rockford amp

[blue fury 3]

be patient. I have had my 2 subwoofers since 2005 and I still havnt put both in yet because of super slow income and priority shifts. All I need is a couple fuse holders and blocks with a bit more wire. It will be well worth the wait to do it correctly rather than rush it and risk damage.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

well so are you saying that if i dont have a new alt and all of the electrical upgrades i need i cant run that amp all or i wont get all it can give out

[blue fury 3]

Im saying if you install the amp with stock electrical, its possible for you to damage certain components- your amp might be damaged from low voltage. Your alternator might be over worked and burned out from the battery constantly being worked too hard and from huge current draw. You might even cause a fire if you use wires that are well under the recommended gauge size.

Precautions precautions precautions

Edited November 4, 2008 by blue fury

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

okay i am going to tell you my plan and tell me if it will run wel..

knukoncepts 1/0awg for power and ground

duralast batt in front optima batt in the back

and stock alt

[jonbearsmt 919]

keep your gains down and watch your voltage.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

ok i plan on upgrading my alt christmas time

[fritosaregood 0]

ok i plan on upgrading my alt christmas time

how big is your alt now, you should be ok just addin one extra battery for now if its around a 140 amp, since its an suv it should around that size, i think.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

its just a stockalt im not sure what amps ill look when i get home

Edit- and what kind of alt will hold up and be around 150

Edited November 4, 2008 by stuartgoodenough

[Tmax98 3]

what kind of vehicle is this going into?

[dbjunior 0]

dont think you will get an alt for 150 id look into a 200-250amp alt. an alt that size would be around 3-400

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

a 1996 chevy blazer, i looked at my alt and all i could find on it ws these two numbers 2400 or 24000 couldnt see it that well and 653341

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

does anyone know what that means?

edit- those numbers

[jonbearsmt 919]

call autozone... tell them you need an alt for your truck.... they will ask questions.. you will tell them 6cyl shit like that.... then ask them how many amps it is.....

then come tell us,.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

good idea will do.. do you think they will bring up the same one i have

[jonbearsmt 919]

good idea will do.. do you think they will bring up the same one i have

yeah it will be the same amprage... and if there are two t hey should tell you.l

[vladd 26]

100amp alternator is what you have

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

how do you know?

[vladd 26]

I spend time searching instead of asking. If you want to know how i know, you'll have to do the same.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

lol ok thanks im guessing that alt it chit then?

edit- or will it hold up for a bit

Edited November 5, 2008 by stuartgoodenough

[KU40 173]

the internet has basically all the information you would ever need. Even going into something like napa's website and putting in your car will let you know how big your alternator is. Or you can do what I do, and type in "1996 blazer alternator" into a search engine. It's really that easy. Try it. In fact, I would like to see you say "I searched for xxxx and it said this....." before you ask another question.

Sorry to ruin your fun vladd.

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

so i searched and i came up with this alternator

http://www.db-starter-alternator.com/Items...%2003%20%208283

i tried to go to the iraggi website but it would no load right

or this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-Truck-...116#ht_1559wt_0

Edited November 5, 2008 by stuartgoodenough

[ohhsosmooth 0]

I dunno I searched on my 1999 Mercury Cougar and it says I havea 130 amp alt for a 2.5 V6

And yours is only a 100 amp alt..

Hmm, either I got the wrong info or thats weird..

[jonbearsmt 919]

why do you think the biger the motor the bigger the alt? is that your thinking?

[lee 2]

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

do you gues think i shold go wit the 200 amp one or the 160 that is irragi