Deciding proper capacitor with Amp

alright, i understand that a cap is only effective if your charging system is up to par. so now it appears that i need another upgrade on my alternater like you said. do you know of anywhere that i could find a bigger one? i've looked around (online primarly due to my current situation) and came up with only the 160.

i know this may sound ludacris, but work with me. can you/is it practical to get a second alternater thus running two at once? like i said, im kinda new to having to keep the charging system up to par. in the past either my system didn't require this kind of power, or i just didn't worry about it. but now, i'd like to do it the proper way. also, i'm leaning towards these kinetik cells, and i had another question. once i get the charging system to where it needs to be, how many of these cells would you recommend. I wanted to get a minimum of two just due to the way im running the wires.

I'm planning on hiding them in the side compartment of the extended cab on a 03 s-10. so I'm not to worried about the looks. i was planning on building a platform for them, then encloseing them in. And finally puttin the box clean up to the wall, thus removing the sign of these cells, nothing against them. its just that i dont like to keep them out in the open for everyone to see.not the most attractive thing in my opionion.

oh one more thing. i found these cells for a little over $100.00 a peice shipped to my home. is that a good price, or should i keep looking?

*Butthead/on*   Caps SUCK   *Butthead/off*

*Beavis/on*     hehe yeah ...  they suck   *Beavis/off*

LOL, just kiddin' ... but they aren't the first choice ... a cap should be the last thing to try.

As an earlier response mentioned, a cap is a band aid.

Upgrade the Alternator's charge wire, the Battery neg terminal-to-chassis wire, and ground the alternator to the chassis. Use 0/2 gauge cable, since you are using 0/2 to power the audio system.

If you are still having power delivery problems, get a better Alternator.

Damn - I nearly forgot the most important thing...

noakes75 - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!! If it wasn't for you guys doing that, we wouldn't be able to do this.

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I suggest this:  those amplifiers have fuse ratings that are far above the serviceablity of the amps.  With a 160 amp alternator, your car has approx. 125 amps available for the sound system (at desert cruising speed, of course ;).  Now, you look at how you have this system set up...are the amps being loaded at lowest ohm load?  If they're capable of 1 ohm, for instance, and you have them loaded at 2 ohms, the fuse rating should be cut approx. in half.  So instead of the generous 90 amps protection one amp has, it should need only 45 amps of fusing.

Same with the four channel amp...if you have 4 ohm loads attached to it instead of the 2 ohm limit, the fuse rating should be cut in half.

An alternator upgrade can come after the system is installed and set up.  You should see if that is a necessary thing to do when that time comes, and in the meantime get your system up and running.  What's the worst thing that can happen? 

Good Luck!