Got my SPL tested

And I scored 139.2 dbs not bad for 2 12" and a 150watt amp (rms)

that isn't bad at all. you probably could place at a db drag in your catagory...and go home with a trophy

sorry, but i have to do it. my last db drag i got a 139 with my 1 12" :flipa: i beat a girl with a brand new (square) L7. she was pissed. i know she paid a lot to have someone tell her what to buy and install it. she wasn't pushing it right...or she would have won.

ami

Mine is gonna be blinging once my capacatior is on. I dont have the amp up all the way cause I dont want the headlights to dim too much.

Thats pretty good!

Last year i went to a bass comp and placed 5th in my catagory. 138.5db. I was surprised. I only have 2 10" Pioneers, and a 200 watt Clarion Amp.

I am in the process of designing a custom box that will take up the entire back seat area of my civic. If my math is right, it will be 2 6cuft boxes, ported on the floor behind each seat. With a 6ft ported box with a pair of 15" L7s and my 1250Watt RMS amp with Subsonic filter, with 2 LA 1Farad caps, it should really kick out some low street shakin bass that will annialate an spl competition.

I layered my entire floor and sidewalls with dynamat extreme, and once I remove the headliner will put dm extreme on that too. After building the box, I will be putting some litecrete in the floor chambers to deaden any harmonics between the box and floor.

I will put pictures on when I get closer to finished (and when my roll is empty, no digital camera...)

So far I have finished my dash and trim panels, all gloss black with red accents. I plan to put indiglo gauges in with red faces once I find a SI gauge cluster...

I can't wait to show it off... :( If only I lived in an area that had other civics around..

I sold my 2 12" last week. As of now i am sub less. the subs weighed 55lbs. and im trying to cut down on weight, hence why i sold them.

sorry to say guys but that's pretty weak. In my 73 bug, I had 2 10" RF Punch XLC subs in a custom built ported box with a 400 watt RF amp. Off the dash, I hit 153.5 db, in the floorboard, I hit 152.3 Above the port, oh nevermind, you don't wanna know. Ok, I can't resist, above the port 159.8db!! Eat your heart out boyzz!! All in a measly vw bug. I sold the car and the stereo. I miss it! If you don't believe me, I have pics to prove it, oh yeah, trophies too!

my friend it 146 with 1 amp it doesn't matter how many subs it's about the power they are pushing

159.8?! That's WAY beyond the threshold of pain!

that was above the port though. The metering that matters is usually the dash for IASCA and USAC competition. I've never really tried to get points on the circuit, I just do SPL at local competitions. But, in my hatch, I'm gonna try to stay light. So far, I have a Kenwood 4019 CD headunit, Diamond Audio M3 6.5" in the doors, Rockford Fosgate 6.5" woofers in the rear parcel areas. I'm gonna get a good amp to power the Diamond Audio's and Rockford's and get either a bass tube or a single 10" sub for bass, the loud stuff gets obnoxious after a while. I'm also trying to keep lightweight and subs don't do that too well.

Yea i have one 10" JL W6(v2...they just came out, very similar to the w7's) with a jl 500/1 pushing that and its loud as shit...we have a comp July 20 so im goin to enter ill let you know what I hit when that time comes. i might also put my boys 2 10" eclipse's alum in there for a second run...well we shall see

Originally posted by spy54
my friend it 146 with 1 amp it doesn't matter how many subs it's about the power they are pushing

that's what i'm saying. it is very easy to under or over drive a system. a person needs to tune their system like they would a car. more doesn't always = better. then again.....

i once read about a car with like 32 (possibly 38) 6" mids and it hit in/over the 160's. the owner did it just to make people go...:huh:

ami

but that just shows it's not qantity it's about power b/c the comps probly were only puhing as much power as a sub that cn hit 160


*typing sucks due to one gimp hand

Hey Spy54, since we're on the topic of car audio, I saw in your sig that you've got Q-logic kick pods. I was wondering how bad those get in the way? Can you still use your dead-pedal?

Hey Ci5iC, I have a set of kick pods that I got off of ebay and never used. I haven't even opened the areas up for speakers. If you are interested in them, let me know. I will let them go for $50 US. They are black and seem to be made of ABS plastic.
Ami, I totally agree with you. It's how you tune the system that matters. Because my bug was shaped like an ampitheater on the inside (ever wonder why the symphony is in front of the curve) it theoretically amplified the sound and pitched it forward in the car. Placement plays a crucial part in sound reproduction. Also, I am a firm believer in Dynamat. All the noise from the hi-po motor in the bug couldn't pass that stuff.

I was going to get some of those as well, but wasn't sure if they were going to get in my way, because I like my foot rest pedal.

I;ve got the kicks and they dont get in the way too much and the dead petal, for my car, is gone......check out my site for pics on them.....

I hit 141.3 in my first testing....thing is i didnt have the right track to get it to hit its hardest....I got the the testing at 3 and asked to get in and the guy said that the normally stop taking applicants at 11 but he was like what the hey and told me to get in line..... i only had the amp up half way and the face had a bass bost and i had it off....pisses me off wish i had the time to tweak it before i went in. o yeah and my amp powers everything in my system....6 speakers and 2 subs

hehe, hey guys.....at my last comp. i scored (sorry) 176.2 db
and that was from the from the front windowi got 174.6 from the drivers floor and i dont have ports so the didnt mesure from them, i love sealed boxes, cleaner sound, although if i did go ported or vented i would prolly get at least 5 more db

i no longer have my amps though, they where stolen along with my head unit, so i wont be doing much booming for a while....but as soon as i do im buying the same head unit that got stolen (clarion drx-6575z) and 2 clarion 2000 watt amps, if you know "boss" you know there power output is not up to what they say it is, and clarion is actually underrated on there wattage, so ill be even better off

one of these days ill actually get around to getting pics of my system, its all very well hidden, with the rear deck cover you dont even know its there, amps were ziptied thru holes the floor under my seat (holes where caulked) and other than that i have 2 dual 10" boxes glued to each other and recarpeted one facing therear and one facing up, my rear deck cover actually sits on the subs, so i have to take it off or its bounces up and down (there not very heavy) anyway, for the rest of my system look at my sig.

Originally posted by slammed89civic
i no longer have my amps though, they where stolen along with my head unit, so i wont be doing much booming for a while

God, I remember when my first aiwa cd deck was stolen like 2 weeks after I got it. I hella wanted to just go steal someone elses, but that isnt justice, it just fucks someone else over. Damn theives:flipa: :flipa:

"nittanys1" you should have gotten the 2 door accord, those are way more dope...(in my opinion) but im not a hater, ur 4 door is pretty slick

Does any know an est of what my 6 15"kicker comps new and 2 1200 kicker aps is hitting havent got spl test yet:flash:

Originally posted by slammed89civic
"nittanys1" you should have gotten the 2 door accord, those are way more dope...(in my opinion) but im not a hater, ur 4 door is pretty slick

Fuck that! The 2dr coupes of that generation accord are ugly as fuck! The back end is hella high, i swear if you are behind one all you see are the taillights.

I really like the CF trim:D

thanks, I wanted to get the two door V^ but my girl was like those are for girls...but i got the 4 door cuz it was used and only had 7000 mile on it so i got it for a steal....and its already paid off :D :D

176.2 Hmm From 4 10's. I don't think you scored that high. If you have a slip from a sanctioned event then maybe but I think your measuring equipment must be incorrect. I have 4-15" 1500 Gti in a sub wall and they are hitting 154.1. At that level the front window flexes. Every 3 db is twice as loud and if you are hitting 176.2 then Your system pounds 132 times louder than mine and your winshield is still intact... Hmm sounds fishy...

Originally posted by slammed89civic
hehe, hey guys.....at my last comp. i scored (sorry) 176.2 db
and that was from the from the front windowi got 174.6 from the drivers floor and i dont have ports so the didnt mesure from them, i love sealed boxes, cleaner sound, although if i did go ported or vented i would prolly get at least 5 more db

i no longer have my amps though, they where stolen along with my head unit, so i wont be doing much booming for a while....but as soon as i do im buying the same head unit that got stolen (clarion drx-6575z) and 2 clarion 2000 watt amps, if you know "boss" you know there power output is not up to what they say it is, and clarion is actually underrated on there wattage, so ill be even better off

one of these days ill actually get around to getting pics of my system, its all very well hidden, with the rear deck cover you dont even know its there, amps were ziptied thru holes the floor under my seat (holes where caulked) and other than that i have 2 dual 10" boxes glued to each other and recarpeted one facing therear and one facing up, my rear deck cover actually sits on the subs, so i have to take it off or its bounces up and down (there not very heavy) anyway, for the rest of my system look at my sig.

I want just one 12" in my car, my question is which brand is better? I was looking at getting just a type s...are these any good?

Originally posted by tbk49
I want just one 12" in my car, my question is which brand is better? I was looking at getting just a type s...are these any good?

Type S as in alpine?

yea

Sounds like a good setup. The alpine type-r's are pretty good also. I dont know much about them in piticular, but alpine has always made great top of the line shit

Originally posted by ihaveanSTD
sorry to say guys but that's pretty weak. In my 73 bug, I had 2 10" RF Punch XLC subs in a custom built ported box with a 400 watt RF amp. Off the dash, I hit 153.5 db, in the floorboard, I hit 152.3 Above the port, oh nevermind, you don't wanna know. Ok, I can't resist, above the port 159.8db!! Eat your heart out boyzz!! All in a measly vw bug. I sold the car and the stereo. I miss it! If you don't believe me, I have pics to prove it, oh yeah, trophies too!

Did your bug have a 1600cc motor w/ a stinger and two tone paint i believe? Do you live in CA? did you also post on Cal-look.com? if so, Im sorry but your system looked like crap. Your box looked very generic as well.

One reason your scores were high- you had it in a bug. Assuming that all window and door seals were in good condition your score does not impress me. Shutting the door in a straight sealed bug will make your ears almost pop. My 71 hit 138db with 1 10" punch. thats a model lower sub than you had.

The alpine r's are good i agree or u can get either the JL W6 Or W7's:flash: