maby a capacitor

i jam everywhere i go. today while driving i pushed in on my clutch to change gears and my stereo completly lost all power and shut off. it came back on when i released the clutch and started driveing again. ran out of power. should i get a capacitor or a better car?

Maybe is the correct spelling. As for the clutch affecting the stereo, well I doubt that the clutch is the actuall cause. It could be from a number of sources, a bad battery or alternator in the vehicle, poor wring in the vehicle from the factory, poor stereo installation.

And really without first finding out what RPM the stereo dies at, if it runs fine at idle, which part of the stereo actually lost power or died, then there is no real way to help you.

it plays just fine as long as the alternator is turning. the battery is less than a month old. would a capacitor help any?

Nope no capacitor. Wouldnt do anything, Sounds to me if the stereo completly shut off, its a problem with your headunit, What all equip are you running? I myself would start by checking the obvious, where is your power source and ground for the headunit? When you pushed in the clutch, did it pull on or pinch a wire? After that instance, i would start looking farther down the line towards amps. ALSO just my two cents, I've found that caps dont do much, I would rather add a larger altinator or second batt before installing a cap. I've been in the audio business long enough to know they are highly overrated

from what i have heard/read on the12volt.com capacitors dont do anything at all, they just put more strain on your alternator, because capacitors dont actually produce power, they just supposedly hold extra power for the next bass hit... i say bs, cause most bass is so rapid that there isnt time for the cap to store any "power"

Actually that is true and untrue, They do hold power for large quick loads, BUT they charge very fast. Making them work, to a point. But you are correct on saying they do put a larger load on the alt. and also they dont solve the problems that most people think they will. I stand by a rule that once you install a second batt, larger alt, then you can use a cap, as long as its above 10 farad, anything smaller is worthless...1 farad caps are just for looks, no purpose

since were on the subject, I want to put a way bigger alternator on my truck, the stock 90 amp isnt big enough, if i put a 200 amp alternator on my truck, will it effect any of the wiring? i know i need to upgrade the battery/alt cables, but i dont want the excess power to damage anything else

The only thing i have noticed throughout the years is that your feel line going from Alt. to battery might need upgraded. I usually just either run a second line in 4 guage. Or i upgrade it totally to 2 guage. Its just for good measure. But i'm sure it helps. everything else should still be regulated by the factory system.