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Since it was so nice out today I did manage to get some videos...... let me know what you think so far. I plan on putting in 3 more 1500s. still alot of work to do but its a good start.

hmmmm.....I would say underneath for a uniform look. When I put some of my painted stuff in, it had scratches on it because of sliding the box in and out so many times.

It was doing 157 plus. I just had no room and with this I can sit all the way back. This set-up is lower though

Yeah, that is a concern but I love my wall

i know they are 240v power supplys

I am probably a little behind here on this topic but I have been doin alot of research and talking to Murilo and T.J. about these. I do understand everyones concern about the amps and agree that it could be an issue and should be made more user friendly and probably will be in time. The problem is easily fixed or can be worked around with little effort. Simply run your 3 or 4 runs of single 0 gauge to a distro block just infront of the of the amps power and ground and then have a single run of 0 gauge wire that is about 5 or 6 inches long which will handle more then enough. This amp is NOT for begginers or amatures. If you can't figure out a way to make these amps work for you and your amplication then you don't need to buy them. The potenital of the amp is there. No one would give a drivers education student the ability to drive for nascar or run a sundown 3500 off of just 10 gauge wire. All I am saying is think about how you can use the equipment to the best of its ability. The amp has features to make sure you don't over heat the amp so that shouldnt be a concern and I am sure it would be covered under the warranty. They are offering a 5 year warranty, that says alot about a company and how they feel about their product.

Well I had the first show this past weekend....No baffle or anything like that just got it playing and gained matched amps, did put a roof brace in though. Couldn't take out the glass all of the way all I could get was some serious spidering out of it, probably would have made a cool video if I could have waited to put the new windshield in but I drive this daily so I had to get the new one in. Ended up with a 151.0 @ 30 Hz sealed on the dash which was a first in the class but I was the only one there lol and brought home a Phat Install from MECA. Still More to do but looks like we have some potential with this build. And sorry about the misunderstand it was x2 because my enclosure was more then an inch past the B pillar. Ran an exhibition drive by run and did a 126.4 30 second average to music, room for improvement but I will not be competing in drive-by, technically my car doesn't qualify for it.

alright guys i have some bass in the monte...trouble is i have a cracked windshield. Well I gotta take it out sometime right? I am gonna do a little demo here soon so what would everyone like to see? Keep in mind it isnt baffled or anything like that, just box in and bolted down playin playin some music so....a bassrace run with the lab? Just demoing? Test tones? I am going to leave it up to the majority. I have pics i am going to put up later but right now i am at work and on my cell. Let me know what everyone thinks. Thanks.

still a little dirty.... back of the doors its not all the way done as far as paint but its gettin closer

I have used quite a bit of sundown audio equipment and I love them. 3000s can be very efficent and put out alot of power. Also they have a very clean sound, I dont feel the sundown will disappoint you. Electrical upgrades will be a must at some point in time though. I would say battery or batteries atleast, an alternator will be nice to have to and thats with either amp.

What is the impedence of the sub?

The rest of my wiring came today too... i guess this more or a teaser pic then anything From here on out I am hoping to make a slow stead progress....and to be honest I am starting to get excited! Hopefully I can get alot done through the week and maybe get something going this weekend...may not be baffled or 100 percent done with cosmetics but its progress. Knowing the way it normally goes and my luck I am trying to get to much done.

The headliner is completely out. I am going to run a brace from roof to floor. So I have to get materials for that but when i had the other wall in it was moving the windshield pretty good so I feel I should just go all out. The seating will be a little tight so I decided to get racing seats in there and it should give the passengers and I a few extra inches. Plus another good thing about racing seats is that they are not adjustable which mean no one could ram my seats into the subs, and I did have a few people do that in the old setup.

Well it was a good weekend to get some stuff done anyway. It might not seem like we got alot done but I feel pretty good about what all we did get done since I couldn't spend the entire weekend working on it. Anyway some good news is that my wiring should be here today or tomorrow, so i can get to finishing the trunk.

An amplifier has to pull power from somewhere so the more power you can give it the more output you will have(unless it a regulated amp) which is why a 16 volt system was suggested. Also just because you run a 16 volt system doesn't mean you will increase your efficiency as well. But if you do not go with 16v then I would say do the big 3, a rear battery and alternator upgrade and you shouldn't have any problems with that.

Thanks Andy....I will have to make a trip up your way once I get this thing done. Well I ran into a bit of trouble with the custom bracket for the alternator so that is still a work in progress so to speak. The original bracket isn't strong enough. It is on right now and working but not something that I feel would be good enough long term. However, I am able to take more accurate measurements now and can make a permanent bracket from much stronger steal. More then likely angle iron and some welding will do the trick. Anyway enough with the bad news. I did manage to pull the door skins and do some work to them. I still need to add a finishing touch before I can give them my blessing. And since I haven't posted anything on this in awhile I figured I would at least give you guys a look at that.

Well this weekends project is to take the a/c off the car and make a bracket for the powermaster daily driving 250 amp alternator and hopefully get power to the trunk...I will try to get pics up as soon as I can. The goal is to eventually run dual powermasters. I have already made this one fit in the stock location but it is time to upgrade to dual alternators if I can figure a way out to put more on I will

the tuning is right about 34 hertz...to be honest the original design was for 3 of the ports but i coulnd't fit the enclosure in the car.....lol imagine that. All i had to do to them is cut the bottoms out and smooth it out. And I got alot of help from fiberglass to make them stronger....

Lol...It is a very tight fit but it does fit. I am going to have to put the face plate on inside the car. I double checked everything last night just to make sure. And thanks for the comments, it keeps me motivated to get this thing in and done.

they are 5 gallon buckets. about 10.5 inches in dia. and 14.5 deep

Actually they are i know its not the normal port but it was the right size and depth and saved me quite a bit of money. I fought with myself about using them or not but i couldn't come up with a logical reason not to use them....I did have to do some work to them, like make them a bit stronger and other things but all and all they work perfect.

here is the latest...........

yeah i am hoping it comes out to be pretty sick. All i need is a welder and i got it whipped. I have all of the enclosures built. So with any luck I can go. But I can't promise anything. Its hard to find a welder in that someone will let me use or borrow for a day.

yeah it was actually me that was posting on my friends name....thats the two things i am considering. althought i see benifits to both so i am wanthing to do both but i can't afford to to do but about $600 of deadener. I am going with 3/4 inch mdf on the roof and i am also using bedliner in a few locations. Mainly on the wall and roof for the the bedliner.

Scott, I know you have been sick and really really busy trying to get caught up. Just to let everyone know I am not starting this topic to bust your balls or anything. I just need to get in touch with you. I would like for it to be over the phone so I can explore my options here for recones of BTL 18's but I would like a custom recone for my application. My e-mail is d_banner87@hotmail.com if that is possible please let me know.... Thanks, Brock