Getting a cap soon.., Advice? Options

[95STCelica]

I was going to get a 1.0 Lightning Audio Farad cap soon because my lights dim real bad when my bass hits and i def. dont want to destroy my alternator..anyway toe point of this topic is..has anyone got one..any ideas? i was going to deal with crutchfield.com because their customer service i think is the best.

how hard is to hook one of these things up? And do i need to get a new alternator if i get a cap..i was under the impression you did after reading another thread in here somewhere

(if this has been topic'ed before my bad, i searched but got no result)

[6gsillyca]

yeah I got one from Ebay (Power Acoustik 4 Farad) just got it installed today, drove a little and noticed my headlights not dimming anymore and super easy to install, just power from battery to cap, then power from cap to amp. and ground the cap.

i'll post pics soon

make sure you ground the cap in a seperate ground from the amp. for mine I sanded down the 2 bolt-holes for the read seatbelt buckles ( the part that clicks).

I am running a 1200W system, have a 1.0 digital cap (stinger) and after i had installed my battery my amp crapped out. There wasnt enough power in the amp to keep the alt regulated properly. when it died i had it rebuilt with beefed up internals (rotor/stator). even now, with my 1.0 cap and a 115A alt my light still dim on hard hits.

IMO if you want a good system get a good battery (optima) and a higher output alt. Capacitors are just "band-aids" for high power systems.