opinions on first setup

[l7sdime 10+ year member]

aight im new to this forum but friends have told me its a good one and i wasnt gettin any help at some others so i decided to come here. Id like to get a few opinions on my first setup for my x-cab s-10. all i haver had in there b4 was 2 l7 12's in a box that wasnt even built for my truck but it was pretty loud but this system i wanna get built to fit my truck and id like to get a few opinions.

I have a alpine cda-7892 h/u and i have two kx850.2's and 2 l7 15's 4 ohm (2004 model). i want to wall my truck off and give them about 5.7 cu ft a piece ported. that 40 inches tall, 40 wide and about 15 thick. and i have a set of polk audio 6.5 component set speakers. my questions are...

1. they want to chrage me 1300 dollars to build a box, yellow top battery, 1 cap, dynamat my roof, and install everything 4 me. They said it would cost so much because the box would have to built inside my truck. does htis sound right??

2. if they wall off my truck where could i put a set of speakers so that i could have highs to overcome the bass?

3. do u think this system will break into the 150's?? if im gonna spend this kind of money on a system i want it to be louder than hell.

thanks for the help wes

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[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

1. search capicitors(sp) on the search, Its a waste in most cases.

There are other better batteries than yellow tops. SVR or Turbostart have 200min batteries

3.it might. Depends on the mic

 

[blackgeltabs 5,000+ posts]

aight im new to this forum but friends have told me its a good one and i wasnt gettin any help at some others so i decided to come here. Id like to get a few opinions on my first setup for my x-cab s-10. all i haver had in there b4 was 2 l7 12's in a box that wasnt even built for my truck but it was pretty loud but this system i wanna get built to fit my truck and id like to get a few opinions.
I have a alpine cda-7892 h/u and i have two kx850.2's and 2 l7 15's 4 ohm (2004 model). i want to wall my truck off and give them about 5.7 cu ft a piece ported. that 40 inches tall, 40 wide and about 15 thick. and i have a set of polk audio 6.5 component set speakers. my questions are...

1. they want to chrage me 1300 dollars to build a box, yellow top battery, 1 cap, dynamat my roof, and install everything 4 me. They said it would cost so much because the box would have to built inside my truck. does htis sound right??

2. if they wall off my truck where could i put a set of speakers so that i could have highs to overcome the bass?

3. do u think this system will break into the 150's?? if im gonna spend this kind of money on a system i want it to be louder than hell.

thanks for the help wes

1.) I find the fact that they added a cap is funny. Its not needed. Save the 100 a cap costs and get another 120ish and go to mralternator.com and get a 200amp alternator you'll need it for comps. And yes the box will have to built in the truck its huge.

2.) Kick Pannels and really nice comps, playing with the sound stage and imaging can over come this. Plus you probably wont be driving around with the bass maxed out 24/7.

3.) You cant predict SPL. But a box like that with the proper amount of port area is a good start on your way to some trophies. You may need more power, deep cycles and other electrical upgrades. Start with a great alternator.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

big 3, if you dont know what it is-->http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=007801

and HO alternator is a must.