Renewed love for type-x's....

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

I just fell in love with my type-x 12's all over again.

I just couldn't get them loud before, they sounded great, and hit nice lows, but there was just something missing... In search of more volume, i decided on a summer setup of 2 15" kicker l7's, and when THOSE weren't getting loud, i figured out something else must be wrong.

So over the last 5 weeks or so, i tore out ALL my wiring, and started fresh. 0 gauge big 3, interstate starter battery under the hood, optima red top in the back, 0 gauge to my hifonics amp, 4 gauge to my kenwood amp, 2 1.2 farad capacitors, and even treated the audi to a 240A iraggi alternator //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Needless to say, i found the problem(s) //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

My gear POUNDS now, i've got the type-x's back in for now while i have a lower-tuned box made for my L7's, and now that i just went for a test run tonight, i may be putting the l7's up, cause this is WAY more than enough..... Holy crap. SQL DOES EXIST!

Anyways, i was too excited not to post, it's nice to know the $600+ i just dropped into my electrical system was worth it, and it definitely was.

I don't know precisely what the problem was, i had my system installed for me at a local shop, and when i started taking everything apart, it was a nightmare.... 8 gauge going to my 2000w hifonics amp? Thanks! 8 gauge going to my kenwood component amp? Awesome! Speaker wiring hooked up in random phasing? EXCELLENT! 18 gauge wire going to my subs?? Spectacular! 190,000 mile 120A alternator? Not even close to adequate....

I am in heaven..... Tomorrow after work, tho, i wont see my car again until sunday, tho //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif Gonna go to Phili with my pops to visit my grandma, and hit up my cousin's graduation party.

But, hell yes, i'm sure it'll be just as loud when i get back //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

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[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Nice.......

8 gauge wiring, huh? You didnt see that going into your amps when you got the car back from the shop?

Lucky you didnt burn your car to the ground. Id go to the shop and try to get my money back.

Glad you got it how you like it though. Thats what matters.

 

[kotec123 10+ year member]

damm yea ive been tellin people all this time that the type x can do sum damage

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

Well, i paid out the A$%^ to have all the wiring hidden under false floors and whatnot... Little did i know what was lurking underneath.

I went for a simple, but effective installation mentality this time around, wiring's all hidden under my rear seat, and behind my sub box, it's really simple, but shorted all my wire-lengths a good bit. I'll take a 9 inch ground that you can see over a 24 inch ground that's hidden any day of the week. Not to mention 0 gauge is SEXY as hell.

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

damm yea ive been tellin people all this time that the type x can do sum damage

I wanted to believe all along, really i did....

They were just lacking that "umph" before.

Now i can truly understand.....

 

[DrMurdock 10+ year member]

i got 1 type x in my 04 acura tl and that shit pounds and vibrates everything

 

[yacob.naif 10+ year member]

Next task is gonna be sound deadening, before i thought i had a problem cause my hatch was rattling (it's a stationwagon) but now my roof's buzzing like a champ. It's insane.

Prob wouldn't notice if i was tuned higher, but i love those LOWS.

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

I hope the alt I get from mean-green soon will do the truck:naughty: