EA falcon man

hey,

I just installed a 1000w amp and a 400w amp, running 2 10'' subs and 6x9's.

Whenever it booms, there is a huge power drain in the electrical system. I know this is normal, after all its using a shitload of current.

I just wanted to know if this can cause any harm to any electrical components in my car? Is it worth installing a capacitor and what are they worth?

Nathan.

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1996 EL Fairmont - Pioneer MP3 Headunit, JBL splits, JBL 6'' 3-ways, 10'' Xplod subs, lowered, 16'' EL XR6 mags, K&N air filter, Pacemaker headers, 2.5'' Redback zorst, dba sports rotors, dark tint.
soon to come.......BA XR8

bubba

dont bother with caps.
wat power cable are you using? upgrade it if it smaller then 4gwa and maybe invest in a new battrie

EA falcon man

im using 4 guage wire (i think) is ****n thick shit, the wire is about 10mm in diameter, its definateley the right stuff.

y not bother with caps?

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1996 EL Fairmont - Pioneer MP3 Headunit, JBL splits, JBL 6'' 3-ways, 10'' Xplod subs, lowered, 16'' EL XR6 mags, K&N air filter, Pacemaker headers, 2.5'' Redback zorst, dba sports rotors, dark tint.
soon to come.......BA XR8

bubba

waste of $$$$$ by a good battrie

EDXR8

What does the voltage drop down to? Mine used to go from 14.5v down to around 12v. I got a drycell battery and that helps heaps, the voltage still drops slightly but no where near as bad. From memory drops below about 11.5v can be bad for the EEC.

TopGhia

What's the output of your alternator, that's the important point.

If it will fit, an EF one (110 amp) would be better.

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Rmyers

Caps DO make a difference, my system used to drop to bout 11.8v without a cap installed, that's with a Yellow top optima dry cell battery and 0 gauge power cables. Installing a 1.5 farad cap raised the volts to around the 12.5v mark when cranking hard, and it did make quite a noticable difference in terms of SPL.

That said, although they do make a difference, the Money you pay for a cap can be much better spent on upgrading your alternator or a dual battery system, which would yeald much better results.

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LTDHO

Sort of agree's.

I believe Caps help with Bass bursts. Be sure you have a really good earth to a thick part of the body, at the amps and the battery.

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EA falcon man

whats a dry cell battery worth? are they just wired up in paralell with the existing battery? whats the advantage of a dry cell over a lead acid?

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1996 EL Fairmont - Pioneer MP3 Headunit, JBL splits, JBL 6'' 3-ways, 10'' Xplod subs, lowered, 16'' EL XR6 mags, K&N air filter, Pacemaker headers, 2.5'' Redback zorst, dba sports rotors, dark tint.
soon to come.......BA XR8

Rmyers

Mine cost about $400 and they replace your old battery. Dry cells are generally a lot more powerful (mines around 650cca, the goodz one is abour 700, compared to a normal one which is about 300), they have a much longer life and they have no liquids inside them (so they can be mounted upside down if you want).

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