Wiring up my system

by **Peter** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:42 pm

so stinger's a good brand? where can i get fuse block from? what kind should i get? what brand rca interconnects are good? and any good speaker wires? size?

by **Gunman** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 8:46 pm

stinger is good, im sure they make one, if the most youll ever gonna do is two amps you want one that will hold two fuses thats all, im personally into monster cable, and so far im up to 1500 for their stuff, as far as speaker wire, are you going to each speaker or do you want to shortcut it?

by **nkx1** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 9:55 pm

Gunman wrote:yeah, the thing is that its apples and oranges, your playing above the rim when you get into amps like the one he wants to install.

Ouch gunman that hurts. Are u saying my amp is an orange? j/k. I think my Amps are almost comperable to the Eclipse in sound quality as well as current draw. My 4 ch. Alpine is the largest/best 4 ch. V12 Expert series that was made (mrv-f505), and my sub amp is the largest/best regular V12 2 ch. amp (mrv-1002) made for that model year of 1999. The expert series has 2 x 25 amp fuses, and the sub amp has 2 x 30 amp fuses. Anyway, just wanted to say that its not exactly apples and oranges; more like granny smith apples and red delicious apples. ...or something. :fadein:

by **Gunman** » Tue Oct 15, 2002 10:00 pm

no those are good amps, i like em, his is higher current, and can compensate for larger voltage on the inputs, that s all. gee, you guys get really touchy feely, you want a reach around to make you feel better?

haha its me against everyone, idont care bring it!

by **Peter** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 3:59 pm

guess nobody wants to bring it gunman....

anyway, what size speaker wires should i get? i was thinking streetwires, are they good? and what about rca interconnects, i want monsters, but how much are they? they have so many kinds and i cant find prices anywhere. give me some suggestions on which monster rca's to get and prices if you can. and did u get any pictures of where to route the yellow bat. wire to the engine bay yet?

by **MNSolara** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 4:52 pm

I just used 4 Awg Stinger wire on my new system. Really nice stuff. I decided to purchase the "Pro Power" kit because it included pretty much everything but the wire for the remote run to the amp oh and also the rather large ground wire I needed. The Stinger kit setup ran me $75 and the 17' Hyper Series Interconnect ran me $25.

Back in the day Phoenix Gold was great wire but I took a vacation from systems so they may be a "has-been"...no clue.

In any case...don't go cheap on wire because it'll probably bite you in the arse later on. So you have to drill a bigger hole in the firewall...big deal. Just don't forget to install the grommet the first time, like I did. =)

by **Yanks0114** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 5:02 pm

I would have to say that capacitors were one of the best additions to my system. They help soo much and look good. I have a few pics up, but many more to come. I have run 4 gauge the whole way and it seems fine so far. I will upload pics of how i ran the wires also, found a way so you dont have to drill through the firewall. My escort passport 8500 radar detector also doubles as a voltage monitor so i'm always seeing what our cars can do. The best i have ever hit is 14.1 volts. Usually i am at 13.8 without A/C and during regular driving. The big thing to watch for is when u have the system up, A/C on full, and headlights on. you can dropas low as 11.5 volts which is extremely dangerous. Do it once and do it right

by **Blaze** » Thu Oct 17, 2002 9:19 pm

yep a power cap helped me alot too, bass hits harder and lights dont dim at all

by **happy_aggies** » Fri Oct 18, 2002 1:35 pm

Pete,

This the stuff that I will be using so far:

4 Ga Power Cable, 12 gauge for speaker cable.
Monster RCA 5m XLN 201

by **Peter** » Fri Oct 18, 2002 10:51 pm

happy, im getting 0 gauge stinger amp kit and stinger hyper rca interconnects. im not sure bout speaker wire yet. what kinda amp u got?

by **happy_aggies** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 9:29 am

HU: Alpine 7894
Amp: JL 500/5 (2x100w front, 2x25w rear, 1x250w sub)
Polk Momo 6.5" Component
Polk Momo MM12 Sub.
Monster RCA XLN201
Power Acoustic Amp kit (4 Ga power, 12 ga speaker wires, etc.)

by **Peter** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 10:16 am

gunmen, u sure 0 gauge will fit in my amp?

by **Peter** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 10:31 am

Fuse Distribution Block, whats it for? do i need it?

sorry for the lame questions

by **Gunman** » Sat Oct 19, 2002 7:23 pm

yeah you dont have to worry cause your running the 0 guage into the dist. block and from there you spilt into 2 four gauge runs to each amp. no such thing as a lame question pete, jus stupid one hahahahahahaha jk with ya

by **Peter** » Sun Oct 20, 2002 12:33 am

oh, ok, so dist. block is only when i get the other amp....ok, and for the capacitor, what kind should i get? brand? 1 farad? and remember, im trying to save money... =)

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