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crest factor of typical pop/rock: 6-10 dB
efficiency of typical class D amp: 90% (best case scenario, 80% is more likely)
Voltage: 13.8v
Contour Alternator: 130A when functioning perfectly.
At first glance, it would be appear to be impossible that the factory system would have enough juice to power a 3000w amp:
I = P / E
Amperes = 3000w / 13.8v
Amps = 217A
But, that is not considering all the power wasted as heat.
3000w / .9% = 3333w, but more realistically, 3750w.
Now we are looking at even a more difficult load.
A=3750w/13.8v
A=271.7
Impossible you say?
Not really, assuming that clipping is not occuring, you are looking at an average of 300w with the amp running at full volume levels. 300w/13.8v = 21.7A or 27.2A when factoring in the efficiency.
So, with very conservative set up, and no clipping, the factory electrical system will easily handle the load caused by a 3000w amp. But, if you are playing test tones or heavily compressed music or test tones and clipping the amp to it's furthest extent, you can easily approach 1500w being produced on average. The factory system can NOT by any stretch, support the amplifier producing that power.
All that being said, is it possible that a less than surfboard sized amp can be a legitimate 3000w amp? Absolutely. Is it likely that this particular amp is anything more than a 1000w-1200w amp when bench tested? Not really.
"If you are flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit"
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
Originally posted by SteedaSVT:
How big is this 3000watt amp? Can you surf on it? 
HAHHAHAAAAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! Funniest post by Steeda EVER!!
Mark
You could surf on my old 3200 watt
~Alex
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MUST SELL!!!LOCAL:
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When my Nine.1 in a 1 ohm load hits on certain songs for some reason my Voltmeters(ya i have two of them) both drop below 12 volts with the car running.... 
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Originally posted by CarpePoon:
Im not touching this thread with a 10 foot pole
Originally posted by carolina brand:
you just did anyway what got in your trunk
Read the sig  I said I'm not touching this thread because every time audiobahn gets brought up Steeda and I tend to go into a uncontrolable rage and blood vessels in our foreheads start to pop.
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Alpine: CDA-9835, MRV-F540, MRD-M550
PG: TANTRUM-X 6.5 COMP all around.
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Diamond Audio?! Those suck.... the competion down a dark and nasty alley and beat them with a half broken milk crate.  Man, I miss Diamond Audio Sub. 
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Originally posted by STRYPED BS:
Diamond Audio?! Those suck....
the competion down a dark and nasty alley and beat them with a half broken milk crate.
Man, I miss Diamond Audio Sub.
Me too.. A friend of mine has a pair of Diamond 12's. The original box was too big for his Vette so I put 'em in my Lincoln for a couple months until he got a box that would fit. Man I hated giving those back. 
Right now he's got those subs, a Directed 1100d amp, and....the stock Blose speakers driven by a Pyle-of-crap DVD monitor he got on eBay. Aside from the bass, it sounds like total ass. It's good at rattling windows and annoying the hell out of people at stoplights, though.
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I've got more Audiobahn Bling than you can shake a stick at in the Coug..  I'm quite happy with the results and its quite overwhelming. as far as my CSVT I'll be adding a small system to it.. debating right now if I wanna try out Kicker in there instead from all the continued hype..
Crispy
99 Cougar - Arancio Atlas/Grey Graphite Pearl Custom Widebody
98 CSVT - Silver Frost #4014/6535 - Born 10/21/97
98 CSVT - Silver Frost #4085/6535 - Born 11/10/97
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Originally posted by NVMYSVT:
Audiobahn Bling
Funny how well those words go together.. as opposed to "Audiobahn" and "quality" or "value" or "SPL" or "SQ" or "highschool parking lot".... oh wait, that last one goes well with it also.
Damnit, I told myself I wasn't going to touch this post... Owww
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Why not Rockford: T210D2/T210D4???
Well snow is coming!!!
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