May 18, 200917 yr I'm not familiar with that.. what exactly is it for? A capacitor is basically a small battery. It stores power from your car battery, so when your subs hit, it doesn't pull that extra power from the actual battery, it pulls it from the capacitor. If you've ever seen someone's lights dim when their subs hit, it's because they don't have a cap. If you REALLY want to help out your car, the next time it's time for a new battery, by an Optima Yellow Top battery. They are great for car audio.
May 18, 200917 yr I got JL's come on. It's not all about the bass... If your components are crap, having bass is no good playa.
May 18, 200917 yr A capacitor is basically a small battery. It stores power from your car battery, so when your subs hit, it doesn't pull that extra power from the actual battery, it pulls it from the capacitor. If you've ever seen someone's lights dim when their subs hit, it's because they don't have a cap. If you REALLY want to help out your car, the next time it's time for a new batter, by an Optima Yellow Top battery. They are great for car audio. Mine does that, I planned on getting one but never got around to it and don't wanna put anymore money in it. It's pretty annoying.
May 18, 200917 yr It's not all about the bass... If your components are crap, having bass is no good playa. I got Memphis speakers all through my car on the inside, they rock too.
May 18, 200917 yr Also, I suggest you get a capacitor, especially if you get anything larger than 10's... Waste of money.
May 18, 200917 yr A capacitor is basically a small battery. It stores power from your car battery, so when your subs hit, it doesn't pull that extra power from the actual battery, it pulls it from the capacitor. If you've ever seen someone's lights dim when their subs hit, it's because they don't have a cap. If you REALLY want to help out your car, the next time it's time for a new battery, by an Optima Yellow Top battery. They are great for car audio. Great advice, TD. Also, don't skimp on wiring. For something in the size you are looking at, I would go with a minumum of 12 guage, but probably 8 guage wire. An in line fuse would also be a good investment. A 40 or 60 amp would work.
May 18, 200917 yr Great advice, TD. Also, don't skimp on wiring. For something in the size you are looking at, I would go with a minumum of 12 guage, but probably 8 guage wire. An in line fuse would also be a good investment. A 40 or 60 amp would work. Definitely agree about the wiring... I have 4-gauge power and ground wires.
May 18, 200917 yr Definitely agree about the wiring... I have 4-gauge power and ground wires. When I had my comp. system in my truck, I ran 4 gauge hot and ground, and 8 gauge speaker wire.
May 18, 200917 yr No joke. I ran all of my own stuff, and it was a pain in the rear. I ran my stuff in my old car, but when I got the new one, I took it to my buddy's shop and let them do it.
May 18, 200917 yr How? They stress your charging system more than they help. 1,000 watts needs 0 or 2 gauge. Also run 0 gauge(or biggest that will fit) from battery to alternator, and 0 gauge on all grounds(battery alt to block) Read here on wiring and caps - http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=152355
May 18, 200917 yr Unless you have a ridiculous amount of power running, there's no need to wire to your alternator and engine block...JMO.
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