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funkadelic

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Posted: November 07, 2005 at 3:33 PM / IP Logged

I have a 1985 Cutlass Supreme and I am running a Kicker zr600 for my subs and an Eclipse 4-chanel for my mids and highs. I was told by a local installer that I needed to run two power wires to power the amps.

Is this true?

Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks,

FUNK

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ss-installer

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Posted: November 07, 2005 at 3:40 PM / IP Logged

run one 4 awg wire back to a distribution block, then 8 awg from block to each amp.

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funkadelic

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Posted: November 07, 2005 at 3:46 PM / IP Logged

I have a 1986 Cutlass Supreme and I was told that I need to run two wires to power two amps. I have a Kicker zr600 to power my amps and an Eclipse 4-chanel to power my mids and highs.

Does anyone else have any ideas about this?

Thanks,

FUNK

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Posted: November 07, 2005 at 4:54 PM / IP Logged

Yes, follow the advice you were given as well as read the grounding sticky as it will apply to you. Look at the fuse values combined of both amps. If it is above 90 amps, consider going to a 2 gauge power line and then to a distribution block, split to a 8 gauge to the Eclipse amp and a 4 gauge to the Kicker amp.

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Posted: November 07, 2005 at 6:53 PM / IP Logged

funkadelic wrote:

I have a 1985 Cutlass Supreme.............I have a 1986 Cutlass Supreme

What model do you have now?...wait, let me guess. 1987?

Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.

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funkadelic

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Posted: November 08, 2005 at 9:10 AM / IP Logged

Sorry about that. It was my first post and my finger slipped. It happens......

Anyway. I got things to work with 2 power wires. I was just wondering about how efficient it would be.

Thanks for the input.

FUNK

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Posted: November 08, 2005 at 12:14 PM / IP Logged

I find this funny, in the "why did you even bother to ask this question if you were just goign to do what you were goign to do anyways" way...

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