2 18's in a RANGER!!!

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

I would really like to get an answer fast on whether I can wire the subs to .5 ohms. I don't see why not, because once the subs start to move, it's going to raise the impedence in the box, and the amps won't technically be putting out .5 ohms.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

You can give it a shot and see if the amps like it or not.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

I guess we don't have anything to lose since he's got a 1 year warranty on them.

 

[evanhurford 10+ year member]

there is a one year warranty on the amps so if they blow it's no big deal

 

[evanhurford 10+ year member]

**** miles you beat me to it

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Yeah..warranty usually doesn't cover abuse or using it at a load below its rated capabilities. Dont get me wrong, it might work fine, and I suspect it will. By no means, though, do I guarantee it to work flawlessly.

Also its pretty hard to get loud in a truck without a full blow through. There just isn't enough room in there to get loud legal with a regular set up. Outlaw or with the cab not sealed is another story, though.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

talking about dropping the hifonics amps to .5 ohm nominal? i wouldnt without a very strong electrical. it will be a lot different than 2 ohms would be. it shouldnt hurt to try it, but, go easy on it for a few days and gradually increase the volume. watch your voltage, check the amp for heat/etc. ventilation is a must, but should be pretty good with the windows open.

if you find that they seem to be pretty stable, you still aren't going to want to drive around slamming full tilt everywhere you go, especially not when you're slowing down/stopped. hard on the old charging system, and they wont like to see low voltage.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=305068

post number 11 there is very informative.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

Well, I believe the plan is to wire the subs to .5 ohms and see how the amps does. And, we might be getting 2 more aero ports. The aero ports alone should be a pretty big gain by themselves, but having the subs wired to .5 ohms and saying the box makes it rise to 1.5 ohms, each sub will be getting about 2500 watts, which should make them pound pretty good.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

If you think that box will make the impendance triple than you are retarded.

The box alone will not make the impendance rise that much; maybe to one ohm, but certainly not from .5 ohms nominal to 1.5 ohms.

 

[bigbud747 10+ year member]

Well, lets see here. Wired up at 2 ohms right now, we saw it rise to almost 5.5 ohms at one point. 5.5/2= 2.75 times more. I didn't know that 2.75 was so far away from 3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

If you think that box will make the impendance triple than you are retarded.

The box alone will not make the impendance rise that much; maybe to one ohm, but certainly not from .5 ohms nominal to 1.5 ohms.

that was a pretty retarded post. resistance is all over the ****ed place when you play music. .5 to 1.5 is perfectly reasonable rise for test tones. it changes with the sub, frequency being played, enclosure, vehicle, windows being up or down, hell probably the air pressure/temperature, all types of variables.

 

[squeak12 10+ year member]

Temperature definitely plays a role, or at least the temperature of the coil. As it rises, it raises the impedance as well. Another thing, Id make a false floor, make the bottom of the box flat, and put the aeros across the top. It might not be that much of a gain, if any at all, but Ive had some bad luck in the past with odd shaped boxes and misplaced aeros..

 

[pd8731]

You should have just gotten good amps to begin with, and the proper impedance subs. I would never trust any Brutus amp with .5 ohms.

 

[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

I had mine rise from .25 to 1.2

And 1ohm to 3.4ohm

It can rise to any number, to many variables....id try it but dont full tilt it all day long