Ok so i have a 96 integra and the battery is kinda small. I was just wondering if i hook up 2 12" rockford fosgate 1000 watt each sub and a 1200 watt amp to a 1 farad capacitor would that be enough not to dim my lights while parked in a parking lot or driving? Or do i need a 2 farad cap?
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Me a noob? I think not! Haha yeah actully i am.
Mods: All stock, for now. Hooked up the stereo though.
Capacitors in a car audio system have a real purpose, and its not to prevent your lights from dimming or take strain away from your charging system...
Traditionally, a capacitor is used in a car audio system to minimize voltage drop at the amplifier and thereby improving transient bass response at moderate to high volume levels.
A capacitor is simply a storage unit that has the ability to discharge very quickly in bursts to supply the amplifier with sufficient power during these peak transient signals.
If you are using it for dimming headlights, it is considered a "band-aid fix." The real solution is a more powerful alternator.
Ok thanks i did not know all of that. But that makes me want one more now haha. But would a 1 farad rockford fosgate digital cap be good then for that system?
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Me a noob? I think not! Haha yeah actully i am.
Ok thanks i did not know all of that. But that makes me want one more now haha. But would a 1 farad rockford fosgate digital cap be good then for that system?
in all honesty.....a caps a cap. so ya....a fosgate digital would be fine. 1/2 farrad to every 500 watts rms. 1 farrad to every 1000 rms.
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93' Dx coupe: MOTOR B20B/ GSR, Crower 404-2 stage 3 cams, heads been remilled and port & polished, 5 angle valve job, ARP headstuds, DC Sport 4-1, Magnaflow hi-flow cat, Magnaflow mandrel bent cat back, Gear Speed carbon coated syncros, clutch masters stage II clutch, Zex 75 shot wet, Unorthodox crank pulley, Venom fuel pump, RC310cc injectors, P28 tunned w/ Crome Pro.
ICE JVC Double Din, (in lower JDM console) Rockford Fosgate Power Series 800/4, MB Quart Qs 6.5" , 12" fosgate P3 shallow mount flushed in the floor of the trunk, 1 Farrad digital Monster Cable cap, all JL wiring, fully dynomatd (firewall back), Kenetic deep cycle battery
Another thing that really helped me was upgrading to a Optima Yellow Top. Unfortunately I don't think Optima is making the Group 51R's anymore so they might be hard to find, but I can run my stereo for an hour+ and she starts up beautifully.
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Ok so i have a 96 integra and the battery is kinda small. I was just wondering if i hook up 2 12" rockford fosgate 1000 watt each sub and a 1200 watt amp to a 1 farad capacitor would that be enough not to dim my lights while parked in a parking lot or driving? Or do i need a 2 farad cap?
damn u tryin to blow ur car into pieces??? i was rockin 2 12's with 1000 watts split so 500 a piece in my old 84 cutty. and it started to shake apart.
Mods: Civic-i/e, Full system. GSR-work in progress but will be nasty when finished
another good fix for dimming headlights is upgrading your factory grounds. if you just take 4 gauge wire and replace your engine to ground, battery to ground and alternator to ground you will notice a significant difference in your electrical components
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