competition worthy???

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

Bro I clear just a tad over 20k a year and I have a wife to support and a baby on the way. I am tapped out you give me loan?? Got just enough to finish my current project. Been going on 8-12months just to get what I have now together.

trust me bro i know exactly what you mean bro. except i live in cali ha ha. and 2 kids bruh. im trying to get my rebuild money together ha ha and thats taking forever.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

well made a decision. One atomic ele 18" with the atomic class D 1600 watt amp.... Now for the box and electrical?????

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

well made a decision. One atomic ele 18" with the atomic class D 1600 watt amp.... Now for the box and electrical?????

nice. i would send more power to it than that 1600w amp. but should get loud

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

nice. i would send more power to it than that 1600w amp. but should get loud

what would you recommend for a decently priced amp ($300-500)?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I would do 2 12s. Sub up port up on atleast 3K. In a extended cab it should be low 140s on music. But I would suggest on getting a better alt then the one you have picked out. You need to look at what RPM it makes its power.

 

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what would you recommend for a decently priced amp ($300-500)?

So you are trying to get in the 50's on music with a $300 - $500 amp

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

what would you recommend for a decently priced amp ($300-500)?

you can find some cheap sundown amps on here in the classifieds, maybe an aq2200, few others to choose from. used would be your best bet though

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

That alt was 250 amps @ 1200 rpms...

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

That alt was 250 amps @ 1200 rpms...

what about at lets say 500-700rpm?

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

no specs on that but my guess would be half. But my truck idles @ about 1100 rpms so I should be fine??? what type of "trunk" batt would you recommend????

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

I would go 3k on that sub if possible. In that price range you can go with a Soundstream Rubicon 2500d rated at 2500 @ 1.

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Do you have a stock battery up front?

With a good battery up front and a HO alt...

http://www.amazon.com/Kinetik-HC1400-1400-Power-Battery/dp/B000LUBQ4S/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1322793802&sr=1-1

or maybe

Amazon.com: Kinetik HC1800 - 1800 Watt 12 Volt Power Cell Battery: Automotive

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

ya stock batt up front... at what point should I add a "trunk" battery? I mean could I do fine with like a kinetic hc1800 up front and the ho alt, if i9'm running 2000 rms ( 4000 peak)

 

[OmegaBunny 10+ year member]

Yeah you should be fine.

2k will draw ~143a

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

OP, if you don't really know what you're doing don't run 3KW to a single sub. Sounds like you're not in much of a position to recone it when you smoke it. AND attmepting to run a true 3KW on just HO alternator is a recipe for disaster.

A good 1500W or so will do great and you can get by with just a good additional battery for electrical. My .02$ buy a good quality used amp that will make rated power, be reliable, and hold some re-sale value if and when you want to upgrade or try something else.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

OP, if you don't really know what you're doing don't run 3KW to a single sub. Sounds like you're not in much of a position to recone it when you smoke it. AND attmepting to run a true 3KW on just HO alternator is a recipe for disaster.
A good 1500W or so will do great and you can get by with just a good additional battery for electrical. My .02$ buy a good quality used amp that will make rated power, be reliable, and hold some re-sale value if and when you want to upgrade or try something else.

how bout a zx 1500 or an atomic 1600 watt class d I think a used zx and an atomic should go for the same price... Right now I have a dx1000.1 rockin amp! (i think so anyways) how would that fair? Its 1000 watt rms and 2000 watt peak @ 2 ohms. Only problem is I dont know if atomic subs come in 2 ohm versions