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  1. Posted · Edited by SQLMonte

    I havent ever had any car metered before. This will be my first comp of any kind. I remember the window line thing from reading a while ago and Im right under the back window with my enclosure.

    Most of the rules Im reading all have the car sealed up with the owner outside. What are the classes where the door is open and you sit inside? This is a lot more complicated than I thought.

    LOL. Yeah, it seems like alot at first but once you get your hands dirty with it it's not much at all, at that point the hardest part becomes "hmm, do I want to compete in 29's or 39's?" I would highly suggest you get a little meter time so you can figure out #1, what your system peaks at, #2, what songs and what frequencies you get best numbers with. I mean, you can usually get in a little practice time if you get to the show early, Doug is pretty good about that, but the more practice you can get the better.

    You can sit inside the car if you want, you don't have to be outside it, most guys sit inside with ear muffs on (which are provided by Doug), but yes, the car is always sealed up with the meter on the windshield like 6" or so above the dash, IIRC. They have a class where you can have a door open, it's called Psyclone, they also check for "SQ" on that one as well.

    Um... you do know that this is a MECA show, right?

    You linked him to DbDrag's rules which are WAY different.

    Go to www.mecacaraudio.com and download the rule book.

    MECA is sponsoring the SQ event, dbDrag is sponsoring the SPL event.

    When I visit the Meca site it says that it will only be SQ, Install, and RTA. So...DbDrab will do the SPL at the event then? Im confused.

    I just want to get metered and have some fun seeing some bad ass rides in the meantime

    Yes, these shows are not one in the same, MECA will be at one location, dbDrag at another. Both at Cal Expo's Autorama but not done alongside each other. Yes, dbDrag will be putting on the SPL event. Doug is the MC of these events and he's a very knowledgeable and helpful guy so I highly suggest you talk to him as much as you can before the show so you know what to expect and can/can't do. You will definitely have fun and see some insane setups, some of those guys are hardcore and go above and beyond. At these SPL events you can choose what you want to compete in, dbDrag/BassRace/Psyclone. dbDrag is burps only, BassRace is a 30 second "race" against another competitor with the goal being to slowly increase your SPL until you end up with the perfect score (129.9, 139.9, 149.9) at the end of the run. The score is your SPL reading, and if you exceed the perfect score at any time during the run you're basically DQ'd, they call it "breaking out."

    Psyclone is your loudest SPL reading but you can have any 1 door open, as well as "SQ" testing where they hook up an RTA and measure how well your system covers the range of frequencies. The highest combined scored wins that competition.

    Well good luck out there bro, hope you do as good as you hope to. Just a suggestion though, stay away from the 29.9's if you can, heavyweight competition in that class!

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  2. Posted · Edited by SQLMonte

    Sweet.trink40.gif I want to compete but in what class i have no idea. I emailed the person at Diablo Audio that was linked to the event. I asked him for a info on how and what class to register in. Hopefully I'll get it all sorted out by then.

    Do you know what your setup hits numbers wise? There's so many different things that dictate what class you can compete in, it depends on how many subs you have, how many alts, if your box is above the window line, if you have a wall, it's crazy. But that's for bass racing, IIRC, for dbDrag I don't know that it matters. Or maybe it's the other way around :trippy:

    You can check out the rules here

    dBDRA Rules - Master Index

    http://www.termpro.com/dbdrag/rules/2010/rules.asp?Org_ID=2

    That might give you a better idea on things

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    I have a 2 channel amp and im tryin to see if I should get a dual 2ohm voice coil or dual 4ohm. How will i be able to wire the subs to get a 2 ohm load to the amp without having both subs connected to eachother

    Get dual 4 ohm subs, wire the coils of each sub in parallel and each sub to it's own channel........that's how you do it. I don't suggest you do it that way but that's how you would accomplish what it is you want to do.
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    umm srry but no i dont need english classes. just cause i dont use punctuation and i shorten my words doesnt mean i dont know the proper way....

    the dustcap was seperating from the cone and made this hellacious rattle. so i traded it to the first dumba$$ that offered sumthin good.

    oh lord, not text talk :trippy:
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