl w0's to a ia7 cadence amp powering 3 old school jl 12w6's

I know i will need to upgrade my wire gauge from 8 to 4 but what other changes do i need to make??

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[jesterjames 10+ year member]

put a 5 farad cap in the back and you should be good, others may tell you differently though

My setup

BXi1606D

4 gauge

2 W3011 12's

1.2 farad Tsunami Cap

Stock 90amp alternator

Biggest drop ive seen is from 14.4 to 12.6

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

You should be fine. If you gotta run new wire, just do 0 gauge now and get it over with. And do the big 3 while you're at it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

big 3 should do it dont waste money on a cap

 

[jesterjames 10+ year member]

You should be fine. If you gotta run new wire, just do 0 gauge now and get it over with. And do the big 3 while you're at it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

x2 on the 1/0 and the big 3

 

[mistiksky 10+ year member]

how do i do the big three ive hear about it but is it different for each car i have a 04 impala

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

dont ever buy a cap they have never been proven to do anything at all. just do like the rest said and upgrade big 3 and wiring.

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

look at the stickies in the top of the forum its there

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

will i need to upgrade my battery, alternator, ex.Im am changing my system from a gargabe visonik 800 watt max amp powering 2 jl w0's to a ia7 cadence amp powering 3 old school jl 12w6's

I know i will need to upgrade my wire gauge from 8 to 4 but what other changes do i need to make??

You forgot the most important part... age of the car and what type of car. Most car's stock electrical can take 1K watts. My car ('98 Mustang) takes 1.2K @ 14 volts with stock system. Just upgraded big 3.

 

[mistiksky 10+ year member]

how do i do the big three ive hear about it but is it different for each car i have a 04 impala

....should that do it

 

[mistiksky 10+ year member]

??

 

[thieves 10+ year member]

with that amount of power, and an alt that does some where around 100amps stock, the big3 won't do anything for you.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

dont ever buy a cap they have never been proven to do anything at all. just do like the rest said and upgrade big 3 and wiring.

I have a slight question to impose on you... Are you fucking retarded? Or purposely dense?

Capacitors actually have a purpose, and they are mechanically (well, electronically) usable... just not in an every day environment. Think of the flash on a camera, that's powered by capacitors. Let's not also forget that most amps have internal capacitors. However, one use in a daily environment is leveling out the slight AC qualities inherit in the power line. (I.E. fill the valleys and cut the peaks.) Either way, the listening probably won't tell a difference unless they have an extremely trained ear.

 

[x1le 10+ year member]

I have a slight question to impose on you... Are you fucking retarded? Or purposely dense?
Capacitors actually have a purpose, and they are mechanically (well, electronically) usable... just not in an every day environment. Think of the flash on a camera, that's powered by capacitors. Let's not also forget that most amps have internal capacitors. However, one use in a daily environment is leveling out the slight AC qualities inherit in the power line. (I.E. fill the valleys and cut the peaks.) Either way, the listening probably won't tell a difference unless they have an extremely trained ear.

haha well spoken //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif I knew someone was bound to chime in on that reply...

 

[mistiksky 10+ year member]

with that amount of power, and an alt that does some where around 100amps stock, the big3 won't do anything for you.

so am i going to need to get another alternator or what?