Amp pronblem

[Starpulse]

Firts of all i wanna say hi to all in the community, since im brand new to this forum i hope i can help as much as i can, well i have this question i bought this 2000w amp for my ford tempo 89, I did all the connections , wich i suppose they where ok, i wired directly from the batt to the amp, and the car doesnt starts at all, is the amp too much for my old car??

[Haibane]

You probably killed the batt, I just did that. Went and bought a optima yellow top

[Starpulse]

ok thanks, and how exactly did i kill it?? and how much does and optima cost?

[Haibane]

Optima costs about 160... I don't have clue how I killed mine to be honest, aside from the fact that it was old.

[Starpulse]

thanks ill check on it

[PaulD]

the manufacturer weighs stuff like performance, cost, reliability, ect ... They only put in an electrical system that can worst case scenario plus maybe 10% or so. If you add more than like a 500-600 watt system, you risk drawing more than the car's electrical system was designed to handle. Batteries give out after a while, if it's more than like 3 years old - you are often better just buying a new one if it starts dying on you.

[Starpulse]

Thanks PaulD im actually gonna buy another batt, thanks ill keep you guys informed on what happened...

[Navy I.C.]

double check your batt term. is tight