racer

I have 2 amps that take 0 gauge wiring how many 0 gauge wires should i run from my batter. the amps make 1500 RMS.

lowbalt

If I were you I'd run 2 Capacitors and maybe a extra battery , and bigger alternator... 2 gauge wiring is alright, but I'd rather go with 0

klown78

For this answer, I will say one run of 0ga from the battery back, and then a distro block to handle the wiring from there on out :d...Def. if you do not have your "big 3" done, do that before adding to amps, Even if you have a yellow top, your still not getting full potential out of this setup

For this answer, I will say one run of 0ga from the battery back, and then a distro block to handle the wiring from there on out :d...Def. if you do not have your "big 3" done, do that before adding to amps, Even if you have a yellow top, your still not getting full potential out of this setup. Just my 2cents worth ,...

JordyO

First off.... don't bother with a cap, they're practically useless. (they look good, but don't work for )

If the amp takes 0 guage wiring then don't bother using 2 guage, get some 0.

He makes a good suggestion though.... get an extra battery. With the extra battery you'll also want an isolator.

With an install this complicated though.... I'd go get it done at a shop. This isn't the sort of thing you want to play around with.

BrowNKiD

iTrader: (1)

y would u say that caps are useless??? jus wondering... i had two amps hooked up wit 2guage wire to a distrubution block and then 4 guage to each amp... and each amp was pushin about 1000watts

Viperoni

A cap stores 1 farad worth of energy, a typical battery is at least 2200 farads. It's much more efficient to place a battery near the amps (in the trunk...) or get thick wiring than to get a cap.

The ultimate solution is to get a bigger alternator, since that's the only thing that actually produces power.

Definetely do the "Big 3" upgrade as well.

legalhustla

basically same thing they said.....

extra battery is not really necessary....but if u want it would help
bigger alternator ...YES
and yes 0 gauge and use a distibution block... a 0 gauge can support up to 3400 watts .

and last thing cap....they help...dont say they dont help. cuz they do...

JordyO

Sorry but I can and WILL say they don't help... because they DON'T.. they're made for extremely fast discharges so in reality they will only help for about 1/1000th of a second to supply your amp with extra current before it's completely out.

Not only that, but after it's been drained your electrical system has to provide enough power to charge the cap AND run the system, so it can end up hurting rather than helping.

It's been proven in competitions many times...

legalhustla

hey im not saying ur wrong....but last time i check...when i had it on my system....it helped...

JordyO

How did it help? ... what did it do that makes you say it helped?

legalhustla

how did it help?
i could run my system alot longer when my car is off.
i had 2 amps.... when i turn it up....my other amp clips...when i had it on it didnt clip...
and i had better bass

JordyO

Ok... problem #1... a cap will NOT make it so you can run your system any longer. A cap just doesn't store enough power to do that. As I mentioned before, it charges/discharges in a matter of miliseconds, so there's no way it's providing longer system play time. I'm sorry if you believe it to be true, but that's just not how a capacitor works. (a cap is not a battery!).
Clipping would not have been caused/resolved by a simple cap upgrade. See the reason above. It just doesn't provide sustained power to be able to prevent it.

"better bass" is subjective so it doesn't prove anything.

Look, I'm an SPL competitor where battery power is EVERYTHING, and I can guarantee that you will not find a cap in any 'serious' competitors vehicle. If we could find a way to make it so our systems got more power we would use it, but a cap just simply doesn't!

Sorry but you're just grasping at straws....