Ok, so im driving along and then an all to familiar sent smacks my nostrils. electric smoke. now if i turn the amp on it clicks on for a second and then turns off with a little bump from the subs.

Check the fuses in the amplifier.

Double check all wiring, and connections.

When I drove to Bfest, the amp in my car was on for probably 8 hours that day, after 7, it went into protection mode from overheating in the trunk. Mine'* right by the passthrough. Opened it up, and made sure the rear vents were pointed at it and on, and it was fine after that.

did that

did that

its had a whole day to cool off, and it was only on for about 5 minutes.

Did you try disconnecting it from the sub and turning it on. If the sub is completely fried the amp will also go into protection mode.

didnt try that... hmmmmm....