Originally Posted by rcurley55
STEP 1 - upgrade the power wire - 8 ga is FAR too small for this kind of application - you are already getting a large voltage drop at your amplifier. It may be dropping below 11v at the amp, causing them to go into protection - this is on top of your alternator problem.
A simple 1F cap won't fix this. Install the amplifers properly, then assess the charging system.
True True True.
Besides having cheap amps, 8g wires are way toooooo small. You should get a 2-3 farid cap and a yellow optima batt. I had my system hooked up to my stock setup and I drained the crap out of my batt. I changed everything using 2g then 4g split, 3 farid, yellow optima, Bam Shit is straight.