The system right now is only at 1,000 watts (2 alpine type R's 12 inch 4-ohm subs with two alpine mrp500 amps for each) but I will be adding around 600 watts to it later, so the system will be b/t 1600-1700 watts

Ok so I upgraded my battery to a HC1800 from Kinetiks, and my lights still dim. What do you guys recommend that I do next? (Big 3, H/O Alt etc)

 

get a capacitor

 

yes a cap helped my headlights from flashing. but i also got a new battery at the same time so its either one or both

 

i wouldnt put 16-1700rms into type r's, and theres only like 3 people on this site with the big 3 done but its a cheap way to help with voltage drops. i dobut you need a H/O alt though. you could also get HID's becuase they dont dim....just cause your lights are dimming dosent mean something is necessarly wrong though.

 

x2 check the voltage and see what it looks like

brick im trying the best i can... lol ill get the big 3 done sometime, maybe

 

you need a flux capacitor

 

run both batteries in parallel

 

unless u want 24 volts of pcm frying goodness i would wire them in parallel instead

 

lol whoops. note to self: should not answer auto questions when buzzed

 

yea 24v to your electronics will double the output of your altenator, i have everything in my car wired in series

i actually did the small 3 upgrade, i removed stock wiring and added in 16g speaker wire because the more resistance = more avaliable amperage

 

lol did you make sure the connections were frayed and loose for the extra resistance as well?

lol its ok drink one for me bro

 

look into a larger wire from the under hood fuse block to battery. i tested my 09's alternator to put out 184 amps when warm so im sure most of us watt 2000 watt and less Rms suuld be fine on a stock alt with proper wire upgrades.

 

184 huh?

what rpm?

 

I was talking about adding another amp, forgot to say that lol. So what your saying is to do the big 3, then get HID's? If so What HID's do you guys recommend?

 

the standard 2000 rpm...thats what the VAT45 claims i would much rather see it on a VAT40

 

no way 184?

**** ss/sc's are rated at 105

 

x2..

 

there underrated my build sheet claims 115. the full size trucks are rated at 145 and almost all put out over 200. equinox's are 105? mabe and they'll put out 160's.