Need More Power...!

[M87NER]

Hey Peeps,

After doing a boot build and fixing everything up ive got a drainage problem...

i.e driving steady at 30/40mph with the music up loudish and when the bass notes kick in it pulls my car back at each note..its taking power from my car's engine GDI !

Whats best to upgrade? Battery or Alternator? Or both of course but will one just work?
voltage drops down to ~12.3v on deep notes.

Thanks

Rich

 

[truss]

is it standard batery?

 

[nightflight]

Try it with your interior lights on, if they dim then come back up full, you need a power cap.
If they dim and stay dimmed then a bigger better battery/alternator is in order

 

[Jimski]

I still havent seen this damit! Sounds as though you should have kept that cap mr m!!

Although Speedy Hire are doing good rates on generators at the moment



Jimski

 

[M87NER]

yeh its still the standard battey, probs need invest in a bigger ampage one.

yeh interior light dims but this still dimmed when i had the power cap installed, got rid of the power cap though as heard they dont do much and i just did the big 3 instead,

not running stupid power atm... 1200watts rms mono amp and a 280watts rms 4 channel amp so wont need much of an upgrade.

 

[Icecavern]

Power Cap will make things worse.

What are you running? If its decent kit installed properly you shouldn't get issues like you're describing.

Pete

 

[M87NER]

Power Cap will make things worse.

What are you running? If its decent kit installed properly you shouldn't get issues like you're describing.

Pete

im running a single 12" Orion HCCA 12.4 sub powered by a JBL GTO1201.1
JBL 6x4's in rear JBL GTO6508C componants in front powered by JBL GTO504 4 channel amp and a 3 way active equalizer.

all installed by me so its a decent install....

think maybe my battery is slowly discharging as on idle it sits holds 13.8 volts where few months ago it holded 14.1 volts.