Put a little system in the Bonneville Yesterday
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12" 1500w Alpine Type R powered by a 500w RMS Hifonics Son Of A Boltar amp. Wired to 2ohms. but my wiring is junk and i have horrable voltage drop, with barely any bumps, hopefully tonight ill be getting a Optima Gel Cell Battery, and all new wiring to solvee the problem...
12" 1500w Alpine Type R powered by a 500w RMS Hifonics Son Of A Boltar amp. Wired to 2ohms. but my wiring is junk and i have horrable voltage drop, with barely any bumps, hopefully tonight ill be getting a Optima Gel Cell Battery, and all new wiring to solvee the problem...
Also, the Type R is 500W RMS isn't it?
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Need wiring bad!
yes the sub is 500w RMS. My wires are horrible so i think that'* the problem. I'm using a 10gauge plastic coated copper wire for a temp power wire. And it only has about 15 thick strands in it. and my ground is a 6 foot long in-home extension cord with the ends cut off. lol. don't judge me. lol. It was just to test these amps i bought. i tested this amp with 2 12" old school Type R'* in my buddies Janky Chrysler LHS and the amp performed great with little voltage drop. and the amp pushed those type R'* hard at less than 1/2 gain. But in my car i turned the amp up all the way and wouldn't bump that hard in a big ported box, and the amp would cut out when i turned the volume up more. Keep in mind. I didn't drive around with the amp playing like this. I don't want to damage the amp or kill my alternator. I was just checking it out. Our cars should be similar when it comes to charging systems and electrical.
Need wiring bad!
Need wiring bad!
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im not using that wire anymore.. it was just test wires. Ive always liked Hifonics equipment. And like i said.. It was hitting 2 type R'* HARD with less than 1/2 gain and bassboost off. So itll be fine with my 1 Type R


