To upgrade alternator or not ?

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Dec 23, 2005 | 11:46 AM

sirsleepsalot

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Hey guys...

Dunno if you can help me out here, but I'm planning on getting a 500W RMS system approx in my car.

Should I be worrying about getting a new alternator ? I doubt I'll ever be playing it really loud in the first place, but I dunno... I'm really new to all this.

Dec 23, 2005 | 11:51 AM

sirsleepsalot

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Forgot to mention, the car is a 1999 Hyundai Sonata GL 4 cyl

Dec 23, 2005 | 12:15 PM

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No you shouldn't need a new alternator. You shouldn't have any problems with only 500w.

Dec 23, 2005 | 01:57 PM

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u shouldn't have an issue but if you are really worried u could look into getting a power cap to curve the draw from ur alternator it will be cheaper than upgrading

Dec 24, 2005 | 01:31 AM

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I'd recommend a larger battery eg:650CA marine starting (stock one is tiny) and upgrade the ground connections(big 3),4 guage will be sufficient with a 500w amplifier.