Am i going to need a capacitor?

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

I drive a 1998 Trans Am WS6. Right now I have a NIne.2 amp for my speakers, and i have no light dimming whatsover. I also have a JL 250/1 Sub amp. Well, tommorow i am selling the JL Amp and replacing it with a Nine.1 sub amp, so will i need a capicitor? Thanks.

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[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

You will regret asking this...

Everyone will tell you no, a capacitor is worthless.

Do the big 3 and use 0/1 guage power/ground cables. If you still have dimming, an upgraded battery or altenator might be in order.

Install the **** first, then see if you have problems.

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

Do the Big 3....and no to the cap

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

Do the Big 3....and no to the cap

I noticed you have an RL-P, how do you like it? Mines sitting in a box and will hopefully go in tommorow, gonna be running it at 1 ohm off of a Nine.1 amp. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

You will regret asking this...
Everyone will tell you no, a capacitor is worthless.

Do the big 3 and use 0/1 guage power/ground cables. If you still have dimming, an upgraded battery or altenator might be in order.

Install the **** first, then see if you have problems.

realistically, how hard and time consuming will it be to do a big 3? Am i gonna have to rip apart all my trim peices and stuff to run the wires?

 

[LoudCrownVic 5,000+ posts]

Caps are worth it if you can find them dirt cheap, like 20 bucks or less. I like them personally, they make a nice ghettofab distribution block and every little bit does help in my opinion. If you are trying to save weight, don't put one in. If 2lbs will make you feel better, by all means go for it.

 

[stones 10+ year member]

A cap?

NEVAR!

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

Caps are worth it if you can find them dirt cheap, like 20 bucks or less. I like them personally, they make a nice ghettofab distribution block and every little bit does help in my opinion. If you are trying to save weight, don't put one in. If 2lbs will make you feel better, by all means go for it.

Well, my friend would sell me a 1.5 farad cap for 30 bucks, brand new. No way i would spend any more than that, and that is the only reason i am considering it, becuase he offered to sell it to me for 30.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Dont get it... And for the Big 3, its all under the hood work, and simple.

http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=

 

[ls1pimp 10+ year member]

Dont get it... And for the Big 3, its all under the hood work, and simple.
http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801;p=

Thanks, you just saved me 30 bucks. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[patton422 10+ year member]

The big 3 is all well and good and I will probably have to do it but, its pretty expensive (def more than 30) and I don't know if I would call replacing a alternator simple.

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

Capacitor = t3h w!n

 

[creater 10+ year member]

replacing most alternators aren't too much of a complicated task once you have a little know how

 

[creater 10+ year member]

oh...and the cap would just put some strain on the battery...so forget about the cap...although i guess you already have

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

The big 3 is all well and good and I will probably have to do it but, its pretty expensive (def more than 30) and I don't know if I would call replacing a alternator simple.

The big 3 is not more than $30... All you need is around 10 feet (good to have extra) of 4 or 0 guage wire, a fuse and a fuse block. Total should be less than $30 with shipping.