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<blockquote data-quote="CWT" data-source="post: 446875" data-attributes="member: 552399">I think you should concider 1/0 awg power cable to your distribution block if you want to run a heavy sub amp plus other amps.&nbsp; And, you might want to make sure the alternator is up to supplying all this equipment (see below).As I understand it, Dynomating your doors is always a good idea.If you run the power wire for the HU V-drive amp, make sure to use an in line fuse; 12-14 awg wire should be fine.&nbsp; Don&#039;t forget to get a wiring harness adapter for your car; never cut out the factory plugs.As for wiring the main speakers, get yourself a spool of 16 awg speaker wire; Home Depot sells good wire for about $25 for a 100 ft. roll--and you should not even need that much.&nbsp; You can get blade terminals for the speakers at Radio Shack.To prep your car for another amp later, go ahead and get the battery terminals and distribution block.&nbsp; Also, upgrade the power and ground wires--the &quot;big 3&quot;-- under the hood to 1/0 awg if you can, but no less than 4 awg so you have no shortage of power.&nbsp; And don&#039;t discount what I said about the alternator; from what your talking about installing, your car&#039;s alternator is going to need to be able to put out someware between 180-220 amps.&nbsp; A little FYI, a 1,500 watt RMS amp usually has about a 100 amp peak current draw alone--and most Japanies cars come up real short on their alternators putting out even that much.Take your time and do it right--quality effort gets quality results.Good luck with it, and have fun---Later.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CWT, post: 446875, member: 552399"] I think you should concider 1/0 awg power cable to your distribution block if you want to run a heavy sub amp plus other amps. And, you might want to make sure the alternator is up to supplying all this equipment (see below). As I understand it, Dynomating your doors is always a good idea. If you run the power wire for the HU V-drive amp, make sure to use an in line fuse; 12-14 awg wire should be fine. Don't forget to get a wiring harness adapter for your car; never cut out the factory plugs. As for wiring the main speakers, get yourself a spool of 16 awg speaker wire; Home Depot sells good wire for about $25 for a 100 ft. roll--and you should not even need that much. You can get blade terminals for the speakers at Radio Shack. To prep your car for another amp later, go ahead and get the battery terminals and distribution block. Also, upgrade the power and ground wires--the "big 3"-- under the hood to 1/0 awg if you can, but no less than 4 awg so you have no shortage of power. And don't discount what I said about the alternator; from what your talking about installing, your car's alternator is going to need to be able to put out someware between 180-220 amps. A little FYI, a 1,500 watt RMS amp usually has about a 100 amp peak current draw alone--and most Japanies cars come up real short on their alternators putting out even that much. Take your time and do it right--quality effort gets quality results. Good luck with it, and have fun---Later. [/QUOTE]

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