electrical upgrade?

[blimblam 0]

this might sound noobish but i wasnt sure.

im getting an aq2200d, but im not going to be running it at 1 ohm, im going to be running it at 2 ohms for the time being. the question is, do i need to up the battery and treat like im running it at 1 ohm (2200 W)? i think i should be fine off my stock battery since im only pusing ~1300 watts correct?

[blimblam 0]

anybody?

[dbjunior 0]

depends on your alt and battery specs. if you have a large battery and large stock alt you should be fine for now if you have a small stock battery and alt you will need something.

[iputon326 9]

if you plan on pushin all 2200 eventually do it. you might need to already.

just hook everything up then youll know.

[blimblam 0]

the only reason im not using the full 2200 is cause i need money for a new battery haha.

i guess i'll find out when i hook it all up eh.

the battery and alt is gonna be whatever a new mazda 3 comes with.

[ChiTownTBird312 0]

you might as well upgrade now....why wait.

[ABXX49 20]

Try it out and monitor the voltage with a DMM back by the amp. If your voltage is dropping down in the 11~ volts range you need to upgrade. Start with the big3. Test again, see if that helps. Put a big starting battery in, see if that helps. Do a secondary cell in the trunk. That SHOULD fix your problems (if there are any to begin with).

Oh, and you're going to want to run 0/1 gauge wire back there.

[blimblam 0]

i'm already gonna run 0 gauge back there and do the big 3, all basic stuff in all my cars so far. i just never had an amp that pushed more than 1000 watts so i was curious.

[RidnClean 0]

i ran mine with stock alt and a optima RT/batcap 2000.

no drops. no big 3 either.

great amps.

[blimblam 0]

thanks.

on what car and how big was your stock alt???

i was thinking about getting a powermaster for under the hood