RyanWatts Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 I guess I am not your average newbe...I competed and won what I believe was the first (could have been the second) DB Drag Nationals in Dallas when it was still ran with the IASCA finals. I competed in the 0-500 watt consumer class with a 250 watt car(yes they were cheater amps but what wasnt then?)I actually left the event thinking I got second in the finals but a week later I got a call from the officials and they said the winner was a pro and was in the wrong class so he was DQ'd and I was the winner...yeah kinda anti-climatic I know, but a National champ none the less. I hit 152db which by today is nothing but in 1994 when the record was 157 something (a little yellow blazer you all may have heard of) a 152 was no minor thing. Well my son was born that same year and you know the rest of the story... Well what got me to this board is my son came to me the other day and ask "Dad can we build me a system?"...my response "What the hell took you so long"... So to my questions. I have decided to go with 4 15 kicker L7's(already have them). I have heard a few people say they are very loud but dont sound that great but I figure it comes down to box design which is my question ,is there anyone out there that will design a box for me? Paid of coarse I am just from the day when sealed boxes were the way to go and I know nothing of port design. I was also going to run a Kicker 650.4 for the mids and highs(already have it) and a zx2500.1 on the 15's (don't have it) I thought about getting on ebay and trying to find a vlx 200 but then the batteries and alts it took to keep mine running would push this over budget.(mom has a good memory and is watching closley..lol) Are there any suggestions on the amp for the subs? something better proformance for the same money than the zx2500.1? I have been away for a long time and am having to re educate myself so any advise would be great. My spelling sucks so please excuse.. The car we are doing the install in is a 2002 Xterra and we are trying not to lose the back seat but dont have to see out of the back glass(i still love wall's but dont see them much any more...lol Here are a couple of pics so you know im not telling tall tales.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGeo Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 welcome to the forum! There are plenty of people here who are more than willing to help you out! Quote http://www.youtube.com/mrgeo20-Bagged '98 S10-Lowered '96 Ranger -'01 Civic EX Boosted -'99 Sierra, under construction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLB910 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 That truck looks familiar, I am in Dallas. I still have a pair of those speakers. My friend, Carlos, was a friend of the owner of Petris and the speakers I have are supposed to be prototypes of a new sub he was making, so they have the Prowler cap. Man them were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandonrcm Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Welcome to SMD, those are some cool old pictures, sure wish my dad was into bass hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanWatts Posted June 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 That truck looks familiar, I am in Dallas. I still have a pair of those speakers. My friend, Carlos, was a friend of the owner of Petris and the speakers I have are supposed to be prototypes of a new sub he was making, so they have the Prowler cap. Man them were the days. Cool brother, my contact at Petras was Fulton(sp). He was friends with Pat Hill who worked at Grand Prarie Audio Tint and Security at the time. he is the one who turned me on to petras. I hated to see them go out of business. If anybody knows where Pat is please let me know I have lost all ways I knew to get in touch with him...Not even sure if he is still in the business... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanWatts Posted June 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Welcome to SMD, those are some cool old pictures, sure wish my dad was into bass hah. Thanks, Im probably a little younger than your Dad, I was 21 when my son was born so Im only 38. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortezDTV Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 What's ur budget for the amps? Total U might be able to get a dc amp at a good price and buy some batts on here Quote SCSB Santa Cruz Speaker Box Build logs: Daily Driver Lemon Marquis 2 american bass 750.1s 350.4 on 14 focal 6.5s sq 945 on 4 hertz tweeters Mystery subs http://www.stevemead...__fromsearch__1 The Mustang 'dubbed' Shirley the project from bullet holes to badass http://www.stevemead...cond-skin-time/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepinitloud Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 wow some cool old pictures from back in the day we are the same age so alot of shared memories from that time there are a few guys on here that design boxes when they see this they will sell you a nice design not sure how big the exterra is in the back but when you go with a box builder the two of you can work that out as far as amps there are alot of people here that will have suggestions alot of fan boys lol just make a list of the amp suggestions and check them out for your self the kicker amp is a nice amp and you can get away with out an alt at first just make sure you add a second battery and do the big three if you want to run an amp that puts out around 2000 watts and make a build log we are picture whores Quote 06 chrysler 300C Hemi one mmatts dreadnaut 15 powered by a planet audio vx 2200d fosgate p200 running planet audio 8" midbass drivers and super compression tweeters stock battery and a stinger spv44 Irragi 300 amp alternator big 3 1/0 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/55075-system-in-my-300c/page__view__findpost__p__763656__fromsearch__1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louisiana Bass Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Welcome mate I believe the crescendo 3k will be a good choice and cheaper than the zx2500. Quote N8. No homo...unless you want there to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanWatts Posted June 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 What's ur budget for the amps? Total U might be able to get a dc amp at a good price and buy some batts on here Well I'm not sure I have a set budget I van find a new zx2500.1 for about 650. I can buy one on eBay for about 500. What do you mean DC are you talking about the old school cheaters like my VLX? Or is DC a brand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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