Hello Car Audio Experts! I looked everywhere online and couldnt find the answer to this question!!?

Question

The question is- What is the limit for wattage (RMS) that a car can handle WITHOUT needing another battery, alternator, cap. , etc.??

All I have is a cd player head unit, a 1000 watt RMS subwoofer(well actually 750 but it can handle close to 1000 and my amp puts out about 1000 RMS as well), a box for the sub, etc. I have everything, but I dont have any special batteries or alternators installed. Just what came with my car which is an Oldmobile 1993 Cutlass. How are the stock alternators on these cars? Can they handle a system with these specs? Like I said I only have 1 sub but it's a power hungry monster(it's a Diamond d6) and I have not had it hooked up yet, so I'm worried my car wont be able to handle it. If it DOES happen to be too powerful for my car, would adjusting the gain be a soultution to the problem? (meaning I wont have to buy another alternator, etc...because I cant afford that at this time) Well let me know what you experts think. I really appreciate it.

Answer 1

you are fine with that

you dont really NEED another battery or alternator or a cap, but having those would sure make it a lot easier on your cars electrical system, its not like it wont work or anything, youll be fine

4 gauge wire would be the minimum id use for that

also you should consider getting a capacitor if you dont already have one, just remember to get 1 farad for every 1000 watts max