bass problems

[ryanbgb22]

im running 1600 watts at 2ohms and my sub is 1200 rms my lights dim a little bit. back when i was running my sub underpowered with a crappy amp my lights dimmed much more, but this really isnt bad on anything besides the alternator right? And I also have a 1 Fared cap/

[cardude007617]

maybe ur cap isnt enough, i know its 1 farad per 1000w

[Jake]

Not just a cap will stop your lights from dimming. The biggest improvment I saw was getting a Ho put alt. So in MY experiences HO alt > back up battery > cap.

[notsoaveragej0e]

My buddy had a grand am and cracked his spoiler with his system. It wasn't anything outrageous, but I would watch it, especially since you say yours is moving already. His rear view mirror also fell off completely, and he had some bad rubbed out spots where the trunk lid hits the bumper cover.

[cardude007617]

but, if u only need a little help, a cap is the way to go

[gobraves00]

tighten your lisc plate screws as tight as you can, grab ahold of the 2 bottom corners of the lisc plate, and ever so slightly bend the plate some so that it wonttouch to the bumper.i bent mine while the system was on so that i could bend a little at a time.problem solved

[cardude007617]

how much stress can ur spoiler take?

[Jake]

A lot... Like I said, easy way to stop rattling and problems such as that, turn your box around and have it facing you not the trunk. It wont hit quite as hard but you also will have a lot less rattles because all the air isnt being pushed right at the trunk.

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by cardude007617

but, if u only need a little help, a cap is the way to go

Capacitors just put more strain on your alternator. Adding a cap gives the alternator another load to charge along with the battery and other electronics. Yeah, it may keep your lights from dimming but your amps will be recieving slightly less power and in the long run it's harming your alternator more.
If you only need a little help, upgrading the 'big three' is the smarter thing to do.

Sorry this is off the main topic but I think capacitors are unless they have really low ESR ratings than in that case they're kinda useful.

[Jake]

x2 on what Bryan said, I've never had any positive experiences with caps nor have my friends. My buddies lights were dimming, so he got a cap, ended up spendin about 100 bucks, did absolutely nothing. ---->IMO<---- I think caps are kinda useless.

[cardude007617]

mine was 60 and i can swear the bass hits harder and the car doesnt seem as labored

[Bryan]

It may hit a little harder and more solid on heavy bass notes but it'll continue to harm your alternator. It also gives your amp less power (nothing noticeable really) since the alt is now charging the capacitor there'll be a small drop in voltage to the amp.

[cardude007617]

i dont know, it always reads the high 14.xs when the car is on, like 14.8

[cardude007617]

would tossing some dynomat on my trunk lid save my spoiler? haha

[AznGA]

People that have cracked spoilers, how many watts on the sub(s)? How loud do you crank it up?

If subs are that powerful to crack the spoiler, I would be more worried about my ears........

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by cardude007617

would tossing some dynomat on my trunk lid save my spoiler? haha

If you open up your trunk and look in each upper corner theres little rubber bolt things that rest right by the tail lights when the trunks closed. The more you loosen them, the taller they get. If you loosen them as much as possible making sure you can still close the trunk, the trunk will feel wayy less vibration. Less vibration on the trunk = less on the spoiler..I think

[Jake]

Your not gonna break your spoiler dude.

[Bryan]

x2.

[Jake]

Just someone saying the spoiler broke from a system is a new thing to me, Ive never heard of that happeneing.

[cardude007617]

ok so pretty much dont worry about the spoiler breaking, its a 1 in a millon event