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I have a 2002 Mazda Millenia with the 2.5 motor. I'm looking to beef up my electrical. So the question is which way should I go h/o alt or batts. Stock alt is 120 amps I think. I have the big 3 done with 1/0. Going to pull the 4 gauge and through in 1/0. I have a Alphasonik pmd 800a at 2ohms should be 1640 but volts drop when cranked and a Kicker 350.4 which is soon going to be replaced by a Crescendo 1000.4. Which would work best?

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I would go with alternator you got to have power to make power. once you draw the 100+ amps your stock alternator is putting out you will drop to resting voltage of battery which is usually 12.6 or less. ive talked to dom alot about this and hes stating that hes trying to get away from multiple batterys and do multiple alternators instead. and ive done that and it works great. so in my opinion i say go with alternator first. and a good battery up front you should be golden

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I would go with alternator you got to have power to make power. once you draw the 100+ amps your stock alternator is putting out you will drop to resting voltage of battery which is usually 12.6 or less.

this is true, once you are using all the power your alt is putting out, you will need to draw power from the battery and that means lower voltage until you have a chance to charge

but, I'm running stock (60A) alt and stock battery on my honda, and while it sounds decent, I know I'm getting voltage drop like a mother

first thing I'm doin when I get it back is getting a decent HO alt, and maybe a small battery in the back

you got to have power to make power.

ty

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