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thank ya egg
would i be safe in estimating 1/3 of the peak as a constant draw? if so im looking at 41amps with the addition of a 500w amp for mids and the second of my two 10s added run off the 1000w.
1500w/3= 500w/12v= 41.66A constant. still safe with a 50amp but close to the line if additional load is put on. i know my nissan 60amp fits with a few washers added and a longer bolt, going to throw that on just to be safe and pick up a new battery asap

thank everyone for the input, sorry to be a pain with the questions

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride

To be honest, the peak rating is just a number. They could claim that the peak rating is 50,000 watts and the RMS rating is 500w, and the most it'll do is around 500w.

The total impedance of the speakers per channel will dictate if it can even reach the RMS. A lot of amps will claim to put out 500w at 2 ohms, but the amp won't be rated at 2 ohms continuous usage. If you're running one sub per channel, and your subs are 8 ohm speaker (like just about every other sub) then the MOST you'll pull is about 150w.

I wouldn't worry too much about your charging system. More amps is good if you can make it work, and if you want to make sure it'll keep up at idle, you can swap the pulley for a larger one so it'll spin faster at idle. A good battery will solve your problems.

Stay with the 50-60 amp units. The stock luv wireing will not handle any more, also that is about the limit for the standard single V belt drive system you have. Higher usually requires a double belt system or a serpentine belt drive type system to handle the extra load without slippage.

thanks again egg
if its run this long without dying it should be okay a while longer i guess
would like to change out the pulley on the 50amp so i dont have a problem in traffic, seems like much less of a pita than rewiring a system designed for use with external reg.

just to get the info i have out there the subs are 250w rms/1000 peak jbl gto1004d models, 4 ohm
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_743 ... 1004D.html again not the very top of the line but they have a good owners rating and the sound quality is good for the terrible box its in. with the pair and a properly sized box im sure it will be much better.

im wanting to add 4 kicker 6 1/2 speakers and a pair of tweeters, i hate that i can barely hear anything over the bass, makes for much less enjoyable music. being near portland means i get to go to outrageous audio for whatever i need http://outrageousaudio.com/ great place for anything car audio. we set my buddys truck up with a pretty nice sound system for under $300 there, going to talk to the owner about my specific setup and needs for everything, i figure he will know exactly what i need and have it there waiting for me

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Luvless
1980 Mikado-Sold.

1993 Lexus SC400 my Daily
2004 Yamaha WR250F my new love in life
2016 Toyota Camry my girls ride