reptile

Hey guys,
just noticed this when I bought it yesterday that my amp kit has a 20ft power wire from 4 gauge to 8 gauge whereas I thought I was getting a 4 gauge 20 ft cable. I wanted to know if the kit I got would be okay for my setup. Basically I have a 4 door civic EX sedan and will have 2 12" MTX subs with a 2 CH Sony Xplod amp (1200 watts peak, 500 RMS mono). I also have a Power Acoustik 1.5 farad capacitor. So is what I have currently (4AWG to 8) sufficient or should I got for something that is 20ft 4 gauge straight?

bobthebrat

Well first off, how long is the 4 gauge part? and how long is the 8 gauge part?

reptile

Oh you know what, I just realized after reading the back that it's 20ft 4 gauge and then 8 feet of 8 gauge power wire, so I should be good?

bobthebrat

Yup, you should.
Just use the 4 gauge if you really want to. Your car is plenty short enough.
But your amp doesnt look like it takes too much power, so it should be able to handle the 8 feet of 8 gauge ontop of that.

Toddyboy

iTrader: (1)

Man you want the 4 guage i have 2 of those amps and they suck the power the thicker the wire the better

rmorris003

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sounds like you got a multi amp kit

M.C. Ryan

Sounds to me that you have 20 feet of 4 ga power and 8 feet of 8 ga ground. Is the 8 ga a different colour than the 4 ga?
I would suggest getting a short piece of 4 ga ground if that is the case, it's always best to have the same size ground as your positive.

bobthebrat

If it's the same kit I have installed in a explorer, then it's a multi amp kit. Has a distro block and everything.
So it has seperate wire for the ground.

Toddyboy

iTrader: (1)

is it the scoshe kit from Wallyworld if so the ground is only 8 gauge and the power is 4.

zinger002

iTrader: (1)

another haha is that its not 4 guage and its not 8 guage. its 5 guage and 9 guage.
thats what i got from wallyworld.