I'm looking into a cap and my installer recommened the alumapro 5 farad cap.. just wondering if anyone has had any experience with these

 

Haven't heard of that one, but "they" say that .5 farads is sufficient for every 500 watts you have. Alumapro may be good, but I don't think you need 5 farads.

 

I have one, 15 farad cap from them. Works great, probably is overkill though.

 

that your car sitting in audiomobile? =p.. was there on sat getting compustar installed

 

I do car stereos for Tweeter and we usa alumapro caps on all of the big jobs we do they work flawless and are simple to install. I would say it is worth every penny, even though they are a little pricey . What amps are you running though you may not need a 5 farrad cap?

Anthony

 

heh, Alumapro cap is the way to go. I have the 15 farad and I ran the Memphis Belle off it powering a MTX 12" 9500 woofer. Lights still dimmed on the car etc but the bass loudness went up 1.2db when I installed it in the old car. (measured with the new sensor connected to laptop, so its legit.)

I will be installing it in my G this weekend with whatever I decide to put in the trunk. I think its worth it because it is much lighter than a complete Optima or whatever battery and it still does the job of providing the quick power to the amp when the amp needs it most.

Good luck

Adrian

 

No Cap Can Replace An Optima- Get Real. But Those Alumapro Caps Are Really Clean Looking. Good Connectors, Good Weight, Really Clean Voltage. No Drops In My Experience. Go For An Optima First If Its A Money Thing, But Both Are Ideal If Your Pushing 2000+ Watts. Otherwise You May Strain Your Alternator And Electrical System.

 

I agree with you, Im not saying that its a perfect replacement for an Optima. If you have the money and you dont care about the space or weight, GET BOTH!

Adrian

 

Used Alumapro CAP5 and Optima yellow top in my last car and it worked great. Ran JL 300.4 and 500.1 with no dimming of any kind under hard use.

Hope that helps.