Pfft..get a Braille Batt...only 11lbs and works awesomely! Lightest Car Batt on the Market.

www.Brailleauto.com

 

you need a better alternator.
www.4alterstart.com

 

What amps do you recommend?

 

I have a rockford 1001db and a rockford 800.4 running in my civic with 2 caps. I am running a total of 1400 or so watts RMS. You need to make sure you are running 4 or 2 gauge to every connection. Electrical work runs in a ciruit so if you have any wires that are smaller that defeats the purpose of having any big wires. Also, mount your caps as close to the amps as possible, that helps. If you still have dimmage then you will need to recoil or get a new alternator.

 

need to recoil?


Ohh and thanks!

 

first
add the total number of amps your amplifiers draw...
then you need room for the rest of the electrical system.

and like others said
big wiring + strong battery + high output alt are the key things u need to have

 

^^
What he said

Recoiling the original alternator is very hard to do. If you are not familiar with it then I would buy a high-output alternator. Recoiling is done to save space b/c some aftermarket alternators wont fit in our little cars.

BTW: Recoiling is making your original alternator have a higher output

 

Or, if you're like me and don't have power steering... get a crank pulley from a car that has it, and run another belt and alternator. You just need to make a bracket that fits where the PS pump bracket would and line that alternator up w/the crank pulley. Talk about increasing the amperage...

 

:bigok:

 

Let me know what you do, I am interested to hear how it goes