i need some help

[harrisonG]

well last night while i was at a stop light parked, my music was bumpin and i noticed the lights were dimming ever so slightly. well i am going to be getting a second amp soon and i can only guess that its not going to help the situation... so i was curious what would help this? should i get a more powerful car battery? im trying to stay away from a new alternator and in car batteries just because im tight on cash and im not going for a slamming system. the system i am shooting to have is whats in my sig plus soon an aq4x90 and im deciding between a lvl3 12 or 15.

so this is where you guys come in... what should i do? i want to make sure my voltage isnt dropping that much, i also know a lot of you guys are against capacitors (even though im not 100% sure why) but any help would be awesome

Harrison

[finkster]

First thing Id recommend is doing the BIG 3...if you dont know what that is then there is a How To thread in the electrical wiring section. It should only cost about 35 dollars. Good luck man

EDIT: also, even with the subwoofer amp added you should be running around a thousand watts, which isnt too bad on electrical. If anything i could see you running a bigger battery up front.

Edited August 7, 2009 by finkster

[harrisonG]

yeah i was thinking about buying a kinetic but i wasnt sure what size?

[finkster]

go outside and measure the max amount of room that u have. then we can help u choose which one to get.

reason for edit; i cant spell

Edited August 7, 2009 by finkster

[harrisonG]

hahah ill measure it asap. i laughed at your reason for edit hahaha

edit 10x7x9 but i have room for a bit more space

Edited August 7, 2009 by harrisonG

[finkster]

Kinetik HC 1800 is the biggest u can fit then. Just make sure the terminals dont touch the hood when u close it lol

[harrisonG]

oh it shouldnt i meant 10 wide 9 height 7 length and the dimensions on the hc 1800 are 10 x 8.2 x 6.5 inches

and this would work as a replacement to my stock battery right?

Edited August 7, 2009 by harrisonG

[finkster]

yea that will fit and would work as a stock replacement.

Places measure them LxWxH

HC 1800 is 10x6.5x8.2"

[harrisonG]

yeah i just wrote it in the wrong order i meant 10x7x9, i guess what i wrote down the first time and then i changed it. so it should fit fine

[lanman31337]

If you're going to run a big system and plan on spending money on amps and speakers, your're going to also need to plan money to have ample electrical for everything.