system build

[bluebirdbusman]

hey evryone my name is shawn and iv'e been doing an install in my 2002 chevy silverado for about two months now...jl 13 w7 d1.5 and a rockford fosgate power 10001bd amplifier..had a box around 1.5 cubic feet and it hit pretty good but knew it could go louder..built box just last week at 3.5 cubic feet and now flex's the windows and panels...wired in series by the way...but just wondering if anyone knows of thing that i can do to make even more louder??

any comments at all will help

Edited February 4, 2010 by bluebirdbusman

[Hypnotik DesignZ]

how is your electrical?

[bluebirdbusman]

how is your electrical?

well right now i only have 4 gauge wire from battery to 1.5 farad capicitor to amp..and grounded to seat bolt..

[Guest]

take the ground off the seat bolt and put it somewhere sturdier. and take that crapacitor out also

[bluebirdbusman]

take the ground off the seat bolt and put it somewhere sturdier. and take that crapacitor out also

does the capicitor keep some power from getting to the amp??....do you know of anywhere in the cab that i can ground my amp to without having to run to the frame?

Edited February 5, 2010 by bluebirdbusman

[nautical7]

does the capicitor keep some power from getting to the amp??....do you know of anywhere in the cab that i can ground my amp to without having to run to the frame?

In short, a cap is a waste of money and doesn't help a system out. It can actually be worse on your battery.

And ground it on any metal, frame is the best though. Just sand down to metal if its on the body.

Edited February 5, 2010 by cfallsguy

[bluebirdbusman]

i mean like if i have to i will run it to the frame thats no big deal..but i was just wondering if anyone might know of a good contact point inside the cab.

[C-Fizzy]

Upgrade that 4g to 1/0, and there should be some good grounds anywhere behind plastic panels or what not. Just be sure to shave all the paint off the grounding location. Metal to metal is best

[EclipseChris]

if you want a perfect build i suggest you learn to poo money soon haha

[Maxim]

Upgrade that 4g to 1/0, drop the cap, get the Big 3 done in 1/0 as well. If you're looking for an increase in SPL, look for something other than JL. I know lots of peeps on here hate them, but from what I've gathered they're just more of an SQ-oriented sub, where as something like a DD/AQ sub would lend better SPL.