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OK I have a 00 Dodge intrepid R/t. My system is pioneer filpout, 2 PG 15.0:1 amps, and four 12in eclispes. I have a yellow top in the trunk with two circuit breakers. And two 250 amp wafer fuses. My question is which alt should i upgrade to and how many amps for my car. And should upgrade the power wire to the trunk too 2ga or 0 ga. Rigth now i have 4 ga. One of the amps I just got so it is not in the car for now.For the alt im think about Mean Green or Ohio generators. Which one would you choose and what amp would be best for my car. Thanks Erik
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Erik, Ohio Generator makes some good alternators, as does Stinger. Get the largest one available that will fit. What is the combined total fuse rating of your amplifiers? This points to the alternator that you should be looking at. Definintely upgrade the power and ground wire to 0 gauge. Read the grounding stickies at the top of the forum as it applies to you. The power wire from the front to back needs to be 0 gauge and fused at each end.
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How can I find the total fuse rating for my amps. For the power wire right now i have from the front to a circuit breaker to the back to and one more. And off the back battery the fused dist block. Wolud this still work for my new setup. Thanks
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The fuse ratings for your amplifiers will be in their product literature.  It sounds like you're protected at both batteries, so this is correct.
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The fuse rating is 2 40amp fuse. Would this be rigth
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Yes, so 2 40 amp fuses gives you 80 amps max draw.  I see no apparent need to upgrade your alternator, or the power wiring for that matter (4 gauge is fine).  Consider the big 3- do a search if you're not sure what this is.

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Posted: December 01, 2005 at 6:33 PM / IP Logged  

http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801

I found this geepherder. What gauge of wire use i use. And i should be able to connect the pos and neg up to the battery terminals by the engine right. Cause my battery is by the right front tire.Thanks for the help geepherder


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