New System in S-10

[Scatr036 10+ year member]

Hi everyone,

Im new to this site and to car audio. I am 17 and drive a 1997 Chevy S-10 regular cab. Ever since i purchased it i wanted to put in some sort of a system but due to money restraints I have never been able to do so.

Background:

I live in a small town in New York with not much in regards to job opportunities for 16 year olds. So, because of this, i starting workin at Mcdonalds, the only fast food place around which is about five min. from my house. I deff. didnt want to work there but i decided that if i wanted a vehicle for when i got my license then i would have to **** it up and stick it out for awhile. Anyways, i ended up working there for about 8 months and made about $4000, which was used to buy my truck. Then i started working at a small pizza place in town. There, i used most of that money for insurance. blah blah blah long story short, i finally where i can spare some extra money to put towards my interests.

Ive had my truck since the begining of the school year and in december got my headunit. Im not sure of the exact model number but it is an Alpine and has 3 sub pre-amp preouts (which i was instructed to do so if i intended to put a system in my truck by my friend who knows a little bit more about car audio than I).

Now, since this is a single cab truck, i am very limited on space and was worried about losing space. But, yesterday i finally made a trip to a car audio shop thats about 30 min away to see what i could do. I talk to a guy for about an hour and a half discussing possible setups. Btw, im not looking for something spectacular just something i can enjoy on my own. My friend offered to lend me an amp that he had laying around for however long i needed until i could afford my own.

Anyways, I have an appointment on Thursday for the install. We decided on a single 10inch 2ohm kicker sub. I really dont know what im takling about but the guy said that a 10 guage wiring kit would be fine for what i have. Btw, the amp is a pioneer gm-x862. It says on the side "Bridgable 2-ch power amplifier." Also, it says "Max power 760w MOSFET power supply." Could someone tell me what "MOSFET" means? How will this sound? My expectations are far from high because i know what some of you invest in your systems and this is far from that, but i just hope for something i can enjoy within the confines of my tiny cab, lol.

Im sorry if i bored you with my life story, haha, but i just wanted to give you guys/girls a chance to get to know me, considering im sure you will see me around these forums quite a bit now, with advide for speackers etc.

Thank you for your help in advance.

~Scatr036

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[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Welcome to the forum. MOSFET = Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, don't worry about it they are in almost all amps and Head Units now. For the wiring, I alway go with at least 4 gauge in my firends cars so they can upgrade to more power later without running new wire. 10gauge will probably be fine for what your putting in, but you'll end up paying more later if you wanna run more power. Alpine, Pioneer, Kicker... all good brands should be a bumpin S-10.

 

[btmorris972 10+ year member]

good to see you have a new hobby. i personally would stay away from local shops for anything except a lil advice. you can get car audio equipment alot cheaper online.

anyways about that amp just ignore the max power rating. you should always look at the rms rating.

do a google search for that amp your gonna use to find out all the ratings or download the manual from the pioneer site.

 

[SSS 18734 5,000+ posts]

welcome to the forums. I second buying your stuff online, it doesnt seem like you have a lot of extra money to spare so online is the way to go. Car audio is addictive as hell, so I suggest you spend an extra 10 or so bucks and go with 4 guage wiring. you wont have to buy a lot anyway, being in a truck. That way you will have plenty of room to upgrade with.

if you have any more specific questions, just ask away, theres a lot of knowledgable people on here... if it werent for them i'd be running audiobahn 10" subs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Yeah welcome man, if you are active in a lot of threads you will learn a lot very quickly. Good sub choice, would have gone dual 10's myself for a truck, but money isnt easy to come by... Good luck with your first set up man.

if you have any more specific questions, just ask away, theres a lot of knowledgable people on here... if it werent for them i'd be running audiobahn 10" subs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Too bad I didnt join to forums until AFTER I bought my two Audiobahn 12's.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Online shops are the best bet for value. You wont get a warranty from most places online though. I've never had to use a warranty anyway. Please before you ask questions,//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/search.gif.e79a63b2b580b39b282dff402646b704.gif to avoid the "STFU n00b use the search button f4g" posts.

EDIT: wow you can't type f.ag anymore, when did that happen?

 

[Scatr036 10+ year member]

Thanks for your replies everyone.. the reason i went to the shop was because i am new to this and would'nt trust myself with the wiring etc.

I'll try and get some pics up either thursday night or Friday. Thats another thing i'll need help w/, hosting pics. But we can deal with that later haha..

 

[Geezersoup 10+ year member]

Where in NY are you from?

 

[Scatr036 10+ year member]

Im from Akron NY. How about you Geezersoup?

 

[Geezersoup 10+ year member]

Oswego. No idea where Akron is

 

[Scatr036 10+ year member]

Oh, my brother went to Oswego for college. Akron is by Buffalo and is about 2 hours away from Oswego. I've been there many times.

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

i'm from down near ithaca, i'm willing to help out whenever //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

i had an s'10 as well