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Hello you guys I am currently running 2700watts RMS with all Rockford Fosgate wiring, 2 amps (one for subs and one for door speakers/tweeters), 4 new Rockford Fosgate P3's, and all 4 doors have the Rockford fosgate T1 door speakers and 2 Rockford Fosgate Tweaters .

I'm not sure what to do I am low on money right now.

Should I get a second battery?... A 20 farad Capistor?... Or H/O alternator??

My only problem is that I have a 2004 ford escape and the alternator is on the bottom so I would have to take the whole front part of my car apart including the entire axel to be able to get to my alternator.

Let me know of all possibilities! Thanks :)

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Hello you guys I am currently running 2700watts RMS with all Rockford Fosgate wiring, 2 amps (one for subs and one for door speakers/tweeters), 4 new Rockford Fosgate P3's, and all 4 doors have the Rockford fosgate T1 door speakers and 2 Rockford Fosgate Tweaters .

I'm not sure what to do I am low on money right now.

Should I get a second battery?... A 20 farad Capistor?... Or H/O alternator??

My only problem is that I have a 2004 ford escape and the alternator is on the bottom so I would have to take the whole front part of my car apart including the entire axel to be able to get to my alternator.

Let me know of all possibilities! Thanks :)

My alt is very hard to get to as well so I know Exactly where your coming from. I would suggest a battery, you have no need for a capacitor unless you want the led volt readout , flashy lights...

Good battery > Cap

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What kind of readings are you getting from your volt meter?

Since your cars not that old, your alternator may be able to support a second battery.

For the price of a good capacitor,

you could add a second battery and have a much stronger electrical than you would if you added a capacitor

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What kind of readings are you getting from your volt meter?

Since your cars not that old, your alternator may be able to support a second battery.

For the price of a good capacitor,

you could add a second battery and have a much stronger electrical than you would if you added a capacitor

well i have cap now with a digital read out and when there is no bass its at 14.5V.... when the subs are on, it drops down to 11.3-11.7V

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ive been in this situation bfore and i had a 20farad cap and it didnt help out as much as i needed it to. your better off with getting another battery

08 Ford F150

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battery > cap. every time

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Adding a second battery may suit your needs. You should check out the kits from SNAFU here on the forum. Ce Auto will have everything youd need to do the job right the first time. Heres the link to the "Add a Bat Kit".

http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/151566-new-product-add-a-battery-kit-finalized-and-ready-to-ship/

Check out all the other gear as well.. Any questions, feel free.

Best of luck

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In a high output install I consider the order of effectiveness of electrical components to be as follows:

-Alternator

-Battery

-Low-resistance wiring (big wire 1/0ga+ and multiple runs)

-Fairy dust

-Capacitor

I'm gonna hate

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