When the subs start to sound bad, pop your hood and carefully touch the amp power wire. Is it hot, or warm? Now open your trunk and do the same for the ground wire. If these are hot, your power wires are to small and/or you have a bad connection. If the ground is hot, look for a loose or bad ground connection. If the power wire is hot, make sure its tight on the amp and battery. If it is, then you need to upgrade to 4g. When I wire my cars, I run at least a 4g wire. This way if I ever want to upgrade to a bigger or multiple amps, I don't have to go back and redo the power wire. I normally run 1/0 power to a distribution block, then whatever the amp calls for at that point.