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by **spldreamer** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:59 pm

thanks for the feed back

by **OnYrMrk** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:29 am

my shop originally tried to sell me a 20farad Stinger cap...I kinda laughed in their face with that one. I told them that my stock 120a alt with the big 3 would do me just fine. I bought a yellowtop based on what I read with Kiki (GlassWolf) and I really like it. Starts my car just fine and my stereo can run awhile with the car off too. Big caps make nothing better. You are better off running 6 1F caps utilizing a brass bus bar rather than 6 20 F caps. Even 2 40F caps is WAY overkill. Ask Alma Gates how many caps she has for her car. My friend Michael Hughes is a 5 time world champion in DbDrag and he uses no caps. Don't buy into the hype, cause a cap is all that is, expensive hype.

by **Bwcad1** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:16 am

if your doing spl stick with the solox's or look at hifonics atlas squares. one of the guys on our team (maxxsonics) is doing low to mid 170s with a single solox 18. he did it at sbn and i know he was sandbaggin. but if you do get the x's buy plenty of recone kits.

by **sinister audio** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:01 am

i would say deffintly no caps at all.

by **Robert Wollenberg** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 9:08 pm

The rule was always 1 farad for every 1kw. Are you going to be running 120kw of power? we've got a diesel powered generator that runs our entire building that's only about 3k. We're talking the headquarters building with all the staff agencies. Everyone has their own AC unit plus the main AC. Everyone has TV’s, computers, ceiling fans ... you name it. You have enough capacitance to power a city. lol.

by **spldreamer** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:48 pm

what do you guys think about doing the 6 12" soundstream t4,and yeah i think your right about the caps..baybe just 2 40 farad caps witch i know might still be overkill but they look nice.....lol

by **JeremyC** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:41 am

No offence SPL, but I feel you are falling into the more is better state of mind. The guys are right, 6 20 farad caps is a little much. Not only with they add a ton of draw to your alt, but caps that large have a pretty slow discharge rate.

Yeah drop the Solos. I love kicker, but the Solo lineup sucks.

by **sinister audio** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:26 am

damn you sure like those caps dont you. how much do those run each? also i would skip the solo x too.

by **Darthness** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:18 am

thats what im thinking. he's not really drawing enough power to need all those caps. 1 farad is supposed to be good for about 1000w....i'm sure you're not going need 120kw.

by **Chris from MI** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:15 am

Darthness wrote:i wonder if 6 20 farad caps will relly do anything for you.....

I think they would just be something extra for the alt. to charge.

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