benz280se Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 just looking for a ideas i have us amps 400 on two fi ssd 12's and i have already done the wire upgrades on the engine, have a second battery in the trunk (red top) and have 0 ga running to a distribution block where it seperates the power wire to my highs amp and the lows amp. now heres where i'm looking for ideas. on the us amps it takes three runs of 8ga wire each for ground and pos. if i already have a distro block with 0 ga running to it and the three 8ga to the amp should i leave it or should i increase the size of the 8ga wire? you guys think that would make any diffrerence? Quote
Guest aseanj52 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 What you should do is run a power wire from you battery for each amp. That would help the most. Which is what should be done anyway. Quote
wL<3bass Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) And redtops don't really provide much power like a powermaster/kinetik/stinger battery do. Edited July 22, 2008 by wL<3bass Quote Vehicle: 1997 S10 Blazer 4dr 4X4 Exterior: Rear End Bagged, Black Grill, Lifted 2" Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate T8004 & T10001bd Batteries: 2 Stinger SPV35, Kinetik HC2400 Electrical: Big 3, DC Power 290amp Alternator w/ MLA at 15.5v Enclosure: 4.2 ft³ @ 33Hz 84sq.in. of port (20sq.in. per cube) Headunit: Eclipse CD3200 w/ 80G iPod Mids/Highs: Rockford T152s (a-pillars), Rockford T162s (doors) Subwoofers: 1 15" Fi BL Fully Loaded Wire: All 1/0g Kicker Hyperflex My YouTube Videos My Fiberglass A-Pillar Build My "Seamless" Looking Box Build My DD1508 T-Line Bandpass Build "Seamless" w/ Acrylic Windows (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Stealth 8" Fiberglass Build (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Build For A Friend's '08 Cobalt 15" BL Sealed Off From The Trunk My feedback/references...
benz280se Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 And redtops don't really provide much power like a powermaster/kinetik/stinger battery do. yeah but i already had the red top from another car where i had red upfront yellow in the back. as for the wires you saying i should just do the three runs of 8ga straight from the battery? Quote
wL<3bass Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 yeah but i already had the red top from another car where i had red upfront yellow in the back. as for the wires you saying i should just do the three runs of 8ga straight from the battery? Yup and get another redtop if necessary. Quote Vehicle: 1997 S10 Blazer 4dr 4X4 Exterior: Rear End Bagged, Black Grill, Lifted 2" Amplifiers: Rockford Fosgate T8004 & T10001bd Batteries: 2 Stinger SPV35, Kinetik HC2400 Electrical: Big 3, DC Power 290amp Alternator w/ MLA at 15.5v Enclosure: 4.2 ft³ @ 33Hz 84sq.in. of port (20sq.in. per cube) Headunit: Eclipse CD3200 w/ 80G iPod Mids/Highs: Rockford T152s (a-pillars), Rockford T162s (doors) Subwoofers: 1 15" Fi BL Fully Loaded Wire: All 1/0g Kicker Hyperflex My YouTube Videos My Fiberglass A-Pillar Build My "Seamless" Looking Box Build My DD1508 T-Line Bandpass Build "Seamless" w/ Acrylic Windows (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Stealth 8" Fiberglass Build (for '05 TrailBlazer) My Build For A Friend's '08 Cobalt 15" BL Sealed Off From The Trunk My feedback/references...
Guest aseanj52 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 What are all the amps RMS rated at? Quote
benz280se Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 What are all the amps RMS rated at? the us amps is 1200w @2ohms and the highs amp is i think is 75-100 per channel@4ohms Quote
Guest aseanj52 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Well, i would use "At Least" 4 awg into the bass amps. And probably 4 awg into the highs amp to. Just to help power flow better. More power usually = less clipping. Quote
benz280se Posted July 22, 2008 Author Report Posted July 22, 2008 Well, i would use "At Least" 4 awg into the bass amps. And probably 4 awg into the highs amp to. Just to help power flow better. More power usually = less clipping. hmm.. yes this makes sense. think i'll do that this weekend, thanks folks. Quote
Guest aseanj52 Posted July 22, 2008 Report Posted July 22, 2008 Make sure to put the right size fuse on each run to the back. What did you have on the 0/1? Quote
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