Will this be good enough??

[tooshort_128 10+ year member]

I'll be running a Cadence ZR9 for my subs and I have a Memphis 400watt 4 channel for my mids/highs. Total rms should be around 2300. I'll have the kicker 1/0 gauge kit going to a distro then 2 4gauges to the amps, 1/0 gauge big 3, a kinetic 2400 up front, and a 160 amp alt. Do you guys think this will be enough to keep my voltage up??

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[spoonraker 10+ year member]

The alternator and Big3 are the only things that do anything for your voltage. The battery just takes over when they fail. Do I think a 160 amp alternator and the big 3 is enough to power a 2300W RMS system without draining the battery? Probably not, but as long as you don't play it full blast for hours at a time you should be fine since you have a kinetic.

 

[tooshort_128 10+ year member]

Yeah, it would probably be too **** loud to blast all the time anyway. It'll at lease hold me over till I get another battery in the rear or another alt.

 

[spoonraker 10+ year member]

If your goal is to maintain 14+ volts all the time, nothing will help you at all except a better alternator with the big3 done. The voltage of a battery is 12V, usually a bit over if fully charged, but they will never get to the same level as the alternator.

With that much power, it would take a very substantial alternator to keep the load off of your battery permanently. Are kinetics deep cycle? If so you're fine for now, just like I said, don't blast it for long periods of time and check your battery level every now and then to make sure you're not draining it too much.

 

[tooshort_128 10+ year member]

thanks for the advice Spoon!