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I have called DC as well has a few other places and apparently there is nothing over a 250amp alt available for my car. Also there is no bracket available for a dual alt setup. I might buy another alt anyway and try to frabricate something that will work.

In all honesty I only have 1 run... I was told that as long as I have high grade wiring that I would only need 1 run with this application. This thought has been lingering in the back of my head and might have been a mistake.

Did a quick check on the alt at idle and it is charging at about 15 volts at startup with no lights or radio and it tapers off to about 14.5 volts when the car warms up and no longer idling high...

I will recheck everything again but when I recheked the first time everything looked normal... I didn't check the voltage coming from the alt though... Everything is grounded to the frame... I sanded it down very well and used a star washer with the same gauge bolt and tested.

I am starting to have issues with my setup for the first time... My voltage has always been ok and has never dropped below 13.6. I have been able to play full tilt while driving for a while but now I am dropping to the low 12's/high 11's and when I get to that point my amp shuts off. I have my bass knob set to less than half and I have a charger hooked up to my batts pretty much every night. Can someone point me in the right direction please? Let me know if any other info is needed... Daily Driver Amp - Sundown 4500D @ .5ohm Batts - 3 XSPOWER 3400's in back, 1 XSPOWER 3400 up front ALT - DC power 250AMP Big 3 Kicker 0awg

What's the most wattage these can see per sub daily?

Thanks, I appreciate it... In chicago, all you see are donks but I get many more looks with something much simpler... go figure.

I was thinking instead of going with another 4500d that I would ditch my existing 4500 get a NS-1 instead... I know it's not optimal but seeing as I'm not seeing anything below 14v at the moment, would I be safe using my existing ALT with the NS-1 and just make sure I am charging all the Batts when the car is in the garage religiously? Thanks in advance!

Thanks for the advice BTW... Anyone else that can help?

No, I'm not a donk kind of guy... I am saving pics for my build log at the moment but I can't see any harm in giving a preview... Mind you these are pics of when I JUST put the rims and tires on and was testing out fitment. RIMS missing center caps in these pics and now have Caprice centers. Complete build log comming soon.

So, I am thinking of going a different direction with my build and I am in need of a second HO ALT... I purchased the one I currently have installed from DC Power. I emailed them today and they responded with "At the moment we do not offer a dual kit for a 5.0 GM, it's possible that we may have them available at a later time but for now we do not have them." Is there anyone with my GEN vehicle using dual ALTS? Do I have any other options? 1988 Chevy Caprice Classic - 5.0 V8 Current setup - DC Power 250 amp ALT 1 XS Power 3400 - up front 4 XS Power 3400's in back 1 Sundown SAZ-4500D Big 3 Looking to add another 4500D and more batts but without the ALT I am thinking otherwise. This is a Summer only car but I drive it quite a bit.... This is not for a Competition application.

This is going to be a daily driver. Please pm me a price on the charger shipped to 60707. Thanks for the info

I bought 2 BNIB D3400's from a good friend of mine. He's having some financial trouble so I took them off his hands for a good price. I need to know how many batts I need to run for my current setup. BTW he told me that they have been sitting for a good 8 months. What should I do before I attempt to have them installed? 1 DC Power 240amp alt 1 Sundown 4500D 1 Sundown 100D Thanks in advance.

Can I order 2 ahead of time? Is there a discount if I pre-order?

Gonna be kind of hard waiting 3 weeks or possibly more.LOL just figured id try to put it out there before i cancel my order Well, sounds good to me... You got the 2ohm versions right? If so, lets set it up. I'll save the 4 15's for my truck build this winter.