mostly stock electrical and 8-1000WRMS

[adammo87 0]

I have an 02 Escort with the stock Alt. and Big 3 in 1/0 gauge. I'm getting an Fi SSD 15" D2 and a US Amps XT1600.2 very soon.

First off is this a good match?

I have been doing research for months on both items and am pretty set on booth (for price, performance and appearance).

I also have an Alpine 3553 and 3527 which together only really produce around 200-240WRMS so add that to the XT and I'll probably see between 7-900wrms.

Does that seem like to much for mostly stock electrical? Should I add a second batt.? I really don't want to have to.

[jcarter1885 995]

I have an 02 Escort with the stock Alt. and Big 3 in 1/0 gauge. I'm getting an Fi SSD 15" D2 and a US Amps XT1600.2 very soon.

First off is this a good match?

I have been doing research for months on both items and am pretty set on booth (for price, performance and appearance).

I also have an Alpine 3553 and 3527 which together only really produce around 200-240WRMS so add that to the XT and I'll probably see between 7-900wrms.

Does that seem like to much for mostly stock electrical? Should I add a second batt.? I really don't want to have to.

Glad you could join us

It depends on what size your stock alternator is, hook everything up and buy a voltmeter. Once your out jamming, watch your voltage and if you dont have any drops then your good and if you do then go buy another battery.

[adammo87 0]

I have an 02 Escort with the stock Alt. and Big 3 in 1/0 gauge. I'm getting an Fi SSD 15" D2 and a US Amps XT1600.2 very soon.

First off is this a good match?

I have been doing research for months on both items and am pretty set on booth (for price, performance and appearance).

I also have an Alpine 3553 and 3527 which together only really produce around 200-240WRMS so add that to the XT and I'll probably see between 7-900wrms.

Does that seem like to much for mostly stock electrical? Should I add a second batt.? I really don't want to have to.

Glad you could join us

It depends on what size your stock alternator is, hook everything up and buy a voltmeter. Once your out jamming, watch your voltage and if you dont have any drops then your good and if you do then go buy another battery.

Sweet Thanks, 2 more weeks and then I should have enough for everything, I'll let you know how it goes.

[CrazyKenKid 64]

for sure you never kow till you get it all bumping!!! but it is critical to keep an eye on the voltage! so get a voltmeter and wire it up in parellel and never go below 12 or you will risk killing your amp! and don't forget to fuse! lol! here is the voltmeter i own, i got it off of ebay for about 20$ about 1year ago

http://cgi.ebay.com/STINGER-SVMB-VOLTMETER-BLUE-3-DIGIT-DIGITAL-DISPLAY-NEW_W0QQitemZ360194054151QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53dd3d1807

and welcome to the thread and be sure to post a build log!! and enjoy your stay!