Am I going to kill something?

[ghostlogic]

So let me unload all my information, Anyone that thinks they can help me please read through it all.

It all started one quite afternoon at a pawn shop when I saw a simple 10'' Kicker Comp (old style) in an airtight box, paired with a 460 Dual amp. The setup was a steal, for all I knew, $150 bucks and I installed it per instructions found with my Subwoofer wiring package (walmart)... I know im a cheap bastard, but this was for a car that was on its last leg anyway....

Then a friend of mine sold me a 12'' Kove Armeggeddon with sealed box for $50 bucks and for the longest time the 460 Dual ran the 12'' in my new car. With that setup, added on to my Sony Xplod Head unit, 6'' Kicker deck speakers and 4'' Kicker Door Spkrs, I just barely hit 134 dbls.

This past weekend however I bought a 1k watt peak "vibe" amp. (RMS is around 500watts at 4 ohms) and a Cap so that my lights dont dim anymore....

As you may tell where im headed with this... Ive wired both amps and both subs into my trunk. I know my wiring is right, Im an electrition. the 12 is over the VIBE and the 10 is on the 460 Dual.

Who else has done this? Did it fudge anything Electricly? Ill tell you, it sounds amazing. The 10 kicks hard for the metal that i listen to, and the 12 is louder then ever. And i guess if it isnt going to mess anything in my car up... Id like to make a custom box for them... Longthrow... like a snailshell. Get back to me on this, Id like for you guys to goahead and tell me what an idiot i am for having mismatched shit. I dont care unless it burns my car to the ground.

Or if your feeling froggy, go ahead and guess what kind of Decibles Ill hit now. Or give me box design ideas whatever bangs your gong.

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[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

you may hit less decibels

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

so, you're running a 10", a 12" and a cap?

i'll pass on this one.

do some searching man, thats all i can say

 

[ghostlogic]

o.0 really, It is so much louder...

 

[wu501 10+ year member]

this almost sounds too gay to be true..lol

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

lol.

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[hurricanes0688 10+ year member]

word

 

[ghostlogic]

so, you're running a 10", a 12" and a cap?
i'll pass on this one.

do some searching man, thats all i can say

Should I take the cap out? I thought It helped in this situation... Im not over drawing anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[SHOemup233 10+ year member]

Your gonna get flamed any second. I'm surprised you've lasted 5 mins //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif.

Ditch the cap. Do the big 3 (sticky in "wiring, electrical..").

Get some decent subs.

Don't run two different sizes //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

EDIT: NVM, by the time I posted the flames were here //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

so, you're running a 10", a 12" and a cap?
i'll pass on this one.

do some searching man, thats all i can say

key words //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Millertime1028 10+ year member]

Eh, mixing subs in most cases causes one or the other too cancel out the soundwaves of either sub therefore leading to lost spl apposed to having 2 of the same matching subs . Having that extra 12 will make it louder hence the added air displacement but its not effecient . I mean if your strapped for money and dont really care about these issues, I see no problem as long as you have sufficient power/ground wires and maybe a possible electrical upgrade such as the Big3. I see that you bought the kit from Wal-Mart . Is it the Scosche brand ??

 

[shava 10+ year member]

Sometimes I just think that regulars here make new usernames and make threads with as many no's as possible just to entertain us...

 

[ghostlogic]

Yes, it is the sosche brand wiring, the kit i got was the one rated for applications over 1k watts... but i guess with this setup i still dont have to worry about that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[ghostlogic]

o.0 oh and um the caps readout says 14.0 before anything starts, but at times it can hit 10.2 is THAT ok? Ive never even seen another person with a cap...

Perhaps there is a reason..?

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

If your an electrician I would think you would understand why caps are a big waste of time. Do the big 3. Use only one sub. Port the box if you want it louder. Make sure the box is designed for your sub.