February 28, 201015 yr Does having anything thicker than 1/0 gauge really gives a noticeable improvement?Is it worth going 2/0 or 3/0?Where do you get this thicker power/ground cables?
February 28, 201015 yr Author it's not noticeable for daily use. If for competition use, then it's likely.Knukonceptz kolossus cable is like 2/0.Stinger makes 3/0 but is very expensive.you can go to weldingsupply.com to get up to 4/0 but you must remember this-welding cable may oxidize because it isn't tinned and will take several years to occur.also, the ampacity chart on their site is NOT for electrical use. It's for arc welding so don't assume their wire is the highest rated wire in the world.
February 28, 201015 yr Author i didnt take any.. i was too busy watchin movies in my car, lol.I'll get pics of my build in a week or two... i'm still changin the port around.
March 4, 201015 yr Author ok, had time today to get the REAL basic meter specs off my new wall i built since i never had time to do it.I don't have an official meca stand so i gotta do everything in the kick for a consistent reading.This is with no deadening, no bracing, no precise tuning, CAR OFF and voltage well under 12v pulling ~800A of current off 1 D3100 and 1 D5100 (~175aH)My headrest to kick score is 2-2.2db difference last time i checked.Kick score off 320A of fusing- 155.7dB\Head - ~should be at least a 153.0dbUsing 3 15s and 3 AQ3500dsLast score with old wall-4 15s and 4 AQ3500ds Tuned with car ON at head- 153.4db :) Looks like i'm right where i was last time... but with no tuning, deadening, bracing...I got's me some work to do, I'll be getting a head score this friday night.
March 4, 201015 yr Right on bro I'll bet it brought a big smile over your face after the disappointment at Carl Casper.
March 4, 201015 yr Author yea man, the night before casper, my termlab must have been on crack cuz all the readings it was giving me was literally pissing me off because it made no sense.
March 5, 201015 yr Author this is JUST for the amps :) each run is gonna be less than 3 ft. I don't think i'll have a voltage problem... not with 100ft of wire
March 7, 201015 yr Author Anybody wanna see what over $4,000 worth of AQ amps look like?I'm about an hour or so away from installin em into their enclosure so i can secure them to my false floor in my Scion tC.It's gettin dark so i'll have to take a flash shot of em, hope it turns out good.I wont have any wires ran to them tonight, i'll do that tomorrow i guess.
March 7, 201015 yr Author man... u know how many 12v batts u would need!16v all the way baby! less weight and more power!
March 8, 201015 yr Author Ok here they are. I already spaced them out after takin this pic. I'll "try" and install them tomorrow but.. 120lbs of amps n mount isn't light to carry by yourself.
March 8, 201015 yr Author no it's not, i'll have to space them out later. Unfortunately, i don't have alot of space to do that either. I'm only gonna be able to space them every 19/64th of an inch, that's just over 1\4" per amp.Luckily, i'll be running them at 0.7 ohms now rather than 0.3 ohms...Even when running them ar 0.3, they didnt get all that hot on music.I'm running them at 0.7 now so i can gain my efficiency back since my division is based on fusing so i need all the efficiency i can get.
March 12, 201015 yr Author this is what happens when your amps don't have line outs and u gotta do everything the old fashion way...Now, this is what happens when i install them-The final pic will come soon... just gotta go take it.
March 12, 201015 yr You should do the consecutive remote turn on like I said. That would be cool to see one amp come on right after another instead of them all coming on at once. I saw this thing in person and those amps look crazy stacked like that in his hatch lol.
March 13, 201015 yr Author i tested at 152.2 then i taped around all subs and all 90degree corners and did a 153.4 biches,heheim still not tuned... but i got the official headrest stand now
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