wasnt m3 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Share Posted April 9, 2014 +1 on JL. Have on 10" in my touring, couldn't be happier with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 If I was rich I would have JL everything for sound in my cars and van and kenwood excelon head units I have the top of the line excelon in my e46 and love it now I need a new headunit in my van hate my stock one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamRod E28 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I had on JL w0 10" in a 5 gallon bucket running off 250 watts and it sounded amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'll look into the JL subs. What about amps??Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Just took this pic for documentation of the miles on the motor. The actual total mileage should be around 250,000 but my odometer gears were out of commission for awhile. 3079 miles to date.Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 JL amps are also amazing, the mono sub amps are good down to 1.5 ohms, which works well as some of their subs are dual 3ohm voice coils, parallel gets you to 1.5 ohms, those are only the monster w7 series though. You need to decide how many you are going to have though to set up your system properly. For example with one sub you may want a dual 4ohm in parallel which is 2 ohms. But if you want 2 subs then you would want each to have a single 4 ohm coil, or dual 2 ohms wired in series so the total would be 4 ohms, then wire the two in parallel which results in 2 ohms. At this point in my life if I were to have some woofers again I would get a single w6 series 10". All the quality and plenty of volume, don't compare these to the typical Sony Xplod stuff, this is a whole different level. (No offense to anyone with Sony equipment ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 I don't know much about amps and subs and such. I had Car-Feteria install the new sub and hook everything up thinking I did something wrong but the same thing happened. I wonder if my amp, which is around 8 years old might be bad. Could a box blow a sub or over work an amp? I'm going to take it back there and tell them to make a bullet proof system. I just wanna blast some tunes!! Update from yesterday: Mazdaspeeds are getting a lesson in Turbo'd MPOWER!!! A MazdaSpeed 6 with license plate "1SICK6" found out his 6 wasn't so sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Ive seen a MS6 with a plate that says "TRBOJON", take him out next and demand he retire his plate. DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 The box shouldn't damage a sub, it just may not have the best sound quality if not sized correctly, each sub has specs on the optimal box dimensions. Easiest way to blow a sub is an underpowered or poor quality amp. A speaker is just an electromagnet attached to a diaphragm that physically moves to match the electrical sine wave coming from the amplifier. When the amp is beyond its RMS/continuous power rating the sine wave gets cut off at the top. Then the sine wave is sqare at the top (referred to as clipping/distortion) the sub tries to move in the same way instead of a smooth back and forth action which will quickly overheat the coils in the electromagnet. Long story short it is better to have more amp than you need. DrLeadFoot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 NNNOOOOOOOOOO!Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 NNNOOOOOOOOOO!Sent from my SCH-I535 using TapatalkO___O WHAT HAPPENED!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Uh oh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Blew the welds on the intake again!?! KaiserRolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 It's not too bad. Alternator wasn't charging. I noticed it when I was on my way back from Caledonia. I had to go to Whitefish Bay on 11volts. I made it to the Hampton exit and then it died. She went far on 8 volts! And it's leaking oil again.............................Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 And it's leaking oil again............................. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk No. It's sweating horsepower Rowleym, mkoepp, jc43089 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Same spot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Same spot?I think it's the valve cover.Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClassE Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Saw that picture - and thought "Oh Crap!". Happy to hear it's something minor!Sucks about the oil leak tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Saw that picture - and thought "Oh Crap!". Happy to hear it's something minor!Sucks about the oil leak tho! I'm pretty sure it is the alternator but we shall see. I put 200 miles on the car yesterday and 50 of those we're hard. I'm glad I'm working the bugs out of it. She'll get there. The miles that I put on since I got it back were so much fun with the warmer weather! This thing is nuts and I can't wait for more wheel time. I haven't even started with the PA system!!! It is still running great, when I have voltage at least. Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 A couple of pics from the car show at Concours when I had my M3. I won best car from the 80's.#B33RM3Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk mkoepp and m42b32 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Goodness! That car is amazing! .... You shouldnt have binned it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Goodness! That car is amazing! .... You shouldnt have binned itI know! It was in my best interest to take the $$ and the totaled car and run. Then I sold the car for $3500 in 12min on s14.net. It still haunts me that I don't have it but it wasn't crossing my when I had my car in the sun just cruising 2 days ago.Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 The culprit. The result. There is a missing picture of a new alternator between these two. The value cover was leaking but that should be fixed. Time will tell all!Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLeadFoot Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 A little photo shoot this morning by Bradford Beach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Excellent=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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