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And what's a good alternator company? Mechman seemed pretty fair, DC Power was wayyy outta my price range, and Iraggi doesn't make one for my car, what other decent brands are out there? I dont thing i ever got a reply from Singer :/

Singer hit me back almost right away. Try emailing him again..or go on his site and give him a call. His prices are fair and he stands behind his stuff.

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And what's a good alternator company? Mechman seemed pretty fair, DC Power was wayyy outta my price range, and Iraggi doesn't make one for my car, what other decent brands are out there? I dont thing i ever got a reply from Singer :/

Singer hit me back almost right away. Try emailing him again..or go on his site and give him a call. His prices are fair and he stands behind his stuff.

I did, he got right back to me, but I'll be sticking with Mechman, best price for the power that I found. Singer 230 amp was the same as the Mechman 270 amp.

What the f**k is an appropriate signature supposed to look like?

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And what's a good alternator company? Mechman seemed pretty fair, DC Power was wayyy outta my price range, and Iraggi doesn't make one for my car, what other decent brands are out there? I dont thing i ever got a reply from Singer :/

Singer hit me back almost right away. Try emailing him again..or go on his site and give him a call. His prices are fair and he stands behind his stuff.

I did, he got right back to me, but I'll be sticking with Mechman, best price for the power that I found. Singer 230 amp was the same as the Mechman 270 amp.

Crazy...his price on the a 240 was almost 100$ less for mine than Mechman for a 240. And he said the alts for my truck are a pain lol. I have heard nothing bad really about mechman...you wont be dissapointed. SInger is pretty much my only option cus mechman is "sold out" of my alts.

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2005 GMC Canyon

CB1000r - Currently where any future funds are going. (exhasut,bazzaz, ohlins shock, screen, etc.)

crf250r - Used to be race bike..now I just trail ride..practice at the track on it.

CH80 - Daily beater (when nice weather)best 150$ ever spent. 100+mpg

Sold to:

Skullz - pstone11 - Leo1103 - Volvo 63' - pavelpardo - imnew59585

Shower farts still piss me off.

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And what's a good alternator company? Mechman seemed pretty fair, DC Power was wayyy outta my price range, and Iraggi doesn't make one for my car, what other decent brands are out there? I dont thing i ever got a reply from Singer :/

Singer hit me back almost right away. Try emailing him again..or go on his site and give him a call. His prices are fair and he stands behind his stuff.

I did, he got right back to me, but I'll be sticking with Mechman, best price for the power that I found. Singer 230 amp was the same as the Mechman 270 amp.

Crazy...his price on the a 240 was almost 100$ less for mine than Mechman for a 240. And he said the alts for my truck are a pain lol. I have heard nothing bad really about mechman...you wont be dissapointed. SInger is pretty much my only option cus mechman is "sold out" of my alts.

I guess price is all dependent on the car.....wish it was cheaper, i just don't wanna buy an alt unless i can hook it up with a different engine since i plan on doing an engine swap in the future.

What the f**k is an appropriate signature supposed to look like?

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I'm only getting 120 amps because of impedence rise. I would get a lot more if I could lower the impedence rise some.

For example 120 amps is my draw, where 40 volts is the voltage. Multiply the two and get 4800 watts. Then you multiply that by the amp's efficiency. This is hard to determine because most amp's are given efficiency ratings at 4 ohms. The 3500d is 88% efficient at 4 ohms so probably 70% or so at .5 ohms. Multiply 4800 by .7 and you get 3360 watts.

Not quite right. The 40 volts would be on the output side, while the 120a draw would be on the input side. You can't really compare the two as they aren't related ;)

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im gonna be that other guy.

loud and power hungry stereos dont go hand and hand with light. if you gonna be using a 3500 watt amp i will only assume a good 300+ pounds between subs and box. sorry but your only gonna gain weight in the audio world not lose weight.

Oh really? I run a 3500 on a single 12. Birch box 30lbs, sub 50lbs. Only one extra battery and a 270amp alt.

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My math comes up with 291 amps of draw

12k power has a 1000 amps of draw with ohms law

what's the formula for ohms law?

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im gonna be that other guy.

loud and power hungry stereos dont go hand and hand with light. if you gonna be using a 3500 watt amp i will only assume a good 300+ pounds between subs and box. sorry but your only gonna gain weight in the audio world not lose weight.

Oh really? I run a 3500 on a single 12. Birch box 30lbs, sub 50lbs. Only one extra battery and a 270amp alt.

how's your voltage sit at full tilt?

What the f**k is an appropriate signature supposed to look like?

2013 Kia Forte Koup

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iDMax 12

DD M1c @ 2 ohms

Rockford Prime 200.2

Pioneer 6.75" Comp Set

XS S3400, D2700

Project DB Battery Terminals

Axxess ASWC

Stinger HPM Everywhereeee

90 Sq. Ft. of Stinger Roadkill

Stock Alt

Stuff To Come

Sundown X-12

New Amp

New Comps

4 Channel Amp

My Current Build: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167462-13-kia-forte-koup-dd-setup/

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