HO alt. or batt.
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: July 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Topic: HO alt. or batt.
Posted By: wrathchild281
Subject: HO alt. or batt.
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 11:13 AM
hey you guys i went to a supercross race and kicker was there with there cars and stuff and i was asking one of there guys who was there marketing manager about stuff. He said it is a misconception that u need a big HO alternator and that you would buy fine with a stock one. He said that the trick is to rewire all of your factory wiring and change it from 8ga wire to 4ga wire adn that would do the trick. He said if anything the next thing is he would do is get an extra battery before i get a bigger alt. Does this sound correct?
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Posted By: oonikfraleyoo
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 11:34 AM
Will a bigger gas tank make your car go faster? Then how will a bigger battery give you more power? It won't. It will give more storage. Storage that you don't need unless you have a HO Alt. to supply power. Upgrading factory wiring is always a good idea but there is no misconception about HO alternators. ------------- Nik
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Posted By: wrathchild281
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 12:07 PM
alrite thanks alot. So now if i do get a HO alternator will i need another battery as well?
Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 12:13 PM
Kicker man was on krack...You've heard the sayin... "it takes power to make power" Well, to get "POWER" you need a huge generator (alternator)...the power needs to start somewhere!! Then get your extra storage (batteries)
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 12:19 PM
He was from Kicker, after all, and they don't sell alternators. Did he tell you a big huge capacitor is your answer? Or maybe a couple of their square woofers?  ------------- Support the12volt.com
Posted By: wrathchild281
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 12:26 PM
no he told me if i bought a solox 18 then it would help the rest of my subs get more power from my amps.
Posted By: c3d
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 1:27 PM
If you get a bigger alternator, you dont need a bigger battery, unless you want to operated your system while the car is not running. but it is a good idea to get a deep cycle battery, and try not to connect more than 1 different kind of battery together
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Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: March 20, 2005 at 7:31 PM
If you have a HO alt already a deep cycle battery is always a good idea. That way you can put the car on acc. and play music at partys, shows and whenever else you wanna listen to music on your system, but arent driving anywhere.
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Posted By: ty
Date Posted: March 21, 2005 at 1:48 AM
That is hilarious, a marketing manager from KICKER trying to give electronic advice, and what he said about the solo was priceless. Just goes to show you some people selling audio equipment do not know what the heck they are talking about.
Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: March 21, 2005 at 7:01 AM
so if you hook up a solo-x 18 to a battery then maybe it will help the alt. hmmmm
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