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Not saying this to sound like a jerk or a pompous a-hole, but it is my opinion that you need to redo a whole lot of your install and do it right...for safety and performance. You are going to need to pull all of it out anyway to do soundproofing so this will be the best time to redesign your install. Use the right gear too...use proper distribution blocks / terminals...use proper crimping technique...(buy a $40 hydro crimper and proper terminals, heatshrink, techflex sleeving etc..). This will provide a much better foundation from which you can then work those amplifiers to their fullest capabilities.
The install and cabling can, and will, make or break the system's performance. Invest in it properly. I can link to some Youtube channels that you can reference for best-practices techniques if you wish.
Again, this is not intended as an insult. I aim to help you be safe and achieve your goals...and this will make your gear sound a lot better. Your stuff is a fire waiting to happen.
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You are at the right forum to help you get louder though. Check out some of the member builds for ideas on how to do it. Lots of heavy hitters chillin up in this beotch!
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From what many of the hard hitters here at this site have said, it may be quite a chore to get 150db out of a pair of woofers in the trunk. You might not be able to do it with those woofers.
My opinion, from not being an SPL kind of guy, would be to make what you have sound as great as you can by paying attention to all the details..such as the wiring and the soundproofing and the tuning of the gear...so that you will most enjoy what you currently have and become more familiar with the art of it. Chasing a db rating is like chasing a rabbit down a hole...a very expensive hole.
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I missed the pics today. Looking through them now I can say that your wiring needs some refinement. It may not result in more power but it will result in better reliability and safety. A charred cinder on the side of the road will make exactly 0 db.
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Even with the Banda amp, your ride should be bangin hard. If it isn't as loud as you feel it should be, you may look into doing an in-depth soundproofing of your car. At 3000w the whole freakin car should be shaking. Getting all those resonating parts to stop resonating within audible frequencies will result in great usable db in the car and it will sound a lot better too. You may also consider upgrading your power and ground cables beefed up to OFC and maybe 2/0 instead of that CCA stuff you have. Look at welding wire on Amazon as it works great and is a better value. You might also look for some folks in your location that are into car audio and talk to them about what to do. They will be able to see your car in person, whereas we can't really do here on the interwebz.
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At a 2 ohm load, this Wolfram amp may be a better choice for your subs.
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Your Skar rp2000.1 probably won't last long wired to 0.5 ohms though. Maybe you shouldn't try it.
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1 hour ago, tomlintm said:
yes i only have one run of 1/0 going from my front battery to my rear batteries all wires going from the engine bay to the trunk is cca wire the wires connecting the rear batteries together are copper based and the wires going to my amp are cca with no fuses going from the rear batteries to the amp
with that said do you think im restricting the currect from the front to the back batteries with the 200 amp fuses b/c i was thinking completly removing fuses all together or up the fuse to maybe 2 500 amp fuses
the amp has 1/0 to 4gauge reducers for the power and ground with no fuses between so i should be getting enough power
i want to point out also i have the banda ice x 3002 line of amps.which i think is a redesign of that amp so it might have been improved not sure
can you explain more what you mean. from what i read about the vxf-12 there 1500 rms each for compatition.they can handle alot of power. the amp is 3k so the amp should be enough power. i have a scar rp2000.1 in my closet but no were near the power i need to push these beast of subs lol
If your Skar rp 2000.1 will tolerate running a 0.5 load it would be a much better choice than that Banda amplifier. Wire your 2 subs in parallel and try the Skar amp and see what happens.
You had better get your fusing straightened out though. The rule of thumb for fusing is 10 amp worth of fuse for every 100 watts of RMS amplifier power. 1/0 CCA cable at a length of 17ish feet may not be enough to handle 3000+ watts. Fusing does not reduce current flow, it just stops the flow altogether when the current exceeds the fuses rating...and prevents your car from burning the ground. Joshdashef linked to a chart on this site that will help you know what cable and fusing to use for your gear.
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This Skar amp is perhaps more in tune with the subs you have...
...but it does not state to be rated at the 1/2 ohm load you may have those subs wired to. I have seen some folks state that their Skar amps handle 0.5 ohm loads fine but Skar doesn't seem to back that up. It most likely won't handle that with your restricted power either. This puts you in a difficult position to be in...you don't have the proper amplifier or the proper subwoofers to achieve either's ideal scenario. You'll probably want to put in some diligent research into this so that you can make better choices in the future.
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A fuse acts as a weakest link in the chain...even though you have 2x 200amp fuses, that will still only allow 200 amps to flow through the cable. 200 amps is not enough to supply power to that Banda amp to deliver it's (supposedly) rated power of 3000w at 2ohms. The amplifier's 4ga (+) and (-) inputs are not sufficient to handle that kind of wattage at the amp's efficiency either. Basically, the Banda amplifier is not suitable for a typical car environment and probably won't deliver what you are expecting from it.
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While there are quite a few fellows here with great expertise in installing, RCBrassard hs been recently reworking his killer Lancer and has put up some excellent images of his work. I would say that his work is a great representation of quality practices and you can use it as a reference for your own build. His set up has many similarities to what you are doing with your Acura.
You are, after all, driving an Acura which was a beautiful car to begin with and styled very handsomely. Do it some justice by putting in some effort in making your audio system on-par with the Acura quality. Basically, show it some love and it will show you some love back.
This channel at Youtube, 'Car Audio Fabrication', goes over a variety of subjects and Mark demonstrates some of the best-practice techniques to produce amazing systems. He has a huge set of tools to work with, but you won't need all of those tools to do your job right and safely.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4FiN46mPTtkJxzRXJY21lQ