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by smoker » Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:18 am

veggie-man wrote:i know this isnt my thread but i was wondering... why does it matter what the head unit is? cant you just take an adaptor and get the signal from that?

you could but lets assume for the moment that he was running a stock head unit just for a worst case scenario....then lets assume that everything else is good...still no bass........could be that there is phase shift with the loc or that one channel is wired incorrectly................

by High Society » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:50 pm

Bigger wire

1. Alternator positive to battery positive
2. Engine Block to Chasis
3. Battery negative to chasis

by raw9283 » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:25 pm

what is "the big 3"

by bad84ss » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:25 pm

thanks everyone

by High Society » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:23 pm

at 2 ohms off a directed 1500d


If you are running over a 1000 watt rms, you will want to upgrade your electrical system. You will fry that amp soon due to low voltage. Do the big 3 and you should gain a hefty amount of spl.
Amp is powered fine with a 1.5 cap giving extra power
If you are on a stock electrical system, this is taking more power away. And they are pretty much useless.
box is just a standard sealed box
Get a ported box, built to the specs of the type R's and then they will be shining.

by GlassWolf » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:02 pm

ported box, and vent the package shelf to couple the air between the cabin and trunk areas.

by veggie-man » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:21 pm

smoker wrote: what head unit are you running?
i know this isnt my thread but i was wondering... why does it matter what the head unit is? cant you just take an adaptor and get the signal from that?

by Darthness » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:16 pm

the cap is not "giving" extra power.

You consider vented boxes, even if its the ones that best buy sells (apparently they are built for type-r's though)

by bad84ss » Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:09 pm

Amp is powered fine with a 1.5 cap giving extra power. My subs are facing to the back of my car and the box is just a standard sealed box bought at hhgreg. I have a clarion DXZ845MC head unit. Im going more for SPL. I listen to rap

by TechSys » Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:36 pm

What kind of music you listen to? What are you going for SQL (quality) or SPL (pressure)? Is the enclosure you have prebuilt or built specifically for the subs?

May be a lot of questions there, but they come in handy when trying to help in situations like yours.

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