Davecubs14's spl thread

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

how far away from birmingham are you?? I remember you from a meca show in Boaz, at wild bills. How does the season look for this year?? Anything around here?? i see alot of stuff goes on in tennesee but not so much in bama.

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Oh yeah, I remember you. I live about an hour from birmingham. Steve said there will be more postings by either next month or march. I'm planning on going up to tennessee quite a bit this year for shows. I'm running in street 2 this year. What class are you in?

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

umm, probubly AS2 again. Maybe S2, not really sure. Changed up the setup a good bit though since last year, so really not sure yet. lookin to have ho alt by the end of feb along with a battery or 2 for the trunk.

As long as your batteries meet the requiment for AS classes, you should be good. It's posted on the website. Something about the cca specs and dimensions.

 

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My 2400 was about 5 years old and quit on me. I swapped out for xs power batts but for the price, look into cheaper stuff. They're good don't get me wrong. And yeah, my alt was the best addition to my system cause I don't drop below 14v idle.

So today. Took carpet off the top and front of the box. Ducked taped the sub. Moved the ground from the seat belt bolt to the battery.

The ground lost a lot. But all in all, I didn't really gain anything today cause I started with a 145.5 today. Hmmm....

 

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[hispls 5,000+ posts]

That's a depressing # for a 15". Have you tried changing aiming and position of the box? Good for 2db or more in my jeep just aiming the port variations.

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

That's a depressing # for a 15". Have you tried changing aiming and position of the box? Good for 2db or more in my jeep just aiming the port variations.

Tell me about it. I'm about to start all over again. I'm about to list everything I have and what i've done! Lol. Everytime I position it differently, i'll lose. Best set up is as far back as possible. So if yo're wondering how much I gain from moving all the way forward to back, it's around .5, .6. I'm about to take off my head liner and take off my 2nd layer of deadener and see what happens...

 

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Here is a small list I made that could help with other things. Cause last year, I hit a 145.2 with my hdc3 in my daily box. Switched to xs power batteries and deadened things. Next comp - 143.3

2001 2 door blazer.

Metering @ headrest - Meca style

Max dimensions in back - 38W17H24D

Big 3 in knu cca 1/0 wire.

Xs power 5100 up front, 3100 back

2 1/0 runs to the back. One pos. One neg.

330 Singer Alternator.

Head unit - Pioneer DEH-P510UB

Amp - Audioque 2200d.

almost 50 sq.ft. of deadener on the doors.

2 layers on the roof.

1 layer on the hatch

passenger back side, covered about 40%. Inside panels as well.

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

8" port....we'll see!

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

So as I expected. My score went down because of my batteries. I charged them, burped it today, 145.96. Does it count as a 146!? Maybe...? No. Just turn it up a couple more clicks even if the red light comes on to get this.

And for giggles. Throw it in the kick!

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

Dave,
would you be willing to do some testing for me if i came to wherever you are with my setup?? I can hand you some cash in return for a little help from someone with a dang meter?? In your spare time of course. Only place that has one around here is a local shop and he charges 30 bucks just to get out the meter and let you play a few tones. PLus, its an AC meter, not even a dang termlab!!!

If not its cool man, just thought id ask

Nick

razorbackaudio1984

Yeah, I think we can work something out! The next comp is in florence. May....6th? Message me sometime and we can figure out a date and stuff.

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

So today, I took off the carpet of the prefab box, and you could see through EVERY crack. Hmmm....So I sealed it up. I noticed that one of the pvc pipes were loose so I sealed it up and tried the 4 4" ports again. Ports are 13" long.

Score!.....146.3! The slot port was still louder. It has ~64 sq in. port area. And the leaks sure didn't help it. So I think I need more port area 2 8" ports? Mhmm. Yes? Lol. Or a single 12!

 

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Yup, no screws or anything. I wonder if these boxes can last more than a week!

 

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Ok. Sealed the box, and rounded the slot port. Gained .2. Though my meter was acting funny. Either way, a gain is a gain. Sitting @ 146.6 now....and climbing

 

[Davecubs14 10+ year member]

Got the 8" caulked and glued in its piece of wood! Hopefully i'll test it out soon this week! Freezefest will be here before I know it.