What electrical upgrades will I most likely need?

[45auto 10+ year member]

I want to upgrade my system a little bit.

This is for a daily driver.

I looking to run a total of 2000 watts RMS, with a maximum around 4000 or so, and right now, I have no electrical upgrades at all, and my alternator is stock, pushing out 105 amps right now...

Would it be possible for me to run that much power right now? I figure it would kill my electrical system. But I want to know would it work at all, like without me having my battery totally drained, and me not being to start up my car?

I want to do the big three with all 1/0 gauge wire, as long as picking up a 200 amp alternator... Will that be enough to run 2000 watts rms? Or will I need an extra battery, and stuff to run the power I want for daily driving?

I can deal with light dimming, but I don't want my car to just shut down on me.

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[ntense702 10+ year member]

if you do the big 3 and a 200 amp alt that will be plenty to do a 2000 rms system, no worries with those upgrades and also an extra battery would be unnecessary with those upgrades.

 

[45auto 10+ year member]

That's wonderful, I didn't want to do the whole extra battery, bat cap, thing. It just starts to get messy at that point.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

what kind of vehicle do you have? I have a 235 amp alt for sale and it replaces the stock 105 amp alt on most gm vehicles.

 

[45auto 10+ year member]

I have an Oldsmobile Alero....

How much are you talking? I'm tight on money right now, I'm gonna be doing this in the near future, not right now, but if I can get it at a 'Amazing' price, I might pick it up.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

im asking around 210 for it. Thats less than a dollor an amp //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif