hey guys

i am getting tired of waiting on money to pay someone to do my install so i am going to do it myself

my rear hatch set up will have a ppi art series a404 4ch for my mids and highs, a ppi art series a600.2 for my stealth box. i will also have a sony xdp-210 EQ and sony cdx-c91 10 disc changer. of course the changer will not require power/grnd connections but the eq will. my question is what size amp kit will i need? 4 ga from battery then 8 gauge to the amps? should i get power for the eq from distribution block for the amps or from somewhere else? i know the eq won't need 8 ga or anything that big. thanks for the help

jman

 

id go 4 back then split to 8 from the distroblock. for the eq you can tap power at the distro block if its convenient.

check out knukonceptz for wiring

 

agreed....You will need 4 gauge wire from the battery to the hatch area. Get 2 distribution blocks that are 4 gauge in and 8 gauge out. I purchase my parts from Parts Express.

 

cool

thanks guys

let me ask another question, when doing the big 3 (changing the alt to bat, bat to starter, ground to block) what gauge wire do they suggest? may as well do that while i am doing my install

jman

 

4 gauge....2 is too much and 8 isn't enough

 

I used 2awg on the big three when I installed my new 160amp alternator.

 

man i wish i had a 160amp alternator lol.. anyway are you upgrading using the stock alt or do you have a new one? 4 gauge will be suffencient for stock and 2 gauge will be sufficient for any bigger one

 

thank you guys

i have the stock for now, not sure i am going to need a bigger alt only having 1000 watts total stock should be fine shouldn't it? thanks for the help guys i love this forum!

jman

 

if you have never done an install before, try to recruit some experienced help, two brains are better then one, btw, take your time and be patient.

 

yep yep

i have done many installs over the years but never on one of my f-bodys. so i have recruited my pops which is so ironic it is not funny! he has been telling me i was stupid/crazy all these years for the systems i have had, he is 67, me 44, but he can do anything. he doesn't know the connection part of it but i do. he is for the paitience and creative side of it. especially anything i am going to need fabricated. like installing my tweeter pods, building a proffesional looking amp rack set up for the amps eq and changer that sort of stuff. he once worked at a tree nursery and when they would need a new conveyer system, or potting set-up etc. he would go to someone that sells the equipment, take pictures, then fab it from scratch adjusting it to their needs, they cried when he retired i am pretty sure with his help my install should be tight!

thanks again
jman

 

With your stock alternator and 1000watts of power you should be fine. I ran mine with 160,000 miles on it and over 1000watts of power and it still ran well for 3 years. As a precautionary measure and for the ability to "go bigger" down the road, I stepped up to a 160amp alternator when the stocker finally gave up the ghost and then did the big three upgrade utilizing 2ga wire. Even stock my lights never dimmed and I used 4ga power with a 2ga ground I already had. The only time you would have an issue is if the alternator was starting to go bad in the first place. Then putting a system on top of that would enhance the issue. As long as your stock alternator is in good condition you should be ok!

 

cool

thanks Ian

and thanks for the killer deal on the 4 gauge amp kit!

jman