20Vturbo Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Hi there, im from the UK, and just thaught id show you my install. its in a MK6 ford escort, and theres 2 level 5 18's in the boot amps are 2 SPL Dynamics S2000-D's power from 4 Hawker genesis batteries under the bonnet, and at the moment just a stock alternator. its a bit of a different box, here r some pics. the start of the box: Baffle and port section made, with the amps test fitted pretty tight some batteries and cable Finished (nearly) i had it tested a while ago, it did a 148.1 @ 36hz pretty happy with it, but my target it 150+ looking to get the alt done asap, and hoping that will give me some gains. what do you all think? I'm surprised your "stock" alternator is still running with all of that drain, what is your alternator rated at? i'm guessing at most 120Ah? Sorry for sounding like a kill joy here but any lengthy playing will see you ruin your alternator Quote ________________________________ My current baby: '00 Lexus IS200, Preparing my sound at the moment... mods to come... [sTILL NEED TO SETTLE DOWN BEFORE I BUY MY NEW CAR - '01 Subary Impreza WRX] EX: '01 Jetta MKIV 1.9TDI, 63mm decat F/F, BMC Filter, UNITRONIC remap [sOLD] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirill007 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 ... I'm surprised your "stock" alternator is still running with all of that drain, what is your alternator rated at? i'm guessing at most 120Ah? Sorry for sounding like a kill joy here but any lengthy playing will see you ruin your alternator He said he is going to replace the alt asap. 120A not Ah, A= amps(ampere in nederlands) Ah=Amphour(ampere uur in het nederlands) I think he knows it. Quote Thinking is the root of all problems... You ALWAYS get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 the alt is 40A on idle, and 70A with the revs up lol. it should be charging at 14.4, but only does about 13.6/7 it is on its way out, and a m8 is sorting me out with another standard 1 cheap to get me through. i cant wait to get a proper one in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autruche Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 well i got a bit bored and wanted some more. moved the amps and changed the port. got an extra 49 square inches, and it is quite a lot more brutal. future plans are the alternator. thats next on my list of things to do. and then upgrade the amps. what would you guys recomend feeding these subs? i was thinking a sundown 3500 to each one. would they take more than that tho as people run those amps on the XL's. what would the Lv 5 take daily? If you were thinking of a Sundown 3500, why not email a DC dealer about a couple DC 3.5ks? They are actually pretty damn cheap for 3.5Ks. Or maybe seeing if you could get a couple of AQ 3500s. Quote Need Test Tones/Sine Waves? Click Here!My Saab 9000 build1993 Saab 9000 Aero 5spdPioneer - Zapco - Hifonics - Sundown Audio - O2 Audio - RE AudioJust Say No To Rear SpeakersJust Say No To CCA WireReal Men Drive StickHit me up on Facebook, if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 well i got a bit bored and wanted some more. moved the amps and changed the port. got an extra 49 square inches, and it is quite a lot more brutal. future plans are the alternator. thats next on my list of things to do. and then upgrade the amps. what would you guys recomend feeding these subs? i was thinking a sundown 3500 to each one. would they take more than that tho as people run those amps on the XL's. what would the Lv 5 take daily? If you were thinking of a Sundown 3500, why not email a DC dealer about a couple DC 3.5ks? They are actually pretty damn cheap for 3.5Ks. Or maybe seeing if you could get a couple of AQ 3500s. i would like the DC3500's, as i dont think there are any in this country yet, and i would love to be the 1st with them. i will make a proper decision when i have some spending money lol. could a dealer pm me with a price on a pair of 3500's please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bego Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 nice man! I can say, wall it! Quote Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-GeMisT/297595513623635 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conley916 Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 nice build! I cant wait till you get a new alt in and bigger amps! Quote 2015 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack audio coming soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 nice man! I can say, wall it! will be expensive for me to wall it, as i would have to buy another sub/amp i am considering it tho......... 3 wide in a flat wall tuned low nice build! I cant wait till you get a new alt in and bigger amps! neither can i dude, its gunna be pretty mad when i do. and especially if a wall it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_D Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 got some more done to this lately. decided to put a big scoop up to take all the pressure off the tailgate and stop it flapping like mad, and an MDF roof too also some more batteries, closer to the amps so there is less resistance in the cables. its far from finished, still needs a lot of work doing on it. Pix: The start of the scoop... Scoo out to fiberglass it properly More batteries. note the messy as hell cables that are all coming out and being replaced. scoop back in temporarily and thats it for now, will ad more when i do more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Tuned in, looks great! I have 2 Lv5 18"s being made rift now and plan to run a cresendo bc3500 to each sub. For the power to watt ratio, these amps are amazing Quote N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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