jreese92 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Will I be okay running 8 gauge wire into a rockford t1000bd? Quote Pioneer 6300ub Rockford Prime 6.5's Pioneer 6x9's Alpine MRP-M500 10" Alpine Type R 1.4 Cubic Foot Enclosure Tuned to 34 hz Stinger 4 Gauge Wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15_Silvia Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Not at all. In general, go for the largest wire the amp will accept... Edited April 18, 2011 by S15_Silvia Quote 2016 Subaru BRZ | Sony XAV-AX100 | Rockford Fosgate DSM 4080 & DSM 40ix | On 6/6/2012 at 6:32 PM, 'LZTYBRN' said: 3. Don't put speakers outside the car unless you are the ice cream man. My feedback thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdorre Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 For power/ground? What impedance? At either 1 or 2 ohms, I definitely wouldn't. Manufacturers recommend wire sizes for many reasons... Quote On 5/8/2011 at 7:38 PM, Kranny said: On 5/8/2011 at 7:35 PM, 'Maxim' said: It hurts me inside when I read stuff like this and remember you're 15 LMFAO so true Mitsubishi 3000GT (Old Build) Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: (2) McLaren Audio MLT-2 Tweeters & (4) PRV Audio MR Series Neo 6.5" Mids Substage: 4 15" Hybrid Subs - Tantric Motors & Sundown Softies Amps: Banda 2.4D Amp (Tweets), American Bass VFL 350.4 (Mids), and (2) Ampere 3800s Electrical :Singer 260A Alt & JY Power Lithium 2005 Chevy Colorado Ext Cab Headunit: Pioneer 80PRS Frontstage: 4 PRV 700Ti Tweets & 6 10" Delta Mids on 3000wrms Substage: 6 Fi BTL 18s in a 4th Order Walkthrough on 3 Wolfram 4500s Electrical: Singer "390" and JY Power My Official Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper uk Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i dont even like running 8 guage to my 300 watt mids and highs amp, let alot a t1000bd...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Amp power... HELL NO! 4 gauge minimum and if your run is more than 10 feet 1/0 gauge will minimize voltage drop. Make sure your ground is same gauge! (wish I didn't have to say it but just wanna be sure) Amp-to-subs, overkill. You won't notice any drop using 12 gauge for speaker cable Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreese92 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm just concerned about killing my electrical, bcuz i'm going to run a mids/highs amp too. I don't have the money to drop on a battery or alternator Quote Pioneer 6300ub Rockford Prime 6.5's Pioneer 6x9's Alpine MRP-M500 10" Alpine Type R 1.4 Cubic Foot Enclosure Tuned to 34 hz Stinger 4 Gauge Wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainzPlanetz Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm just concerned about killing my electrical, bcuz i'm going to run a mids/highs amp too. I don't have the money to drop on a battery or alternator Bigger wire can't kill you electrical, it's just the component of the system used to feed your amps, bigger wire the less resistance. However using smaller than recommended wire can kill you car, since it can heat up and possibly catch on fire(shouldn't because of fuse but is possible), also just because you use smaller wire doesn't change the strain on the electrical system, it only strains the wire more. Quote ¿ǝɯɐƃ ǝɥʇ Trolls never learn............ All BS aside, If I see one more comment in here that is NOT about the pre-sale, I will start the vacations. And that includes the trolls feeding the trolls. YOU THE ONE THAT SOUND LIKE A OGER AND HUMPBACK/TROLLS? Add "SMDLIFER" on Xbox LIVE to play with other SMD members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreese92 Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 well its recommended to use 4 gauge, so would i be fine running that and just upgrade the big 3? Quote Pioneer 6300ub Rockford Prime 6.5's Pioneer 6x9's Alpine MRP-M500 10" Alpine Type R 1.4 Cubic Foot Enclosure Tuned to 34 hz Stinger 4 Gauge Wires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18abVFL Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Will I be okay running 8 gauge wire into a rockford t1000bd? id say only if you were running at 4-8 ohms which isnt very practical if your on this website haha Quote 1999 Monte Carlo Sony CDX-GT34w 2 Alpine Type R 12"s in 4 cubes tuned to 35hz American Bass VFL 80.1 amp @ 1 ohm (probably doing between 1000 and 1300rms) Stock alt, Stock batt, Big 3 Upgrade Boston s55- 5 1/4s (doors) Boston s95- 6x9s (rear deck) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) well its recommended to use 4 gauge, so would i be fine running that and just upgrade the big 3? Yeah, you'll do OK with that. Normally I'd say go 2 gauge if >10 feet but then people ask me where the hell to find 2 gauge. So 1/0 it is. But if you run 1/0 now, it makes it easier for you to upgrade your amp later, since the cable is already run Definitely do the big 3. Edited April 18, 2011 by srp365 Quote 2007 Pacifica Rebuild. Less quiet. Still not loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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