How To Avoid Power Cut?

Help!!!!!!!!!! WITH GIVING POWER TO MY AMPS, CAPS?

• I have a 2003 gt mustang and alternator is around 105-130amps. and currently powering 2 12" kicker l5s at 1200watts with out capacitor with no prob on the alternator or dimming lights. I am buying 2 13" JL w7s. they hit 1000watts rms each. Im planning on buying a Hiphonics brutus Bxi 2608D 2600watt amp (true power). I want to be able to turn the amp up 3/4 of the way up to avoid distortion and gain problems. so i would not be utilizing all 2600watts JUST 2000 while also using the kicker 4gauge wire kit, so i should be able to get away with that. I know people replace the alternator and such to accommodate such power, but didn't really wanna go through all that. and i know if i buy a jl 1000/1v2 amp i wouldn't have that problem on the alternator but they are $600 and i would have to buy 2 of them and i dont have the money at the time. so questions are... 1. so when switching from the 1200watt amp to the 2600watt (but only using 2000watts of it), Could i get away using a capacitor to avoid trading out the alternator? maybe 3f or 4f 2. i have 2.0 farad cap will that b enough? 3. OR should i change out the big 3 while using my cap? (only if necessary) 4. if i have to get an alternator what do i get .....<<<<<( i really wanna avoid this) 5. what are some good mid components and tweeters to cut through all that bass, how much watts rms shoud they be? thanks, Phillip

• Answer:

  There are several issues you will need to address. The first issue you'll need to address is the current gauge of your wiring. You're going to end up exceeding the current rating of the 4 AWG. There is a reason the amplifier you plan on purchasing has inputs for 0 AWG. If you only intend on using 2000 watts RMS, then I wouldn't use anything smaller than 2 AWG. After making the purchase of the proper size wiring, you can use this as an opportunity to upgrade the wire under the hood. As far as a capacitor goes, it is nothing more than a band-aid fix. It takes five times as long to recharge a capacitor than it does to discharge. Your amplifier will be trying to pull the extra voltage from the capacitor faster than it can actually provide it. You can try just upgrading the big three along with increasing the size of your main power wiring, but I doubt this will solve any future problems. More than likely you'll have to upgrade all your wiring, and alternator.