imupabove Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you still get dimming/voltage drops, then you're going to have to look into investing in a larger battery and a HO alternator. Chances are you wont have to because your amp is under 1000w. Hopefully your stock electrical system can take a toll from that 750w amp, but you'll never know until you install it. big 3 = 0 guage or 4 gauge? Quote iDA-X200/Clarion EQS746 RF T500-1bd (2) 12" RF HX's Kicker 350.4 Alpine & Polk Speakers Stock electrical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Mac_1 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you're gonna do it you might as well use 1/0. I got mine from weldingsupply.com and it was pretty cheap. I think their 1/0 is a tad smaller than Knukoncepts, etc but it was good enough for me. Quote 2002 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi Pioneer DEH-P6000UB Alpine SPX-17REF 6.5" components (active) Sundown SAX-50.4 Sundown z15 (3 cubes @ 35 hz) Sundown SAX-1200D 2006 Buick Rainier CXL AWD V8 Stock Bose system 12" Alpine Type E in aeroported box Profile AP1000M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imupabove Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 If you're gonna do it you might as well use 1/0. I got mine from weldingsupply.com and it was pretty cheap. I think their 1/0 is a tad smaller than Knukoncepts, etc but it was good enough for me. oh i see. so you did the big 3 and you have stock electrical? how is that working for you? any dimming? voltage drops? thanks. Quote iDA-X200/Clarion EQS746 RF T500-1bd (2) 12" RF HX's Kicker 350.4 Alpine & Polk Speakers Stock electrical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Mac_1 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 oh i see. so you did the big 3 and you have stock electrical? how is that working for you? any dimming? voltage drops? thanks. I actually haven't done my big 3 yet. It got too cold out before I got around to it. I am, however, using the 1/0 from the battery to my Sundown amp. Also, my battery is under my rear seat so my big 3 is a bit more involved. Well, the run from the alt + to the battery is just longer. And, yes, I am getting a pretty good amount of dimming. I am running my amp at 1 ohm and used a DMM to set the gains to around 1k watts, but don't know how much current I am actually pulling. I get voltage drop down to about 12.1 volts on certain songs at full tilt, but on most stuff and at normal volume I stay above 14 volts. Quote 2002 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi Pioneer DEH-P6000UB Alpine SPX-17REF 6.5" components (active) Sundown SAX-50.4 Sundown z15 (3 cubes @ 35 hz) Sundown SAX-1200D 2006 Buick Rainier CXL AWD V8 Stock Bose system 12" Alpine Type E in aeroported box Profile AP1000M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imupabove Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I actually haven't done my big 3 yet. It got too cold out before I got around to it. I am, however, using the 1/0 from the battery to my Sundown amp. Also, my battery is under my rear seat so my big 3 is a bit more involved. Well, the run from the alt + to the battery is just longer. And, yes, I am getting a pretty good amount of dimming. I am running my amp at 1 ohm and used a DMM to set the gains to around 1k watts, but don't know how much current I am actually pulling. I get voltage drop down to about 12.1 volts on certain songs at full tilt, but on most stuff and at normal volume I stay above 14 volts. how many amps is your alt? Quote iDA-X200/Clarion EQS746 RF T500-1bd (2) 12" RF HX's Kicker 350.4 Alpine & Polk Speakers Stock electrical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Mac_1 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 how many amps is your alt? Uhhh.....I THINK it's like 140 or 145 amps. It's an 02 Bonneville SSEi Quote 2002 Pontiac Bonneville SSEi Pioneer DEH-P6000UB Alpine SPX-17REF 6.5" components (active) Sundown SAX-50.4 Sundown z15 (3 cubes @ 35 hz) Sundown SAX-1200D 2006 Buick Rainier CXL AWD V8 Stock Bose system 12" Alpine Type E in aeroported box Profile AP1000M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imupabove Posted January 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 hey if i got a re audio SE 12 (600rms/1200max), what would be the difference? powering it with a kicker 750.1 oh btw this is the box im planning to put it in: http://tinypic.com/r/9tojfl/6 Quote iDA-X200/Clarion EQS746 RF T500-1bd (2) 12" RF HX's Kicker 350.4 Alpine & Polk Speakers Stock electrical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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