Thread: Gonna upgrade my subwoofer setup

Originally Posted by tc300

L M F A O!!!! Are serious bout that..?!? Your goal is to hear it out side the car??!!
Just make sure you get a box built around your cars cabin gain... Will a sound good and if the whole system is tuned correctly you will be able to hear outside the car and some! :-)

tc300, I bought my car from Friendly Chevrolet in Springfield lol.
yeah im the type of jerk that goes around pissing off everyone around them

600 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (1,000 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms), 500 watts RMS x 1 at 1 ohm

this dont make scense to me, but if the 2 ohm rating is 1k, it would be a good match for those subs. keeping it safe that is

Originally Posted by Jteske88

600 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (1,000 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms), 500 watts RMS x 1 at 1 ohm

this dont make scense to me, but if the 2 ohm rating is 1k, it would be a good match for those subs. keeping it safe that is

It was one of the suggested amps when I was adding the 4ohmDVC Type R to my wish list. That amp may have been created for those subs, I noticed the mrp500 gives out 500 watts, which is half of what this amp is.
I'll probably order everything in a week or two, but gotta hit up Custom Sounds to see about a box.

Originally Posted by Jteske88

600 watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms (1,000 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms), 500 watts RMS x 1 at 1 ohm

this dont make scense to me, but if the 2 ohm rating is 1k, it would be a good match for those subs. keeping it safe that is

I believe that Alpine amps are not 1 ohm stable

but for the price of that alpine you could get a bigger amp such as some i posted and save some monies lol

if your gonna pay good money for a box dont go to them, theyll sell you a prefab. look on cl for a box builder to build to specs to get the most out of them. cause you get a prefab cheaper at a best buy

I was wanting their box because of the color option. I don't trust people to build me a box. Plus I know a few ppl up there, thats why I got $50 off the stupid wiring harness lol

nice job, let me know how it goes. just dont like em, felt like there trying to jew me at all points.

Originally Posted by Jteske88

nice job, let me know how it goes. just dont like em, felt like there trying to jew me at all points.

That's the point of a sales job. Luckily I pointed out the pricing is cheaper online and he worked with me. If the box is more than 110 i'll just go to Audio Tech across the street

Make sure your battery and alternator can handle the extra load. Mine with just two 12's amplified at 400rms, is making my lights dim when they hit hard.

Originally Posted by Oxfire

Make sure your battery and alternator can handle the extra load. Mine with just two 12's amplified at 400rms, is making my lights dim when they hit hard.

Thats what a capacitor is for.

Capacitor will not help, after the first hard hit from the sub its depleted then your battery is being relied on for the extra demand of the sub, once your battery is drained your hooped. Best bet is to upgrade the Big 3 wires and a stronger alternator instead of a capacitor.

Originally Posted by tod1d

Capacitor will not help, after the first hard hit from the sub its depleted then your battery is being relied on for the extra demand of the sub, once your battery is drained your hooped. Best bet is to upgrade the Big 3 wires and a stronger alternator instead of a capacitor.

That's what I'm looking to get done. Need to sell a whole bunch of mods first to acquire some capital though.

i have about 2k in my car and get maybe a volt drop on my setup, but then againi have big three done in 2/0 gauge wire and run of 2/0 to the back also. only thing he needs to do is upgrade is current power wire and grounds. with the amp he has there wont be an extreme draw

I'm satisfied with my 4gauge lol. it fits through the fender

yeah? just remember, smaller the wire the more draw, more draw equals more heat, more heat equals problems for you. And we know your not good with problems lol

Originally Posted by Jteske88

yeah? just remember, smaller the wire the more draw, more draw equals more heat, more heat equals problems for you. And we know your not good with problems lol

lol well i should be fine

hope so too lol, like i said any help im here.

thanks, hopefully it'll all be just plug n play again. I just gotta make sure I wire the subs up correctly, I blew a voice coil in a p3 last time I tried. I had a horrible diagram of figuring out how to wire it up lol.

rockford had wiring diagrams, and the type r's are pretty straight forward