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Legendguy19 
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Posted: June 21, 2003 at 12:03 AM / IP Logged  

Ok here is my system layout. I have 2 eclipse titanium 12s gonna be run by an extant x1001 and two sets of diamond audio hex 600s separates run by an extant x604. I am gonna have a farad cap for each amp also. My head unit is a pioneer deh-p930 (the one with 6.5 volt outputs).

Now for the wiring for it all, I know for RCA cables I want the Monster XLN Pro cables, the 2 channel 5m cables and the 4 channel 5m cables. But my question is what wiring for my amp should I get? I want good stuff as you can see by my setup. I dont know exactly what to do i was gonna run 2 gauge and then split it to four or should I start with 4 guage? I dunno, if anyone wants to help contribute tell me exactly what things I should buy and where I can get them, whether it is an entire kit or different parts let me know, I need your guys help!

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Posted: June 21, 2003 at 6:48 AM / IP Logged  

probably you'd be best off starting with a single 1/0-gauge power cable at the battery, and within 18" put a 250A ANL fuse.  Then run the rest of the 1/0-gauge cable back to the trunk and to a fused distribution block.  From there you'll use a 125A ANL fuse each for two 4-gauge outputs.  Then, on each output you'll run one amp, but the caps will go inline between the distro. block and the amp.

Ground cables should be at least 4-gauge for each amp and cap, but you can run the ground cables all to a single UNfused distro. block, outputting a single 1/0 gauge ground cable to your vehicles' chassis.  This makes for a cleaner install and also if your car's chassis is laid out funky it will prevent any ground loops.

A single remote turn-on wire from the pioneer's amp remote connection, can be run back to the trunk where the amps are;  at that point you can split that wire and run a separate remote wire to each amp.  This will definitely work for 2 amps, but anything more than that and you'd want to consider using a relay instead.

They say in the x1001 manual to use 1/0-gauge power and ground but that is absolutely a bunch of crap because right before that they say the amp requires a 120A fuse.  For the few feet that you'll be running 4-gauge wire (from distro. block to amp), 4-gauge will easily pass 120A of current.

You don't have to necessarily get those particular brands and products I mentioned, but I just used them to provide an example and a good explanatory picture.

Also remember if you intend to push this system hard you should really think about getting a high output alternator cuz the amount of power you're talking about here is WAY more than any stock alternator could handle.  Your capacitors may help a little bit but they can only do so much before your alternator starts to get strained.

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