My car is a Buick LeSabre... So....You're telling me I need 0 gauge a new battery AND alternator....I'm not trying to enter any SPL comps so I don't necessarily care if the amp gets every single amp it'll need. I just don't want to starve it so much where it will get really hot and have pre-mature failure.....What you've suggested seems overkill IMO...I said I want/need to do this as cheaply as possible....My wife barely agreed to letting me get the amp....She sure isn't going to approve what you just said.....