New Owner with an Electrical question

[W8nonu]

Is there anyway to tell if the electrical system has been upgraded from stock on a 2005 Magnum 2.7L. The vehicle has a lot of audio gear in it and I wanted to make sure it was up to par.

Thanking You in Advance
-W8

My Intro thread:
New Member Here From Atlanta

[Greg095]

Upgraded as in wiring?

[W8nonu]

Originally Posted by Greg095

Upgraded as in wiring?

More or so on the lines of:
I am wondering if I have a stock battery in there. Same question for the alternator. The reason I ask is because I have to replace the battery (car has been sitting for 2 years) And I have no clue how the electrical/charging system is on a Magnum or what it can handle.

[Magmania]

I am by no means an Audio dude. I am completely stock in that area.
Give this a day or two for the experts to chime in.
I know that we have some heavy hitters on here when it comes to Audio upgrades.

I have no idea what the stock battery rating is, or even if it's consistant from Maggie to Maggie.
I don't think that I have heard of many having to upgrade the alternater but the battery - yes.

[Greg095]

Originally Posted by Magmania

I am by no means an Audio dude. I am completely stock in that area.
Give this a day or two for the experts to chime in.
I know that we have some heavy hitters on here when it comes to Audio upgrades.

I have no idea what the stock battery rating is, or even if it's consistant from Maggie to Maggie.
I don't think that I have heard of many having to upgrade the alternater but the battery - yes.

My thoughts also Dave.

[W8nonu]

Originally Posted by Magmania

I am by no means an Audio dude. I am completely stock in that area.
Give this a day or two for the experts to chime in.
I know that we have some heavy hitters on here when it comes to Audio upgrades.

I have no idea what the stock battery rating is, or even if it's consistant from Maggie to Maggie.
I don't think that I have heard of many having to upgrade the alternater but the battery - yes.

Thanks a lot for your help.

[Bigal470]

battery is in the back under the sub floor kind f hard to tell if the battery was replaced unless its an ultima or something like that you would also see bigger ground wires stock is like 8 gauge not to big at all as for upgrading the alternator not really possible the only other available is for the Police Version which brings the amps up a little bit...

take some pictures of the battery and post them it will be easier to tell if its stock or upgrade

[W8nonu]

Originally Posted by Bigal470

battery is in the back under the sub floor kind f hard to tell if the battery was replaced unless its an ultima or something like that you would also see bigger ground wires stock is like 8 gauge not to big at all as for upgrading the alternator not really possible the only other available is for the Police Version which brings the amps up a little bit...

take some pictures of the battery and post them it will be easier to tell if its stock or upgrade

Thanks i will be taking some pics in about an hour

[Chutsk10]

My bet is the alternator has not been changed (based on the lack of other alternators on the market for the Mag). And if you need a new battery anyway you may as well go for a good one. Kinetic seams to be well favoured around here Kinetik HC Power Cells

The stock system handles fairly well IMO, I have 2x12's and a 500W amp with no issues, but 500watts is not really much. Generally for better preformance go with a new battery or two and upgrade that ground wire!

Just red your intro thread and with all the audio stuff in there I bet the previous owner knew what he was doing and the electrical should be fine once you get a new battery. . . If not add a second battery and see how it works.

[W8nonu]

Thanks for all the advice. I bought a new battery and everything is fine. Chutsk10 you were correct the previous owner knew what he was doing. Now to get it registered and a tag. I will post some pictures after I wash it in the morning.