How should i upgrade my electrical?

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

so, coming this wednesday, i will be picking up an Audioque 2200d. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/santa.gif.e1ec9cf2e0a0dd232ad35aa594a126d0.gif

my question now is, what to do to upgrade my electrical.

i have 0 ga Knu from the battery to the trunk already, and then a separate 6 ga kit for my 7804 amp for my mids and highs. my question is what sort of upgrades do i need for the addition power?

i'll be using roughly 300 rms from my 4 channel to the speakers. and from the AQ about 1200 currently, since i only have the 1 sub.

Do you think i'll need another battery?

big three?

h/o Alternator?

my cars a 2000 toyota celica gt, and i have no clue how big the alternator is.

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[i2ain2thunder 10+ year member]

Personally I think just Big 3. Do it see how it performs see if you have dimming then consider other options.

 

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oh, and I think those are 80amp alts

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

big 3 most definitely. maybe an extra battery for now since your not pulling the full 2200w out of it. best thing to do is hook up a voltmeter and see where your drop is. that will be the best way to figure out how much more power you need

 

[DidUHearThat? 10+ year member]

Big 3

HO alt

One good battery up front

That should do it, unless you pound too long/hard with the engine at low idle. Then just add more batt's.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Good battery under the hood was my largest improvement

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

your stock alt. should be 80 amps. so big three in 0 gauge wire, i would go ahead and do the HO alternator as YOU WILL need it when running the aq2200 full blast, and i would also add a extra battery too.

 

[rangerboy101 10+ year member]

Def go with a cap. The bigger the better. Best car audio investment ever.

lol

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

as said stock is 80, get a bigger one.. i'm running a 250 in my 02 celica and I had no problem with an xx colossues at 2 ohm on a yellowtop and 2 bt-20s, 2 runs of 1/0.

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

I'd start with the big 3, without a doubt, and see where that leaves you. Monitor your voltage and decide from there. You could probably be all right with that just for now, though a solid battery under the hood would leave you in much better shape. And once that amp is running full tilt, you're gonna need a HO alt, and likely a bat in the trunk.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

yeah for now, its only putting out 1200 rms at the highest to the sub, since thats all itll take. BIG 3 easy, ish. getting the 0 gauge by thursday. now what about that H/O alt? what size honestly? IF i do upgrade to full blast the amp? i should go 250 amP?

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

For the moment you're fine with big 3, maybe look at putting a fresh bat under the hood, like I said, just monitor that voltage.

I don't know much about the alts but from the look of things, you're definitely gonna need the HO one. Like JL Audio said up there, he's got the same car and says the 250 amp is perfect. I'd say that'd be your best bet too, gives yourself the optimal power.

And I'd imagine at this point that you've gotten your big 3 in, right? How's it lookin so far? Notice any improvements?

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

Def go with a cap. The bigger the better. Best car audio investment ever. lol

caps are useless, don't waste your money or time

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

Im not a complete idiot..caps are crapp.

im going to put some pics of my alt. I need help cuz,it has clips.. Not screws

 

[TheUnderFighter 10+ year member]

caps are useless, don't waste your money or time

he was joking...