Little bling, schwing, and ZING!!

[rocketw19]

if you look at your alt. it will have the amps engraved on it stock is 145amps.

[MONSTERMATT]

hey txsut nice cornerfinding!!

[kodiakz]

Humm, if it is Delphi, is it 145 amp. You could likely take that to a local shop that builds alts for limos/abmulances and have them gnarl it up to say 200 amps or 230. Make sure they do diodes, stator, regulator, etc all heavy duty. It will probably run you about $150 but it will be bulletproof and you know it will fit just fine

[NJ H2]

Nice battery setup!
Did you have to do anything special to mount them like that?

[kodiakz]

I just took out the stock tray, removed the side studs from one of the yellow tops, and dropped them in. I fabbed a quick bracket to hold them until I can have my welder make a fixed one.

[kodiakz]

We sell the red and yellow tops from Optima. I believe the yellows are around $100 ea. Tough for even three of them to keep up with the current your system can draw--you should have a capacitor bank of some sort and a beefy alt to handle the demands.

[rocketw19]

ya i just got my truck back from the stereo shop i forgot to ask the cold crankin amps on the battery but it is huge like 2 regular bats. i also have a 5 farad(sp) capacitor. and my battery meter just moves back and forth when the base hits for a long time. i am only runnin 1450watts of JL. if you try to power thoes subs with a stock alt. im sure it wont last long.

[kodiakz]

I think 145 amp is largest Delphi makes. Aftermarket parts can build that alt up to 200 or even 300 amps reliably. If your volt guage drops a bit or the lights dim when you are listening to system, you should upgrade it or the batteries or both (I think you mentioned that you had aux batteries--if so then get yourself a multi-farad cap like Fosgate or Phoenix gold makes).

[rocketw19]

thoes amps used to be real good but i couldnt tell you if they still are. im not into it that much anymore. but i can tell you your gonna need more power to push thoes 12s im gonna guess at 300watts per 12 min. but probably best at 400watts.

[Sportsdude]

Nice Ride! What kind of HID lights do you have?

[kodiakz]

The regular headlight hids are here: http://www.xenondepot.com/product.php?product_id=37e:
The drls are converted over to hid using a standard foglight and a 9006 bulb.

Humm This, Phoenix gold amps are definitely not what they used to be. I would be looking at JL, Kicker, PPI, Fosgate, and if you want to go all the way, look at the Zapco 9.0C. That is bar far the most powerful amp I have ever dealt with!!! One of those amps can easily put out over 4000 watts, but you must upgrade your alt as they draw intense current!! I would say two or three of those for 12 subs and they will here you in the next state!

[kodiakz]

Man, you drive a rig like that with that badass enclosure and now you're on a budget!!! lol You could use 2 of the Zapco amps (yes, they cost over $1k ea, but NOTHING else will come close to the power and damping ability of the 9.0 period). They are also insanely low as to the load they can handle; we have run them down to 1/2 ohm no problem and no overheating. PPI is precision power (now owned by DEI) and their newest amps have taken on a lot of the abilities of their old school offerings. If you do connect 4 subs to one amp, just be mindful of the load (ohms) and the ratings of the amp you choose.

Hey Alec, would that qualify as a 'fissed'?

[kodiakz]

I would say the best bang for the amp buck would be the Kicker 1200.1--2 of those would also provide ton of power for your woofage.