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All Night Long

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  1. It doesn't have to be loud to move air. The box could just be tuned in the 20's with a ton of port velocity and move air like that with no problem. I don't doubt at all that 1500 watts is going to put a btl at full xmax and cause it to move a ton of air. I've had 15's that were tuned to 24hz and when it played that it shook the steering wheel so bad it looked like it was going to fall off and it didn't meter that well at all. Point is just because you can move a shirt in a window doesn't mean that it's the loudest 15 ever. I bet that setup isn't doing over a 145 on the dash db drag style.

  2. I killed a stock 120 amp alt with 2 3800 amp 8d's, but that's a total of 7600 amps that were in the rear of the car plus the stock battery which was around 800. So, 8400 amps of battery on a 120 amp alt with 1 run of 0 guage will definately kill your stock alt. But hey I was 17 and didn't know any better. Just gave me an opportunity to use my lifetime waranty on the thing :) Right now I charge my stock batt which is 750amps and also a Powermaster D3100 which is listed around 2500 amps and I have a stock 110 amp alt. The alt charges the batts fine and I still put it on the charger every week for a night or two. There's nothing better than seeing your battery voltage at 14.8 volts when you start the car in the morning. Oh yeah, I haven't even done all of the big three yet in my new car either. The alt is a pain in the ass to get to so I haven't even got to run 0 guage to it yet, but stock ground is upgraded and also grounded to the engine block. What are you trying to run off of a stock alt? Because I can say that you might kill it with a huge battery in the trunk with 4 guage runnning to it.

  3. If you are playing bass heavy tracks this is definately going to happen after 30 mins. Even if you aren't the amp may be sending a somewhat clipped signal to the subs causing them to get hot. I would suggest that you turn it down some in that time period because there aren't many subs on the market that can take a full volume beating for 30 consecutive minutes and not get hot. It could also be that you have the bass boost set way too high. I would turn down the bass boost to about a quarter of the way up and then compensate the loss by turning up the gain on the amp. You are going to get a much cleaner sound this way and more than likely prolong the life of your subs.

  4. I'm not sure why you are melting the fuse blocks, but if the 300 amp fuse didn't pop then you aren't pulling 300 amps. It might make a difference on how long your wire is. Is there an extra long run in the vehicle? That may have something to do with it. If there is a long run after the fuse then that could explain why the wire is getting so hot to melt the fuse block. I like the suggestion of running another 1/0 and fusing it. I have 2 runs alone in my car for a GP pro 3000D going to a D3100 in the rear. And if you're running a T4000BD I would say you do need another run for sure. Do you see what I was saying about the 2/0? If you put in the bigger wire and fuse it lower all you are doing is restricting current, so it makes no sense to do a larger wire on a 250 amp fuse. Run two 0 guage and fuse tehm both with 250 or 300 and be done with it.

  5. Not bad at all. How are you liking those level 4's? I do have one suggestion though. I would push the box up against the back hatch of the truck and you will probably notice that it will be a lot louder that way. I'm not sure how big the aero's that you used on the box were, they look like 4". So I would put the box about 4" away from the rear lift gate and expect some increase. Try it when you get it metered the way that it is and then move it back where I said and see if there is a gian.

  6. I agree, I also have the 6000ub and it doesn't skip in my ZX3 at all. I'm doing in the mid to upper 140's in the car and the deck takes it all day. I'll know more about the exact score it's taking tomorrow. The built in usb cable is awesome for using a memory stick or ipod with.

    Scratch that. The new subs that I have are much louder and this deck is skipping like crazy in my car. I don't know what to do until the changer I ordered comes except just turn it down a little bit. I put a friend of mine's Ipod in the car today and it was awesome. I could turn the deck up no problem without any skipping and the subs actually got a little warm to where I could smell them some. I turned it down after about 10 minutes of constant beating. I'm actually looking for a deck myself that isn't going to skip in my car now, but I'm sure that the changer that I have on the way will take care of the problem.

  7. There going in a 4 Runner and i got hotshotz to build me a box design for 2 15's that will fit perfectly, but i wont have both 15's for a good while so im just gonna be running 1 so space shouldn't be an issue, but ya think 1 15 ported with about 1500 watts would sound decent?

    Sho nuff. I'd be willing to be that with 1 15 and 1500 watts in the 4 Runner you would be able to see 145's no problem, and with 2 15's and 3000 watts 150's might not be out of the question either. Go for it, and make sure to keep updated with pics too.

  8. I would do a ported box and put at least a thousand watts to the sub. It is going to work in anything from 3.5-6 cubes ported for a single 15 and double the size for 2 with 2000 watts for the pair. Is this going into a trunk, suv, or hatch? Because size may come to be an issue if you are doing a ported box for 2 15's down the road. I think that you could fit a single 15 in a ported box in just about any car, but two may be pushing it unless you have a decent amount of space to sacrafice.

  9. I would say that the Alpine is going to give you the best sound quality out of the choices. But how much sound quality can you really get out of a class D amp? :) I had 2 Alpine MRD-M605's that put out 600 watts each at 2 ohm on a RE SX 12 and it did a 140.5 out of the trunk of the Escort that I had. They put out their rated power and they sound pretty good doing it too. My next choice would be the Kicker, but for the price difference you would be better off with the Alpine.

  10. I am in need of a newer Pioneer 6 disc changer. I need one with the ip bus input and also the power and ground imputs. I plan to use it with my deh-6000ub. I would prefer that it have brackets with it to mount the changer, but if it doesn't I don't mind. I would also like one that isn't more than 4 years old too. If anyone has one they want to sell or knows where to get one please let me know. Thanks.

  11. I am in need of a newer Pioneer 6 disc changer. I need one with the ip bus input and also the power and ground imputs. I plan to use it with my deh-6000ub. I would prefer that it have brackets with it to mount the changer, but if it doesn't I don't mind. I would also like one that isn't more than 4 years old too. If anyone has one they want to sell or knows where to get one please let me know. Thanks.

  12. No problem on the coils. Where are u located at? I'm already giving a really good deal on these subs as it is. They are almost a month old and are in good condition except for the tinsel leads and a small scuff on the surround of one woofer. If the shipping is more than $25 then I can't afford to do it. I'll do $290 shipped right now, but I get to ship them through my preferred shipping method.

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