What power guage?

guest Unregistered guest	Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 23:07 GMT i have a 97' civic 4 door. i'm puting a 551s power amp and don't know what guage use. i plan to put the amp in the trunk.
Isaac Silver Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 770 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 23:25 GMT For amps around 1000W, you can use 4 gauge, anything higher, try 2 or 1gauge. If however your amp is under 500W, 8gauge is fine.
guest Unregistered guest	Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 23:40 GMT these are the specs of the wattage. 140 watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms 275 watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms 550 watts RMS x 1 bridged output at 4 ohms since it is over 500 i will need the 4 guage right, and what type of fuse should i use, a friend mine told me to use 80 but don't know if he is right.
Isaac Silver Member Username: Carguy Post Number: 771 Registered: Nov-04	Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 23:47 GMT For your amp, I wouldn't go any higher than 60A. In fact, 50A is all you really need.
guest Unregistered guest	Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 23:55 GMT ok, thanks for your help Isaac.
GlassWolf Gold Member Username: Glasswolf NorthWest, Michigan USA Post Number: 6144 Registered: Dec-03	Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 13:27 GMT http://www.the12volt.com/info/recwirsz.asp