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    Is anyone running 550 watts rms in a protege?

    I have a JL 250/1 and 300/2. My car's electrical system seems to take a crap when the stereo is used (variable 12-25 amp load usually), even though it has no trouble with a 40 amp continuous load from a/c and lights. Just wondering if anyone has been fine with this car's alternator...
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    does the front end have a sway bar?

    I might be mixing up parts here, but I was wondering if the front end had some type of sway bar like the red racing beat one in the back? I know there's a brace under the hood over the battery terminal, I was just wondering what the suspension should look like in the front. Just got my car...
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    matching paint on repairs

    whenever I had my damaged bumper replaced the paint they used seemed a lot less metallic and shiny than the rest of the car. is it not possible to match the exact black mica paint?
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    Battery performance, guys?

    I have 2 amps that are rated for 550 watts rms combined. In reality I draw about 12 amps of current with my listening habits. My stock battery died so I replaced it with an 800amp cold crank autostart battery. This one seems to suck. If I play the music more loudly (not to the point that...
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    could pcm reflash be causing low battery?

    I don't know what's been causing my car's battery to perform so badly. The voltage reads 12.7 when I check it and the alt. reads 14.5 volts. I'm just fishing here....the problem started after I had the dealer reflash the pcm, so could there be something wrong with the power regulation?
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    Yippee! my car won't start...

    The problem started with the stock battery. I upgraded to a 700 amp cc battery and still, sometimes my car will barely start. I don't know if it's the battery, the starter, the alt. or anything else. It's such a transient problem. The battery reads 12.7 volts and the alt 14.5 volts and with...
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