hey guys! i just bought my first car by myself! whoo! 1994 accord <3 hehehe.. but anyways...

i have a 80amp alternator, a 15" adire brahma sub, a Power acoustik BAMF 2000/1 amp, a yellow top optima batt, upgraded big three wires, and a Power Acoustik 1.5 farad capacitor.

do these all mesh well? any suggestions? my main concern is my alternator (stock) should i upgrade that also? i want my car bumpin! is the capacitor good enough?

help, insights, and suggestions are very much appreciated! thanks!

Rovi

 

from my experience with my civic that i had, which i had a jl audio 15, jl 500/1 amp, 1 farad cap and a yellowtop battery the lights would still dim. my alternator was stock because the only aftermarket one that i could find was crazy expensive... if you can upgrade the alternator i would recommend it it will make for a waaaay better car audio experience IMO. congrats on your purchase!!!

 

Your P/A amp is 1x600W RMS into 4 ohms, [1x900W RMS into 2 ohms, 1x1200W RMS into 1 ohm] and even if taken with a grain of salt 600W RMS will require around 95A, [depending on efficiency of amp] to produce that kind of wattage.

Upgrading your alt. is the single best improvement you can make for your audio systems power requirements. 94

 

Upgrade the alt, i got mine for my 94 hatch from loadboss, its was like 275 bux, and was 150a rated alt. although i did run my stock batt plus a batcap 800 on my stock alt just fine, but it is a small batt, but when i added a second batcap 800 i did up the alt. Personally man, with that small of an amp and having a yellow top, i would just ditch the cap. i have never used a cap in any of my installs and i have never recommended them to anyone, i just don't like cap's. But thats my opinion. oh and bump for the adire brahma!!!

 

agreed i believe a cap is nothing but a way to get more money i would say up the atl. and feel the difference

 

I would still install a cap, even with an upgraded alt.

Although the price of a "brand name pimp my audio system" cap may be " nothing but a way to get more money" a cap has a place in an audio system. 94

 

id take a small batcap or kinetic over a cap anyday. id deff get an alt tho. remember voltage drops = death to system

 

If i were you (1) Upgrade your alternator try to find a shop to rebuild it at higher amps.I had a 89 links upgraded the alternator because at the time i was into C.B.
radios and i had a 880watt box that allowed me to talk to ohio and i live in Louisiana but that's a different story(I will tell you about my C.B. days if you want me sometimes.Anyway then get a gel cell battery and you should do great.If you want a capacitor get one but not too much then you will do fine.Oh i hope you remember to get heavy gague wiring for your system.Mabey 2gage.Make sure you got very good grounds(i can't stress this enough) Good Grounds is one of the keys, it keeps you from loosing power and your battery wont drain as fast if you got solid grounds.Take your time and work from there you will enjoy your project
better and latter your music.Also be careful about the laws in your area, LEO will
be watching

 

ha, i've met some cb people and heard some stories that was kinda hard to believe, but i imagine its possible. i know a guy that said his cb radio system was so powerful he could pull up beside someone and do something and fry there ecu in there car. then i know another that said he would like hook up a jumpercable from his antenna to a train track and use it as an antenna or throw the cable into salt water (ocean) and use that as an antenna. crazy stuff.