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Nice score. Very impressive out of a trunk on that power.

Mechman 220 amp $300 or Db Electrical 250 amp $268?

Wow really! If I could get a DC Power alt for the price of these alts I would be all over that. I contacted him by email last time. Is the best way to get in touch with him?

Rated at 125 amps @ 600 rpm and 250 amps @ 1200 rpms. Comes with an overdrive pulley. Stock is only 95 amps.

Thanks man. This helps alot. I may give them a shot. If I'm not satisfied I can send it back. Thanks again.

What about EA? Are they ok?

I would be weary about purchasing an alt for 250 amps at $268, just my .02. Nothing to be weary about if it doesn't perform as expected I can send it back and get my money back. Also has a 1 year warranty. Mechman told me once installed I couldn't send it back if not satisfied.

between the two alts mentioned?

On the other hand they probably would do around the same power (audiopipe @ 4ohms, sundown @ 1 ohm). As mentioned in another thread the audiopipe would be more efficient @ 4 ohms, thus easier on the electrical. You would have room to upgrade ( drop the audiopipe to 2 ohms). I change my vote to audiopipe.

With the audiopipe being 2 ohm stable. How would you wire 2 dual 1's to a 2 ohm load mono or 1 ohm per channel parallel? You could do 2 ohms per channel on the audiopipe, but I think the sundown would put out more power at 1 ohm than the audiopipe wired at 2 ohms per channel. I would get the sundown and run it at 1 ohm.

Yeah. They are a little out of my price range.

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Have your batteries load tested. Especially the rear one and as mentioned in another post check your ground on your rear battery.

This is the what I was thinking but I figured everyone would say Mechman. I am leaning toward the Db alt just wanted to get some opinions before I purchased.

See how it does with your new batteries before you get a ho alt. Its a slim chance you might not need one depending on your listening habits. If your getting major drops then I would look into a ho alt. What amps you running?

My setup is in my sig. You would need atleast a 200 amp alt. I would do a dedicated ground run with my pos run of 1/0. Some would say this is not necessary, but I definitely believe it helps. I drop from 14.0 volts to 12.8 volts full tilt while driving. A 250 amp alt with those batteries should keep you around 13 volts permitting all wiring and connections are good.

1. Post your SSA user name 2. State that you qualify to the terms and agree to follow through with them as they are written above. 3. Post a description of your car and system 4. Post how you plan on helping promote Second Skin including the other web site you will post your build log in. (Rembmer build logs and videos are always better for us) 5. You must tell us something about yourself that nobody on this forum knows about you 1. Crownvicon24's 2. I qualify and agree to the terms 3. Car: 1994 Ford Crown Victoria LX Front Stage: Kicker 6X8 (X2) Kicker 5 1/4 (X2) Rear Stage: Kicker 6X9 (X2) Kicker 5 1/4 (X2) Sub Stage: RE Se 12'' (X4) Box: 7.8 cu. @ 33 hz. Sub Amp: Crunch gp3k pro Mid Amp: Hifonics TXi 4408 Wire: 2/0 gauge Welding Cable Batteries: Deka G31 (front) C&D 134Ah (back) 4. I post on here, caraudioclassifieds.com, and caraudio.com. I will post build logs with pics and videos on these sites. I need to deaden my doors bad because I notice they rattle on midbass notes and its very annoying. Just havent had chance to do it. Maybe getting this deadening will give me the motivation to finally get it done. 5. My wife is 2 months pregnant with our second child.

I have one upfront. I didnt get mine from him though. These batteries are deka's. The place I got mine from said these batteries had something cosmetically wrong with them when they were manufactured. For example: scratched, dented, etc. They function as they normally would, but only have cosmetic blemishes. He said that they wouldnt sell their batteries in stores if they werent perfect cosmetically. I wouldnt be afraid to get these batteries. The one I have upfront works great.

X2 about the trunk latch. I had to get mine welded for a second time yesterday and mine is only tuned to 33hz. These trunks cannot handle a moderate size setup. Therefore I also vote for the lincoln.

Will it make a big enough difference in upgrading quality of my midrange amp but not power to be worth it? Will it make a difference in the sound of my? Or is 400 watts 400 watts and switching amps to a higher quality amp of the same power not make a noticable difference?

What are some good affordable comps? I heard the phonenix gold rsd's were pretty good.

I know it sounds crazy but with the setup in this car I dont want to run components. I probably will run them in my other car.

I only have 2 5 1/4's, Im going to add 2 more in the back doors. I dont care for component sets.

You might not want to go this route but I have a rewound alt from Mr. Alternator. Its not the best but it gets the job done.