Capacitor

[sina518]

what is a good capacitor to have running 2 15's and a 1500 watt amp

[rollininstyle2004]

They are pointless and you dont need them.

[sina518]

why are they pointless

[4DRGSR]

they work only if you have upgraded the rest of your electrical system.....i.e. battery...alternator.....wiring.....try 2.0 farad at first...them improve on that to a second battery with an isolator to help support your system.....they have a purpose..but it's useless without the proper steps.....

[sina518]

gotcha

[4DRGSR]

try ohio generator for an upgraded alternator first mightbe the problem solver off the bat.......

[BanginJimmy]

before you upgrade your alt upgrade your big 3. If you are only running 1500 watts your stock should be able to handle it.

your big 3 are:

alternator to battery pos.
battery neg to frame
frame to engine block

after that, upgrade your battery to a gel cell or dry cell battery

then alternator
then additional batteries.

[sina518]

yeah i think im going to do the big three and get a svr battery

[BanginJimmy]

let me know what size svr you are going to get, I may be able to get one cheaper for you. I know I got my Stinger batteries cheap.

[sina518]

well wats better svr or stinger cause im also putting my air ride in and i might as well get a good battery b/c of the compressor

[BanginJimmy]

they are both good batteries, I'm just saying I can get them cheap

[rollininstyle2004]

they work only if you have upgraded the rest of your electrical system.....i.e. battery...alternator.....wiring.....try 2.0 farad at first...them improve on that to a second battery with an isolator to help support your system.....they have a purpose..but it's useless without the proper steps.....
Yup...i meant pointless in his situation with only 1500 watts.

Big 3 and a battery and you should be fine. My system is in the 1500ish watts range and all I have is my Optima Yellow Top and my electrical system is stable. Ill get around to the Big 3 one of these days :crazy:

[sina518]

you also drive a germen car were everything is of good quality. i drive a shity 2000 accord

[sina518]

i was also looking at the stinger website and it said the SPV35 is the battery for hondas will that be an exact fit for my car. let me know thanks

[5thgcelica]

your big 3 are:

alternator to battery pos.
battery neg to frame
frame to engine block

when you say this..you mean the gauge of wiring?... just wanting to check cause these are somethings i should do too.

[rollininstyle2004]

when you say this..you mean the gauge of wiring?... just wanting to check cause these are somethings i should do too.
Yes, you basically upgrade the current stock wiring in thoose locations. You dont have to remove the old stuff just add another larger wire run. Most people would be fine with a 4awg Big 3 upgrade. Some people choose to do 0awg, but im not convinced that large of wire is completely neccesary for most systems.

If you check out www.edesignaudio.com they have some Big 3 kits. They are slightly more than pieceing together all the wire and connectors yourself, but this way you know everything is included.

[BanginJimmy]

when you say this..you mean the gauge of wiring?... just wanting to check cause these are somethings i should do too.

yea, you just want to upgrade the factory 10awg. depending on the size of your system, you either want to add a second run of 8,4,or 1/0

[sina518]

so can you gaet me a stinger battery for my 2000 accord coupe 4 cyl and how much would it be

[5thgcelica]

sweet thanks guys..ill probably go ahead and do a 4awg set up...probably dont need it now, but it wont hurt for down the road plans.

hey..nother question.... you guys ever used any of the eDead sound dampening stuff??

[rollininstyle2004]

I have never personally used it, but i havent heard any real complaints from people I know that have it.

I use RAAMmat, check out www.raamaudio.com the owner Rick is a deadening genius, plus his prices are very very reasonable.

[BanginJimmy]

I havent used it personally either, but I have heard good things about it.