Looking for some advice from some pro's out there. I am running 3 Kenwood KAC-X1R Amps to 6 12" subs. As well as 2 Kac-x4r to the Highs. I have 2 Kinetik batteries, a Hc-1800 in the front, and an Hc-1400 in the rear. I am also running a 20 Farad Tsunami cap. I have a Stinger pt#7921 H.O. Alternator. All this going in a 2-door Yukon. Ok now that you know most of what I am working with my question would be how should I wire this for maximum voltage to the amps. The second batterie is located at the rear of the car. I know the big 3 for grounding and have bumped them up to 2g. What size power wire from the front batterie to the rear hc-1400? Should I ground the rear batterie to the chassi and frame? or follow Kinetik's instructions and run it all the way upfront. I am hoping to avoid having to run a giant wire all the way to the front of the truck. And what do you recomend to go from the rear batterie to the cap that is maybe 3' away. Cap has 0g power and ground input and 3 4g outputs. Amps take a 4g input on power and ground. Also should I ground the amps to the chassi or ground them to the batterie 2' away?
I dont think I am worried about an isolator because the system never runs without the truck on, but I do have one if I ever need it.
If your system is never playing with the truck off, then why do you have a second battery?
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Im not a pro but I would ground the rear battery to the rear seat pivotal mount bolt and run the ground wire to your amps as short as possible. I use a red top in the trunk and I actually threw away my 2 RF caps, they just look pretty thats all. (Short grounds)
The bigger wire you can afford, the better. Bigger wire = less resistance and less resistance = better current flow.. or "maximum voltage" as you put it.
I'm no pro either but I wouldn't use an existing bolt for a ground location. Take two seconds and get down to some bare metal by yourself and make a good ground. The same rule applies to grounds.. better ground = less resistance and less resistance = better current flow.
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