Sae-1000D

[One Kool Cat 0]

Hello All, Im finally going to install my amp I bought a few months back and have a few questions. Let me start by telling you were Im at. Im going to be installing an Sae-1000D amp powering an RE SE 10" rated @ 600watts @ 2 Ohms. I also have a 4 ch PPI amp bridged 160 watts running my front components. The car currently has 4 ga wiring. Would 4 ga still be enough to run the 1000 and PPI amps. Also what size fuse should I use for the power wire.

Thanks in Advance,

Mike

[jcarter1885 995]

Hello All, Im finally going to install my amp I bought a few months back and have a few questions. Let me start by telling you were Im at. Im going to be installing an Sae-1000D amp powering an RE SE 10" rated @ 600watts @ 2 Ohms. I also have a 4 ch PPI amp bridged 160 watts running my front components. The car currently has 4 ga wiring. Would 4 ga still be enough to run the 1000 and PPI amps. Also what size fuse should I use for the power wire.

Thanks in Advance,

Mike

Upgrading your cars wire to 1/0 gauge will help with the voltage alot especially just by upgrading the two ground wires only(I went from starting at 14.0-14.1volts when my car started to 14.5-14.7v whenever I start my car depending on the temperature outside after just upgrading my ground wires only). I would use around a 150 anl fuse for your power wire, maybe not that big since you will be running the amp at 2 ohms but someone else may chime in if they feel differently about the size of anl fusing.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

Congrats the sae is a very clean amp and you should be happy with it!

first off 4 gauge will be fine to power your amps 4gauge i believe you should be able to support about 1000rms and you want to do like 700-800rms. Anyways the correct way to do it would be to use a 1 run of 0/1 gauge wire to the back (where the amps are) then use a fused distro block to power both your amps. i say use 1 run of 0/1 guage wire rather then 2 runs fo 4gauge b/c a single run would be easier to work with it and i would clean up your install. a distro block that you can use would be one of these

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?Category=Distribution / Fuse Blocks

they are pretty cheap and look cool!

as for fuse sizes you should be okay with 90-120amp fuses each.

wiat you siad the car already has some 4gauge in it then you should be good lol! no need to rewire stuff!!

[CrazyKenKid 64]

Hello All, Im finally going to install my amp I bought a few months back and have a few questions. Let me start by telling you were Im at. Im going to be installing an Sae-1000D amp powering an RE SE 10" rated @ 600watts @ 2 Ohms. I also have a 4 ch PPI amp bridged 160 watts running my front components. The car currently has 4 ga wiring. Would 4 ga still be enough to run the 1000 and PPI amps. Also what size fuse should I use for the power wire.

Thanks in Advance,

Mike

Upgrading your cars wire to 1/0 gauge will help with the voltage alot especially just by upgrading the two ground wires only(I went from starting at 14.0-14.1volts when my car started to 14.5-14.7v whenever I start my car depending on the temperature outside after just upgrading my ground wires only). I would use around a 150 anl fuse for your power wire, maybe not that big since you will be running the amp at 2 ohms but someone else may chime in if they feel differently about the size of anl fusing.

are you sure 150amp? i though after 120 amps 4gauge wire starts to heat up depending on what the wire is! also maybe do the BIG 3 jsut b/c it helps out with everything in your car!

[playmysong 2]

i got a 100 amp fuse on my 4 gauge going to my saz 1000d. i got no problems

[One Kool Cat 0]

Thanks for the input guys. Yeah I already have 4 guage run to the back of the car. If its sufficient Im trying not to run a 0/1 guage wire. Ill have the 4 guage going to the distro block and then (1) 4 ga to the sae and 1 (8) guage to the PPI. Now you spoke of a fused distro block. The block I have is not fused. I only have the 1 fuse in the power wire 8" from the battery. So If I get a new fused distro block, I should install a 90-120 by the battery and another 90-120 in the distro block?

[jcarter1885 995]

Hello All, Im finally going to install my amp I bought a few months back and have a few questions. Let me start by telling you were Im at. Im going to be installing an Sae-1000D amp powering an RE SE 10" rated @ 600watts @ 2 Ohms. I also have a 4 ch PPI amp bridged 160 watts running my front components. The car currently has 4 ga wiring. Would 4 ga still be enough to run the 1000 and PPI amps. Also what size fuse should I use for the power wire.

Thanks in Advance,

Mike

Upgrading your cars wire to 1/0 gauge will help with the voltage alot especially just by upgrading the two ground wires only(I went from starting at 14.0-14.1volts when my car started to 14.5-14.7v whenever I start my car depending on the temperature outside after just upgrading my ground wires only). I would use around a 150 anl fuse for your power wire, maybe not that big since you will be running the amp at 2 ohms but someone else may chime in if they feel differently about the size of anl fusing.

are you sure 150amp? i though after 120 amps 4gauge wire starts to heat up depending on what the wire is! also maybe do the BIG 3 jsut b/c it helps out with everything in your car!

I meant if he used a distribution block (one in and one out) by the battery under the hood, thats why I recommended a 150ANL fuse not for each amp seperatly.

[jcarter1885 995]

Thanks for the input guys. Yeah I already have 4 guage run to the back of the car. If its sufficient Im trying not to run a 0/1 guage wire. Ill have the 4 guage going to the distro block and then (1) 4 ga to the sae and 1 (8) guage to the PPI. Now you spoke of a fused distro block. The block I have is not fused. I only have the 1 fuse in the power wire 8" from the battery. So If I get a new fused distro block, I should install a 90-120 by the battery and another 90-120 in the distro block?

Go ahead and use a 1/0 or 2 awg wire for the wire leaving the battery and fuse to the distribution block.

Use the 4 gauge you took out and put that on your second amp.

Keep your non-fused distribution block, you will be ok with a non-fused one just make sure upgrade the fuse that's 8" from the battery with at least a 150ANL.