Adding another amp, couple questions Options

[tim86]

Hey guys, I was thinking about finally getting a 4 chan amp for the component speakers but I'm just a little concerned about the celicas electrical system. My headlights already dim a little bit from the mono amp and having a huge cap isnt helping either, but will the electrical system hold up if i added another amp? Im really not looking forward to having to replace the alt or having any other problems... any suggestions would be great

[pepsiman]

how is your ground wire? Make sure it is as big as your power cable if not bigger and is grounded as close to the amp as possible.

[tim86]

yea its same 4 gauge right next to the amp, but I would just be getting a small alpine 4 channel such as the alpine mrp-f250... also correct me if im wrong but since the amp has a crossover then I would be able to tune the speakers a lot better and have them sounding a bit more clear

This post has been edited by tim86: Dec 4, 2007 - 7:36 PM

[str8thugginit4ya]

Easiest solution is to add a 2nd battery! Had the same problem with my friends car. He had 2 jl audio mono amps and it was sucking a LOT of power, even with a capacitor. And when it came time for him to add mids & Heights amp, I just added a 2nd battery for him to ease the stress!

[stephen_lee]

before adding a second battery and therefore more stress on your alt, i think you should get a YellowTop they are AMAZING batteries. i have one and my lights don't dim AT ALL. but when i got the battery i replaced all my ground wire from the battery to the chassis and the engine. im sure the 8ga to 2ga jump helped a lot to..

[itssteve]

ok well lets start at the begining i wouldnt waste my money on a yellow top the are very over rated, i would go to walmart and buy the 1000cca everstart maxx batt for the front, i know that the batt will hold fine with about 100-110 amps or so when you are at idle or driving, and if you want to get another batt i would go get a marine g31, i say this because i am pulling 2500 watts off the stock system with these batts and when i am driving the voltage is never lower than 13 but at just idle will fall to 12.2 or mb a lil higher, or i would try to get a kenetik batt because they put out really good power. also i would look into redoing all of the ground wires under the hood as that really helps the voltage, i know i had about a .4 voltage incress over all after doing this. also if there is anything over 12-1500 watts of total power i would look into 1/0ga wire 4ga just wont cut it at these levels sorry if i rambled or missed anything

This post has been edited by itssteve: Dec 17, 2007 - 2:13 AM