What happened to my car

Could be your alternator and/or battery.

Something similar happened to a friend of mine...But he had two 15 L7s and about 2000 rms pushing...He tested the subs after installing them and his car died during the first bass note cuz the voltage dropped to around 7 volts lol...He soon fixed that though...

so either have your alternator checked/check voltage drop during idle/or go ahead and get a HO alt lol

 

Your computer probably tripped because of low voltage. A new alternator would probably fix it.

 

First check for voltage drop...

Then upgrade the big three as in:
-Wire from alt. to battery(make sure to fuse it)
-Wire from battery to chassis
-Wire from engine block to chassis

After doing this, Then see what happens and if you really need a new alt.

But first get your alt tested.

 

If your system is pulling a lot of voltage. it could have starved your fuel pump. most fuel pumps wont work with under 10 volts. Just something to think about.

 

NO!!!! You won't get the full output of your electrical system without upgrading the big three.

Many others here will agree....Do the big three first...you'll be very surprised.

A new alternator without the big three? If you wanna go this route why don't you just buy a 100 farad cap.

Also use no less than 4 gauge for the big three.

 

100 Farad cap!!!!! LOL!!!!! I would plug it into the wall first to make sure it is charged !!!!!!!!!!!! Followed by setting it in a bowl of jello brand pudding placed in your trunk, dont worry about hooking up the wires to it, osmosis will alow the current to find its way to the amp on its own, but dont forget the jello brand pudding, chocolate works the best


The big three should be done on ANY vehicle that is running a amplifier, besides making life easier on the amp, it alows the alternator to give all that it can to the battery. 4 Ga. is plenty big enough for a stoclk electrical system. 8Ga. will work in a pinch also.........

 

I have always used tapioca pudding in the past with no negative affects...Guess I'll try chocolate next time. haha

 

The big 3 should be the first thing you do. If not it is like using a garden hose for a fire truck. Guess what?... Only a little bit comes out. You dont get a different firetruck you get a bigger hose. (Dont I sound smart now?)

A HO alternator is useless if you dont do the big 3.

 

Well first check your voltage and how low it drops.

Check the voltage with the ac/heat on, head lights on, stereo up.

If your lights stop dimming than you really don't need a HO alt...But go ahead and get one if you got the cash.

So are you now a believer in the big three?