would this be a decent audio system?
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would this be a decent audio system?
been doing lots of research on setting an audio system up for my 1980 ford f 150.
the items i have picked are as follows
pioneer 7800 mp head unit
infinity reference 5761a 6 channel amp
infinity kappa 63.7i door speakers
infinity kappa 693.7i 6 x 9 speakers behind seat
q logix boxes for the 6 x9
q logic truck box for a single 12 inch sub
infinity perfect 12.1 sub
street wire amp wiring kit
2 street wire patch cables
I think after talking with crutchfield thats everything i need, hoping thats a decent setup
i have one major worry with this upgrade, can the charging system handle this? the truck already has been upgraded to a msd ignition and an electric fan, it has a 60 amp alternator.
Any help would be very appreciated
the items i have picked are as follows
pioneer 7800 mp head unit
infinity reference 5761a 6 channel amp
infinity kappa 63.7i door speakers
infinity kappa 693.7i 6 x 9 speakers behind seat
q logix boxes for the 6 x9
q logic truck box for a single 12 inch sub
infinity perfect 12.1 sub
street wire amp wiring kit
2 street wire patch cables
I think after talking with crutchfield thats everything i need, hoping thats a decent setup
i have one major worry with this upgrade, can the charging system handle this? the truck already has been upgraded to a msd ignition and an electric fan, it has a 60 amp alternator.
Any help would be very appreciated
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okay i can do that i actualy dont have an optima just a 1000 cranking amp interestate in there as the motor is like 12/1 compression lol. and just want to toss this out there, thank you kcidmil for all your kind help with this project.
Originally Posted by kcidmil
I think the only thing you'd need to add is a aftermarket battery. Optima Deep Cycle (Yellow Top) would be the way to go.
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stock charging system, just new stuff running a 1000 watt clarion right now, and at one time i had over 3000 watts of subs in there, no problems.
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I put a 130a on an 85 351HO. Check your local rebuilder. The larger case required mounting it lower on the motor with a different size belt. Also changed to a slightly smaller pulley for more idle charge. Worked great for me.
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Originally Posted by CBFryman
No sotck chargin system is going to like 3000 true watts, that is over 200a of current draw. 
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okay after talking to the crutchfield rep he recomended i go with a infinity 10 inch sub over a 12 as he felt it may be a tad overpowering as i wasnt into hearing the bass 5 blocks away just wanted a nice bass with a clear sounding system. so switched to that, everything else i listed is the same except i also ordered the sirius tuner . and really all i can say is crutcfield was very help and offered allot of discounts. would highly recomend them to anyone. its all ordered whooot 
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Originally Posted by chrono4
never said I ran it all the time, it was just to see what it would sound like. It was a clarion 1000 watt on 2 12's audiobahns, 1 1200 watt sony on a sonny 15 and i think it was 1250 4 channel bridged too two chanel on 2 10's. It didnt fry anything amazinly, and that was on a 14 year old alternator. Now I'm sure if I ran it for any more than a song or two running it whatsoever I would have ran into problems, just saying I've done it......
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Take it as you wish, I was just stating that I've had that much "peak" power in the bko, and didnt have a problem. Any regular consumer amp is going to be over rated until you get into the big boys.