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[ccab 10+ year member]

so for the next thing I need to get is a HO alt, battery and a h/u and then after that talk about upgrading subs/amp?

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

I got a grommet at home depot to do mine. after lookin at my car it'd be simple to drill a hole through it. although I'm prolly gonna drill one in the floor not the firewall simply bc itd be easier. oh and I've got the hatchback, shootin for a mid 140 setup with 1 15 and stock alt but not so sure that'll happen

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

Just noticed you have 280 Alt.
I suggest handling you front stage and battery first.

lmfao

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

I got a grommet at home depot to do mine. after lookin at my car it'd be simple to drill a hole through it. although I'm prolly gonna drill one in the floor not the firewall simply bc itd be easier. oh and I've got the hatchback, shootin for a mid 140 setup with 1 15 and stock alt but not so sure that'll happen

yeah hopefully when I replace my bat and alt ill be able to turn the gain up some more on my amp. its only at halfway right now because of clipping issues.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

yeah hopefully when I replace my bat and alt ill be able to turn the gain up some more on my amp. its only at halfway right now because of clipping issues.

you know nothing about car audio apparently...

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

you know nothing about car audio apparently...

how so? my gain isnt even turned up halfway? is that a wrong statement?

 

[shayne1134 10+ year member]

as to your 4g MAKE IT FIT lol, i have 4g aswell but i got a spool of 1/0 from audiopipe thats sittin in my trunk waitin to go in, no matter what its goin in lol

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

as to your 4g MAKE IT FIT lol, i have 4g aswell but i got a spool of 1/0 from audiopipe thats sittin in my trunk waitin to go in, no matter what its goin in lol

ok?

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

how so? my gain isnt even turned up halfway? is that a wrong statement?

The gain is not a volume button.

To correctly set your gains, you need to match it to your headunits voltage output. Which requires a DMM (digital multi meter).

To set your gains:

Take the watts you wish to produce and divide that by the ohm load of your subs. Then find the square root of that number. Remember this number.

Buy a DMM that measures AC voltage.

Unplug your subs from the amp.

Play a 50 hz sine wave recorded at 0 db.

Set your headunit volume to at most 3/4.

Measure the AC voltage that your amp produces and raise the gain until it reaches the number you found above (watts/ohms, then square rooted)

Do not pick a number of watts that your amp cannot produce.

Do not pick a number of watts that your speakers cannot handle.

If you use bass boost, find out what frequency it boosts, and play that as your test tone.

You shouldn't use bass boost, because when used correctly, you will drastically lower the output of all frequencies except that one boosted frequency.

Yes, your box's design can compensate for this, but an eq will do a much better job. Your better off just leaving bass boost @ 0

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

where do you plan on gettin an alt from? last time I looked I couldn't find one for the 04-07 bu's

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

how so? my gain isnt even turned up halfway? is that a wrong statement?

what does the gain control on your amplifier do?

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

where do you plan on gettin an alt from? last time I looked I couldn't find one for the 04-07 bu's

excessiveamperage.com

thats probably where im getting mine from.

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

If you listen to rock music, then a nice set of components and epicenter would be your best bet.

If you like rap, then it depends what your not satisfied with. If want a better front stage, get a nice set of comps. If you want more bass, then I'd recommend DC subs and Sundown amps.

 

[ccab 10+ year member]

If you listen to rock music, then a nice set of components and epicenter would be your best bet.
If you like rap, then it depends what your not satisfied with. If want a better front stage, get a nice set of comps. If you want more bass, then I'd recommend DC subs and Sundown amps.

links to subs and amps please?

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

someone at the local shop told me it was 280...
but obviously since its not then say..replace alternator and get a new battery?

Yes.