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can my 8 gauge power 500rms amp?


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id sean 
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Posted: December 22, 2011 at 8:20 AM / IP Logged  
The Scosche wire is usually 100% copper unless it is from their "e2" line.
Personaly, I would just head down to your local car audio shop and pick up some 4 gauge.
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8g is plenty for that amplifier. If you can cut off a few feet, that would be great.
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i think ill do that. right now i am powering a rockford p1 8" rated for 150rms but my alpine mrp500 pushing 300rms at 4ohms to it. its sound good and have a nice thump , been running like a champ for 4 months . im looking to upgrade to a alpine type r 8" but my amp would be putting 500rms on 2ohms
the 8" type r is only rate for 300rms.. do u guy think it would be a good idea to push 500rms on the little type r? it ran fine on my rockford p1 with double the power recommended, is the alpine built tuff to handle more then its rate rms?
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That 8" Type R will handle the 500wRMS with no problem, as long as the box isn't too big.
If it is in a ported box, you'll need to make sure the sub-sonic filter is set to at or right below the tuning frequency of the box to avoid over-excursion below port tuning.
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Also, do yourself a favor and research the wire you're going to need, and get the right size. Out here where I live (Seattle) I have yet to find a store that doesn't misrepresent their wire sizes. So, one of the first suggestions was 0awg. The reason for that suggestion besides electrically making sense, is that you always get the last thing you'll ever need. And when you buy your wire, make sure your 0awg (example) isn't just 4awg in a big fat jacket. That would suck to have everything calculated out to .3mV just to find out that the wire you bought isn't the size you thought it was.
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