What capacitor should i use?

[vipergtsrvp]

I hope im in the right part here but here goes hope you can help me.

Ive been slowly getting a system for my car together for 6 months. I currently have 2 15' type r's. 2 bxi1208d hifonics amps. headunit and new doors and rears.

Only thing im kinda lost at. How am i supposed to power this? I already planned on running 0 guage to a hybrid cap. But would say a 30 fared cap really work for three amps running my subs and interior? What should i get to power them. Im not exactly on a budget. But i have 500 at the moment just to build the box wires and cap.

It's a 94 Ford Tempo btw so it doesn't exactly have the best alternator.

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[goingdef 10+ year member]

Just invest in one good deep cycle battery (not two on that alt) capacitors do nothing really except hamper a system that's already starved of voltage all a cap is going to do is give your alt one more thing to have to charge

 

[vipergtsrvp]

You suggest any brand?

 

[stanky1219]

kenetik , optima

 

[vipergtsrvp]

kenetik , optima

Thanks. But would that really power all 3 amps? Like i know these things are gonna be power hungry on a economy car haha

 

[YoungBloodM50 10+ year member]

Do the big 3 and add a Batt and you will be fine.

 

[mossberg385t 10+ year member]

exide, and C&D make good batts, optima is over priced, any group 31, deka intimidators are reasonably priced

 

[vipergtsrvp]

So if i bough a hc800 kinetik and replaced my battery id be set?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

should be but you are going to eat up that alt in a hurry with the current draw being pulled off it and adding more battery's will not help when the alt is that small it will give you a lower overall voltage level and burn out the alt even faster then the one battery and system, and that would be because you will be pulling more power then the alt can create therefore you will be running on battery power on high levels(anything over your alt's specs) and when the system over rides the alt you get battery's dropping in voltage which the alt will need to recharge once the system is turned down and power can flow back into the battery

 

[vipergtsrvp]

should be but you are going to eat up that alt in a hurry with the current draw being pulled off it and adding more battery's will not help when the alt is that small it will give you a lower overall voltage level and burn out the alt even faster then the one battery and system, and that would be because you will be pulling more power then the alt can create therefore you will be running on battery power on high levels(anything over your alt's specs) and when the system over rides the alt you get battery's dropping in voltage which the alt will need to recharge once the system is turned down and power can flow back into the battery

Well honestly i looked into getting a HO alt on the car. Apprently Most 94's used the same alt even the trucks if i remember correctly meaning i can get a HO pretty easy for it. So say i look into a high alt and the hc800 id have zero electrical problems? Im pretty dedicated to making my system loud as all hell. So im gonna look further into HO now.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

I'm not 100% that you will not run into any problems it really depends on the amp/amp's and how efficient they are if you go with a larger alt then do a couple battery's for sure then you should be about right just make sure the wiring is dead on(gauge size,clean grounds,big 3) just read up and take your time it's when you try to cut corners that you WILL run into problems.

 

[vipergtsrvp]

I just did some quick reading and research. Tempo's stock have 75 amp alts. Would a 130 amp upgrade do the trick?

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

It would help but that's not quite high output but you will notice a difference in dimming lights and large voltage drops also a overdrive pulley would help to

 

[vipergtsrvp]

It would help but that's not quite high output but you will notice a difference in dimming lights and large voltage drops also a overdrive pulley would help to

Alright, just looked more. And found 200 amp alt for the 2.3l tempo i have. Im assuming that would be a big increase from a stop 75.

Atm im looking at buying this and replacing the current battery with a hc800 and running 0 gauge to my amps AND the big 3.

I should be good?

 

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