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nice setup. i like the cut down 102" whip as a stinger - we had to do something like that too on my friend's MM. i like the mount on the bar - if i had the skills and equipment, that's something i wish i could do myself.
3300HP - good radio! should have plenty of output and swing to drive a volted 5-pill.
your stock alt and single batt might be taxed kinda hard. it's not too hard or expensive to upgrade the alt - you can either go aftermarket or stock rewound (cheaper, as long as you use your original as a core exchange).
some of the more hard core guys replace their a/c compressors with additional alts, some even go so far as to have custom brackets made, use serpentine belts from mustangs, and run three or more alts. if you don't have one already, an optima yellow top or blue top might help you with a long keydown if you're limited to a single battery. lots of folks here have added additional batteries under the hood as well.
a rewound alt. and optima yellow top have served me well for years, but i'm nowhere near 800w, much less 1K.
re: check engine light- as you speculated, it's probably due to RFI. your box is kinda close to your computer, and a box that size probably generates a fair bit of RFI when driven hard.
the Connex probably isn't the problem, i've been using a tuned SS3900GHP for years near the dash of a 98 T4R w/ no problems. if you had enough distance, you might be okay. i ran a six pill in the trunk of a maxima, and in the rear cargo area of the T4R, w/ no interference, noise, or check engine lights. ground, ground, ground.
just my .02 on the RFI. nice setup!
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