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Ive got a 05 abyss M&T and im looking to get more power out of my system. For bass I want a 6.5" Kicker CVT (150w RMS) powered by a PowerAcoustik Gothic 420w amp (bridged to 190w at 4 ohms).I will be completely removing the stock sub to mount the kicker in the stock location, hopefully it will fit without serious modifications. My question here is will removing the sub provide the additional power to the speakers or is the stock amplifer set up for 4 channels at some wattage and 1 channel at another, is this adjustable?I also want to replace my door speakers, something that will add a bit more punch to my midrange with either a 6.5" kicker KS or DS series speaker.My speaker question pertains to whether or not the power from a head unit (such as the sony cdx-gt930ui) add to the power of the amplifier as it powers the speakers? I read that the stock "200w" amp only does between 17 and 25w rms/channel and that seems really low.

You would be FAR better off removing the stock amp and running an aftermarket 4 or 5ch amp... you would get more AND better power overall... It doesn't have to be a lot of power either, but it would most certainly be more and better power... Removing the sub will NOT provide anymore power to the other speakers, no... If you had an actual amp rated for 50x4 you could bridge 2ch of it for the sub, run the fronts from the other 2ch and run the rear speakers from the HU... That's my recommendation..