Yellowtop/Alternator Question

[mzjc 10+ year member]

System;

HU: Premier 880PRS

Front: Rainbow Soundline SLC 265

Rear: Stock/HU (for rear fill)

Subs: 2 RE SE12's - Sealed @ 1.5 per chamber

Tuners: XM, Sirius (Lateron), iPod Control (IB100II)

Amps: ED nine.1 and nine.2x or nine.4 (leaning twords these.. )

Car is a 2000 Dodge Stratus SE w/ Stock 90A Alt. I can get a Stock 120A through Napa for a Core price of like $80 (turn in the old one after). Would that be good enough, or no? Also should I dump my battery for a Optima Yellowtop (as a everyday/starter battery)? Plan on doing the "Big 3" also.

Also what gauge wire would you recommend for this install, and should I buy two amp kits or buy stuff seprate, what would I need if bought seprate for the complete install?

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

what amps you running?

 

[mzjc 10+ year member]

Edited my post, I saw that I forgot that.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

putting a yellow top is a waste imo as an under the hood battery. invest the money into an HO alt and use 1/0 guage for the big 3. I chose to run seprate power wire for my amps. i got 1 run of 1/0 gauge, and another of 4 gauge.

 

[photocrazy8 10+ year member]

1/0 should be good for what you have.

 

[xpl0it 10+ year member]

yellow tops aren't bad under the hood, they don't die as often as a normal batt would it seems, i beat my old batts down pretty bad and they dropped cells quickly, my yellow top keeps it strong.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

invest your money in a good alt and big 3, then you don't have to worry about beating up a battery

 

[unfast1]

What is the big 3?