I want to run a high power system...what do i buy first.

 

Silver Member
Username: Renegadesrun

Lafayette, IN US

Post Number: 272
Registered: Oct-04
An alternator. Car audio revolves around the transference of power. Since automakers arent in the habit of overbuilding anything? If your adding anything beyond stock....yea, you need one, whether you, or the genuis poster above you thinks so. What you cannot see, will hurt your alt.

It is the very FIRST thing you should buy when doing a high power system. There is NO substitute. All the batteries an caps in the world will not help you. Again. You MUST have power to make power.

Period.

More voltage means more power to the amps. A system with a 1000w@13.8a amp running with drops in the 11's will only be making around 600w or less. If you factor in impedence rise and resistance......even less. Sad, but true. The single very best thing you can do/buy, for a healthy system is to upgrade that POS alt that the car maker stuck you with.

Noone said this was gonna be cheap. In fact, nothing about this hobby is, get used to it.
 

Bronze Member
Username: Rvlacos

El Paso, T.X. United States

Post Number: 88
Registered: Sep-06
so your sayin all you need is a cap and you'll be fine right? lol
 

Silver Member
Username: Renegadesrun

Lafayette, IN US

Post Number: 275
Registered: Oct-04
....and ppl wonder why the short name for Richard, is Dick.

:-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Freezeman_7

Lindsay, Oklahoma

Post Number: 362
Registered: May-06
haha...
 

Bronze Member
Username: Rvlacos

El Paso, T.X. United States

Post Number: 89
Registered: Sep-06
i agree that was pretty funny-
 

Silver Member
Username: Renegadesrun

Lafayette, IN US

Post Number: 283
Registered: Oct-04
Glad you laughed Rich, i was definitely joking.
 

Gold Member
Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 6744
Registered: Dec-04
lol that should be made a sticky^^^
 

Silver Member
Username: Renegadesrun

Lafayette, IN US

Post Number: 301
Registered: Oct-04
They wont....they wanna see me type it again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and againagain and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again again and again and again.......

Well, you get the idea, and so do 5 ppl out of 10 after they see it that many times.

HA!
 

Silver Member
Username: Bobimpact

Danbury, CT US

Post Number: 182
Registered: May-06
I SO wanted to respond to this thread with...

"A Car."

El-Oh-El.
 

Silver Member
Username: Bobimpact

Danbury, CT US

Post Number: 186
Registered: May-06
Hey, when my subz hitt, the lights dimm? Whaddup wit dat? I think I need a biggger amp. Is it oK that my ampp is grounded to my rear deck?

From one vet (approaching 10 years) to another, I feel your pain. Every. Single. Day. :-)
 

Silver Member
Username: Cavsmaxima

New York United States

Post Number: 390
Registered: Aug-06
u dont need a bigger amp, think thats whats causing the problem. Not good at this stuff but i think thats what one of the problems are.
 

Silver Member
Username: Rob_preg

NE, Ohio United states

Post Number: 688
Registered: Sep-05
lol because that definitely wasn't sarcasm...

sorry cavs
 

Silver Member
Username: Cavsmaxima

New York United States

Post Number: 399
Registered: Aug-06
so confused lol
 

Gold Member
Username: Basshead86

Try Google

Post Number: 6898
Registered: Aug-05
he was mocking your basic n00b, and did quite well with the E-thuggery in his vocabulary.:-)
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