Upgrading sound system. Any insight?
#1
12-15-2008, 12:16 PM
Upgrading sound system. Any insight?
So I have a 1991 Jetta Carat. It's my winter car. I have two 2200 watt amps that I want to hook up to my 2 subs. I want to set them at maybe 1500 watts maybe 1800. I am getting a yellow top optima battery and moving my other battery to my trunk. I will be running 4 gauge wiring. I did the math for the whole thing. I think I did it right. 3600 watts divided by the two batterys 24 volts combined = 150 amps + my car needs 65 amps to run itself. SO my brother and I are thinking we need a 215 amp alternator. But were afraid it's just going to be working itself non stop to power everything and we don't know if we can find an alternator with that much amps to fit in my car. Will all of this work? Any suggestions or insight?
#2
01-12-2009, 07:27 PM
RE: Upgrading sound system. Any insight?
ORIGINAL: jockhater2
So I have a 1991 Jetta Carat. It's my winter car. I have two 2200 watt amps that I want to hook up to my 2 subs. I want to set them at maybe 1500 watts maybe 1800. I am getting a yellow top optima battery and moving my other battery to my trunk. I will be running 4 gauge wiring. I did the math for the whole thing. I think I did it right. 3600 watts divided by the two batterys 24 volts combined = 150 amps + my car needs 65 amps to run itself. SO my brother and I are thinking we need a 215 amp alternator. But were afraid it's just going to be working itself non stop to power everything and we don't know if we can find an alternator with that much amps to fit in my car. Will all of this work? Any suggestions or insight?
So I have a 1991 Jetta Carat. It's my winter car. I have two 2200 watt amps that I want to hook up to my 2 subs. I want to set them at maybe 1500 watts maybe 1800. I am getting a yellow top optima battery and moving my other battery to my trunk. I will be running 4 gauge wiring. I did the math for the whole thing. I think I did it right. 3600 watts divided by the two batterys 24 volts combined = 150 amps + my car needs 65 amps to run itself. SO my brother and I are thinking we need a 215 amp alternator. But were afraid it's just going to be working itself non stop to power everything and we don't know if we can find an alternator with that much amps to fit in my car. Will all of this work? Any suggestions or insight?
#3
02-18-2009, 11:28 AM
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well actually we bridged the amps so they are only 880 watts max each. so thats a total of 1960 watts. and we don't listen to them at max. so were going to try getting away with a 110 amp alternator. b/c my brother in law doesnt think the 2 alternator idea is a good one.
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