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  1. for sure doing the big 3 since I have the stock alt (~120amps?). Do you think 30ft would be enough for power/ground/big 3 in a 4dr sedan (vw passat)?
  2. I was checking out weldingsupply.com, and I'm stuck between #1 and 1/0. Their "suggested ampacity" chart recommends #3 for up to 150 amps, #2 for 200a, #1 for 250-300a, and 1/0 for 350a. But going off these numbers, it looks like at most I'd only need #2, as my amp has 5x 30amp fuses (leaving 50 amps of headroom). On the other hand, this site makes it look like I'd need 1/0 for sure. Sundown said use 1/0 for sure, just wondering if anyone else could weigh in on this, since I can't find a reliable table for ampacity and wire size.
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    Had a car audio shop tell me JL amps were better than sundown

    It does. My friend has a 1000/1, and after updating just my fuse, even with 4 gauge wire, my saz-1200 is walking all over the JL.
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Update- Just threw the new fuse in and its pounding. Very impressed. Sounds just like I hoped it would now. Can't wait to get the 1/0 in there. This picture says it all:
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    Subwoofer/port placement in trunk

    Read: Aiming a woofer box in a car trunk
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    My pioneer has 4v pre-outs. After reading this I just set it by ear and that's what I thought sounds best.
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Yeah I got that off their site too, which is why I built mine to around 2.5 after displacements, but a bunch of other people are saying go bigger, like 3 to even 3.5. I'll email Fi and see what they say.
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Yeah sorry about that diagram I wasn't sure how else to do it with MS Paint. But yes the left side of each coil/box is supposed to be the + terminal. I'm headed back to school on sunday where I won't have my car but come summer I'll definitely upgrade to 1/0 and more likely than not a new box. Sundownz- what size enclosure would you recommend after all displacements for a new box? The current box is ~2.3ft^3 after port, sub and bracing. The BL is supposed to bridge the gap between the BTL and the Q so I'm guessing it would perform best in a more spl oriented enclosure, tuned closer to 35 hz maybe?
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    Deer blasts the side of my truck

    shoulda had your passenger blast it with a shotty when you had the chance
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Dang I feel like a complete noob for asking, but just to make sure I've got it wired right, I have it setup like this: (d2 coils). Cause I've never had an amp with more than one pair of speaker terminals. Sundown says the channels are in parallel internally, so this is 1 ohm right? My gain is a little bit over half way turned up, LPF is ~70, SSF is ~20.
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Using a 12" Fi BL dual2 coils in parallel
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    1200d v.2 not putting out like i think it should

    Yeah i read on the pre-sale thread he recommends the 1/0. My electrical consists of a yellow top up front, Knu 4 gauge, with the chassis to neg. terminal in 4 guage too. All my grounds are sanded. I "crimped" my wires to their ring terminals with a hammer tho last year, didn't know how to solder until a couple weeks ago. I think I'm just gonna do an electrical overhaul here and make it right.
  13. Just got the new 1200d, setup with knukonceptz 4 gauge and my old 80 amp fuse from my alpine pdx 600 watt, and so far it sounds a lot more like 600 than 1200. Would I see a huge improvement if I upgraded to 1/0? The reason I ask is KnuKonceptz site says their 4 gauge handles 200 amps, and apparently the 1200 pulls only 150 amps. Either way, I'm definitely upgrading my fuse to 150 like it should be.
  14. The port would be the only thing firing into the cabin, sealed to the ski port. The rest of the enclosure would be sealed off from the cabin. The port would be roughly 12"x8". Still a bad idea?
  15. I have a ski port with a latch/door that folds down into the trunk to allow air to flow through. If its ported through the hatch, and otherwise sealed off from the cabin, would that yield higher spl would it be a waste of time/money? Im not looking for pure spl, I just thought this might let me keep my sq but make it a little louder. My current setup is a regular 2.5 cube box with a bunch of room around the top/side to get around to the back of the box and through the ski port. Here's my idea(s)..... And sorry that it looks like a third grader made these sketches.. its all i could do with ms paint.... side view of trunk shape with ski port door open/folded down looking at the trunk from the outside top down view of new box design my attempt at an isometric view of the box..... (note this sketch doesnt have the 45 pieces in the port) I would adjust the width of the port to try and get ~30 hz with ~2.5 cubes after displacements
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