97 Intrepid amp wire route
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Topic: 97 Intrepid amp wire route
Posted By: Warrior420
Subject: 97 Intrepid amp wire route
Date Posted: July 24, 2005 at 12:27 PM
Hey im looking for a amp wireing rout for a little D.I.Y amp hook up.. and when i pop this hood it seems like it will be really hard to drill a whole anywhere on the firewall.... .. the cars to low to look under.... If you have a route that would awesome!
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Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 24, 2005 at 12:40 PM
Thats a 97 Dodge intrepid...
and do you recomend a new battery for the car when i hook up the amp?.. because the one i have is old and slightly corroded
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 26, 2005 at 3:43 AM
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 26, 2005 at 8:03 AM
What gauge are you trying to put through the fire wall ? If it's only an 8 gauge try going through the driver's side steering wheel gromet ( if this year Intrepid has it ).
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 26, 2005 at 5:43 PM
i guess i can look at it... ill be using 8 gauge i guess.... depending on the wire kit i get.... i was told that i needed some kind of compasitor becuase ill be pushing like 2000watts and ill screw something up with that kind of wattage....and i was told a compasitor or a high output altinator... is this true?... and if anyone has anyother ways ( prefurably easy) to get that wire through to the back of my car that would be awesome
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 26, 2005 at 7:59 PM
If your running 2000 watts, your going to have to use 1/0 gauge to a distribution block. 8 gauge will heat up so fast on you that your going to smell something burning and it will be the carpet on fire. The easiest way to get large wire from the front to the back is to go on the outside of the vehicle and run conduit to the back on the under carriage of the vehicle. This may seem like a lot of work, but it saves putting a 1 " hole in your firewall and also saves you hassles of running under the carpet through the back seat and into the trunk.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 27, 2005 at 12:31 PM
ok so i think ill be using 4 guage.. becuase ive decided on buying my friends 1600watt amp... hes been using 4 guage and it dosnt get hot at all.... but about the cap?.. will i need one? or does my car already have a good altinator
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 27, 2005 at 11:22 PM
Some installer say yes and some say no to a cap. It's all up to you. It does help in my opinion, but other's say that to spend the money on upgrading your alternator instead.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 28, 2005 at 10:32 AM
so if i dont get a cap... its still going to be ok right?...
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: July 30, 2005 at 4:41 AM
i dont want to fry my carpet of my battery and i was wondering.. with a 16k watter... while car engine is turned off... how much should i play radio?.. will battery drain really fast?
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 1:01 PM
Warrior420 wrote:
so if i dont get a cap... its still going to be ok right?...
If you get the " disco light " effect, then use a cap or upgrade to a HO alternator. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: Warrior420
Date Posted: August 03, 2005 at 11:55 AM
oh man i havent even gotten the amp and i got the "dico effect" for my new deck.....ok i think ill get a new battery and a HO alternator
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