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Old Jun 10, 2005
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amp cuting out

I got a problem with my new car audio set up. When I am driving the car my 4 channel amp will just start to cut off, the sound get really low and gargled but comes right back on again after about 5 sec. It does it every 3 to 8 mins. I have a 4 gauge wire coming from the battery to the distribution block. The 4 gauge runs to the trunk and splits there to two 8 gauge wires one goes to the 4 channel and the other to the 2 channel. I have tired hooking up the ground to a bolt under the back seats, the one on the passenger side that hold the back side panel in. I have also tired hooking it up to were the spear tire bolts up. I have taken all the paint off both places so it is just the metal. Both amps ground to the same place. The ground wire is 8 gauge. I have replaced the battery with an optima battery and replaced the 4 channel amp. They sys works fine as long as the car is not moving, I can seat in my drive way with the motor running all day and it never cuts out and can even rev the motor no problem but as soon as I start moving it will start to cut out. If I just run the 2 channel amp and run the speakers off the radio it works fine. Any one has any clue what could be wrong?

It's a 2005 civic ex
250 watt 2 channel amp
1000 watt 4 channel 80 x4
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The amp is probaly overheating and shutting down. Once it cools a bit it starts right back up. My fosgate amp does that when I bump it too much. More so when it's hot outside. I need to add a auxilary fan to help cool it down. I was thinking of using a pc chip fan and mounting it behind the amp to extract the heat.
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If it was over heating i would have the problem even if the car was not running or moving. I only have the problem when i am driving the car. It plays fine as long as the car is not moving.
 
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