by JeremyC » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:14 pm
I would go with one of the 4 guage amp kits, that comes with a distro block with 8 guage outputs. You could even go 2 or 0 guage if your planing on going much bigger in the future.
Make sure you get one with 3 sets of RCAs, one for the sub, one for the rear, and one for the front.
Then I would get an extra set of power wire conectors, so you can upgrade the big 3.
And no you do not hook the amps power wire to alternator. It hooks to the battery +, and then your amp ground hooks to bare chassy metal. The ground is very important, and is something alot of people tend to mess up. Make sure you keep it as short as possiable, and remove any paint or dirt that might hurt the conection. I even put lock washers on all my grounds so they stay nice and tight. A wire brush atatched to a screw gun or a dremil does a real good job prepping an area before you make the conection.
As for the big 3, thats where you hook the alternator up. I like to add a second wire (leaving the factory) from the battery to ground, the alternatot output to battery + and the alternator chassy to a chassy ground (or battery ground).
I would go with one of the 4 guage amp kits, that comes with a distro block with 8 guage outputs. You could even go 2 or 0 guage if your planing on going much bigger in the future.
Make sure you get one with 3 sets of RCAs, one for the sub, one for the rear, and one for the front.
Then I would get an extra set of power wire conectors, so you can upgrade the big 3.
And no you do not hook the amps power wire to alternator. It hooks to the battery +, and then your amp ground hooks to bare chassy metal. The ground is very important, and is something alot of people tend to mess up. Make sure you keep it as short as possiable, and remove any paint or dirt that might hurt the conection. I even put lock washers on all my grounds so they stay nice and tight. A wire brush atatched to a screw gun or a dremil does a real good job prepping an area before you make the conection.
As for the big 3, thats where you hook the alternator up. I like to add a second wire (leaving the factory) from the battery to ground, the alternatot output to battery + and the alternator chassy to a chassy ground (or battery ground).