i have a 91 ford explorer and i dont know the best way to get the power i need for my 2000 watt 620 watt amp. 1 15" eclipse and 4 6x8 pioneers. Do i need a fared cap or do i need to upgrade my alt. and power wires? i dont know which i just dont want to mess anything up.
2 channel 2000 watt legacy ice to one 15" eclipse dvc 2000 watt aluimiun series /kenwood 600 2 channel to 4 pioneer 200 watt 6x8
the legacy is 2-4 ohms stereo mode 4-8 ohms bridged i havent got them hooked up yet because i just had a problem with alternator and had to buy anew one, spent 200 and some odd dollars and i want to see the best way i should run this whole setup, to get the best sound out of 15" and also to aviod anymore costly eletrical problems.and from frying sub or amps
if it's 1000wrms, depending on your alt. you should be o.k., but i would get a ho alt. for any system 900w+ to be safe, and you'll be sure you'll be getting full power from your amp. if i was you i'd get a ho alt. but you know legacy is budget brand and is probably overrated a bit.
and if you do get a cap., after a ho alt., it goes 1 farad for every 1000w rms.
id say i wouldnt be too uneasy to pay 3-4 hundred just on an {amp alone}. i only have $200 dollars wrapped up in the sub/box/wiring/3farad/the amps came from a previous system that was nothing special.im just working with what already have.so as far as a budget i dont have one "YET" becuz i dont have much wrapped up in it all now. but i know the best thing i have is the eclipse sub,so i want to build all my other system from that.and id say $400 max on a amp.
Legacy "2000 max" amps usually run around 400w rms. The Kenwood is probably in that area too, maybe a little smaller.
Unless you have a really small alternator you shouldn't have any problems running what you have.
There should be several good amp options in your price range to replace the Legacy, but we need to know the impedance of the sub to point you in the right direction.