1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 No. Just start another 8 gauge run of wire from your battery to go to the other amp or use a 4 gauge wire from the batter to the cabin and when yo run that wire to the back of the cabin use a distribution block to to feed an 8 gauge wire to each amp. And make sure you don’t share the same ground connection/bolt with the 2 amps. Ground in a different area from the other amps ground but still to the frame or the chassis. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 It’s gonna be loud like you want but it isn’t gonna have the cleanest sound because the amps settings won’t be matched to each other unless you have the correct tuning tools. Since you said money’s tight, i will at least see if you have a digital multimeter. Do you? “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojoah Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 16 minutes ago, 1.21gigawatts said: No. Just start another 8 gauge run of wire from your battery to go to the other amp or use a 4 gauge wire from the batter to the cabin and when yo run that wire to the back of the cabin use a distribution block to to feed an 8 gauge wire to each amp. And make sure you don’t share the same ground connection/bolt with the 2 amps. Ground in a different area from the other amps ground but still to the frame or the chassis. Yes so I already have a run of 4 gauge to a distribution block that splits into two 8 gauge. My only concern with running another amp is just dimming headlights as night driving is often required when I am towing. If dimming won't be a problem I'll just do another run of 8 gauge. 12 minutes ago, 1.21gigawatts said: It’s gonna be loud like you want but it isn’t gonna have the cleanest sound because the amps settings won’t be matched to each other unless you have the correct tuning tools. Since you said money’s tight, i will at least see if you have a digital multimeter. Do you? And yes I do have a digital multimeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 7 minutes ago, Nojoah said: Yes so I already have a run of 4 gauge to a distribution block that splits into two 8 gauge. My only concern with running another amp is just dimming headlights as night driving is often required when I am towing. If dimming won't be a problem I'll just do another run of 8 gauge. And yes I do have a digital multimeter Just run another 8 gauge from that distribution block to the other amp. Don’t do another battery run. Do you have a speaker (not subwoofer) or tweeter laying around? I can help you set the frequency filters with that digital multimeter. But now let me see if you have something to set the gains with. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojoah Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, 1.21gigawatts said: Just run another 8 gauge from that distribution block to the other amp. Don’t do another battery run. Do you have a speaker (not subwoofer) or tweeter laying around? I can help you set the frequency filters with that digital multimeter. But now let me see if you have something to set the gains with. The block is only a 1-in-2-out so I would need another run unless I decided to buy a different block. And I do have the stock speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 I don’t understand. You are wiring up 2 amps. All you need is 2 8 gauges connections in all. So that 4 gauge in and dual 8 gauge out is perfect. What are you using the second 8 gauge out for? And after we figure this out I will show you how to tune and match your amps with a digital multimeter, stock speaker, some speaker wire and a little 50 cent capacitor. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 It has to be a loose speaker not connected to your vehicle. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nojoah Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, 1.21gigawatts said: I don’t understand. You are wiring up 2 amps. All you need is 2 8 gauges connections in all. So that 4 gauge in and dual 8 gauge out is perfect. What are you using the second 8 gauge out for? And after we figure this out I will show you how to tune and match your amps with a digital multimeter, stock speaker, some speaker wire and a little 50 cent capacitor. As I said above my worry is that I will be overpowering the stock alternator and dimming headlights. I already have two amplifiers. One for the sub and one for the aftermarket speakers. My question is whether or not I can do another run of 8 to power a second sub amp without affecting the stock electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Run another 8 gauge wire from the battery to the the other subwoofer amp you wanna hook up. You don’t have to worry about dimming. You won’t be pulling enough amperage to dim. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Here in a little bit I’m gonna post a how to and videos and a link so you can tune your subwoofer amps and speakers amp like a pro. I’m gonna watch some tv first though. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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