18 bl aq 1200d

[mrmef 0]

good set up? im not ready for a ho alt or second battery

[ssh 924]

get a voltmeter so you can watch your voltage, if it drops a lot then gain down til your voltage is looking alright. Then down the road you can replace your starting battery with a bigger one, or add a second, or h/o alt, then you can just turn your gain back up to take full advantage of your amp.

Some vehicles have decent oem alts and can run a 1200watt amp fairly well, while others cannot.

[mrmef 0]

i did the math my stock alt is 136 amps and it will leave roughly 1300 watts left for whatever, but i was asking in tearms of spl and ""SQL""

[ssh 924]

i did the math my stock alt is 136 amps and it will leave roughly 1300 watts left for whatever, but i was asking in tearms of spl and ""SQL""

amps fuse rating is 120a, not sure how much will be left for everything else in your car, anyway...

your comparing a jeep to a ferrari... I'll tell you what you want to hear, will it get loud? if the enclosure is proper (which I don't know since you haven't specified anything) and the rest of your install is done correctly then yes it will get loud.

But my idea of "loud" may be different then your idea of "loud", and will it sound good? Sure if your enclosure is done right...

[mrmef 0]

lol well it is going in a jeep i want the enclosure to be 8-10 ft cubed tuned to 30hz i was just wondering if this amp is sufficient in terms of good spl and if this sub will maintain good ""SQL""

[Kanaworm$ 292]

It should be ok as long as you complete the "Big 3" and run at least a minimum of 1/0 gauge power and ground. If you drop the load down to 1 ohm you may want to add at least 1 battery in the back.

[ssh 924]

lol well it is going in a jeep i want the enclosure to be 8-10 ft cubed tuned to 30hz i was just wondering if this amp is sufficient in terms of good spl and if this sub will maintain good ""SQL""

What kind of jeep? I'm putting a 18" BL in my jeep wrangler next week

[Maddenkid2011 3]

Straight up answer, yes a great combo and will sound good and loud.

BUT

Its up to you to make it sound good. And yes, do the big 3 and 1/0 for sure.

Edited August 29, 2010 by Maddenkid2011

[mrmef 0]

on 04 grand cherokee ill be doing the big three for sure the only problem with the 0/1 is that amp will only fit 4 gauge power and ground

[ssh 924]

Trim the end a little...

[mrmef 0]

good thinkin idk why i didnt think of that

[jcarter1885 995]

Trim the end a little...

x2 or get a reducer to put on the end of the wire.

[ssh 924]

I like the reducers cause I take out my Amps a lot and it keeps the wire from getting frayed.

[mrmef 0]

good advice guys thanks

[mrmef 0]

stupid question Sandecell - 1/0-Gauge Silver Battery Cable this will work right?

[ssh 924]

Yeah looks fine. Cheap too. I use welding wire from weldingsupply.com and I love it

[mrmef 0]

cool beans man thanks