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no doubt it has this wiring tool that is great for shorting shit out .

You definitely need the new Skar app

Google maps!

You sir just became the mod of all mods! love it

I put "Car Audio" batteries along with "Car Audio" power cable. Mostly marketing hype and paying for soemhting that looks really neat... Seriously, screw up the Walmart battery and just take it back, to any Walmart, get a fully charged battery in return. Try that with anything else...

unless your running the wire under the car... i personaly fuse up front.. then again in the rear before my battery bank in back

Fine as fuck... and what tatt?

Are you guys really concerned about that?

You didn't describe anything. Again you used a term "staging" that if you understood would be fine. Instead of saying I want to improve my staging describe what that means to you. There is no generic solution, only specific ones to YOUR needs. Until we understand those, there is NO WAY to help. This is too complicated for me . I guess I'll be fine with what I have now. There IS a way to help - answer my questions - and stop thinking so deep about how its going to help me in the long run. Telling me you can't help me doesn't help me or anyone reading these threads. If You can't help me, or answer my questions, then don't reply. - simple. Perhaps an analogy is in order. Customer: "I want to buy a car, mine isn't roomy enough what should I do?" Sales person: "What do you mean by roomy? Customer: "That doesn't help me, answer my question." It is exactly the same as what you are doing. We don't understand your "roomy" or "staging" in this case.

You have talent man. I LOVE the steering wheel.

i was a fan till you raised it, put the woodgrain (lol) kit on it and the ventvisors.. but if yuo like it, congrats.

i also put my sundown swag on. i might make some customs ones....... i wish our dallas teammate was still makin them

i put window wind deflecters on.... two reasons... 1. the car is so curved that when it rains i can not roll the windows down or the rain will come in! 2. its so very hot in texas with the windowns up on a black car the inside temp is crazy hot... and i dont want my wood grain coming off......

put my old 20's on my old school next is paint... and then some audio

ebay... first one i EVER FOUND for a lincoln.

got a wood grain kit... i just put it on.. here are some before and afters. the inside of the car is dirty pay no mind.. i donno what im missing but... maybe something new will fill these voids.

changed some stuff around... my back deck flexs so hard it shattered my red plasitic for the third stop light... just a random shot picking my lil brother up from school heres his black mustang... and his friend acting up in the white mustang parking up on the curb... last week of school

alright.. i bought a motor last month... i have been working on it everyday. so.... i finished it today... just need to put the hood on... here is a few pics i took today.... i wish i would have took pics along the way, as a log.. but i failed. the old motor..... i took off the valve cover i found a broken spring and half a lifter, i pulled the oil pan and i found a piston, oil rings and half a vavle, new motor, i found a 460 in a 1980 church buss, with 51K on it.. the freeze plugs brand new the block new, the paint still on the rocker arms, all the thanks goes to my mom, she helped me ALOT< would not have been able to this build with out her. bet your momma dont help you drop a new motor in,

i took muh lil brother to prom tonight....

alright... heres my car.. the black one.. and MY OLD CAR... the pearl one... WITH MY OLD WHEELS..... so its my old shit next to my new shit. o yeah... and im droppin a new motor in my 75.. so it will be ready for the summer.

yeah i had a body style like you have.. mine was custom painted i think i have it posted on the first page... great cars.... 105k that is killer.... i may try to take it off your hands ha i was looking for vouges.. .but.. thay only made them in a 305 55 22 and thats too large for me! that and the 600 buck each sticker price! i did a 4 inch lift and and i trimed a hair off of the inside fender... ill take pics of that aswell. i have seen that car on a donk fourm im on.

thanks sean, i agree with you.. the rims are large.. but thay dont look trashy. i think if i snugg the car down on the rims a little more i will get the look im going for.

i got a deal on some 22's so i did that.... here are some pics i took... and some that i found on someones myspace...... .. o yeah and a vid. on this vid there is ALOT of flex you cant see... but i didnt know that... so i look like an asshole showing you my truck... my window, and my lady... she was dancin.... anyway... o yeah and the song is recorded with a little bit of distortion. boooo 22s on it can you tell????

someone asked for more pics og the lady.... here ya go i washed and waxed me car sunday...... ...... o yeah.. and i went hunting for the UPS guy today.... he had two of my amps...... my goliath that has been at repair sence aug 07..... and my new sundown..... i threw it in really fast when i got home.. i did a quick tune on it... sounds better.. i thought it would have a little more power.. but i guess with tuning i will get it right.

I can understand just caught a glimpse of the meter in that video. I am curious as to where your taking the voltage measurement at though, at the battery or at the amps terminals. for now.. i have it just on my fused box for my car.. im using a empty slot... so its reading my over all power... i may or may not get another one to run right on my amp input power to read the instant power.

no sound matt...... ... it does not drop to 12.6 its the angle of the light... i shot another video of the voltage and the voltage only.... the only time it dips is when i have the headlights A/C screens and music. i had a small problem with the reverse HID's when i fixem ill take a vid..... i never liked ford till i met a lincoln. thanks guys.

i think its almarosa... like that rude bitch on that show YOUR FIRED.

do i like lincolns.... i love them.... my oldest so far is the white one in the pics its a 75, and ITS ALL OEM. down to the 8 track. cant wait to see your buddys..

yup yup, i love a lincoln. i wish i had pics of my first two lincolns... the ones that started the LINCOLN LOVE FEST<

They can be found towards the end of this [Last modified 07-Feb-07] SPEAKER DESIGN EQUATIONS 3.6 Bill McFadden 1993 [[email protected]] The most current version of this file can be found at: http://www.rdrop.com/users/billmc 1. Introduction This is a library of equations for designing ported and closed-box speaker enclosures. The equations were taken from speaker design books and technical papers by Richard Small and Neville Thiele (see references in tutorial section). They are designed for un-stuffed enclosures. Refer to the references for more information on stuffing. The equations are intended to be used with the HP48GX/SX multiple equation solver but can also be run with the solver built into the HP48SX. The binaries are provided in uu-encoded and ->ASC form. An RPL version is also provided, but does not include the binary variable Mpar needed by the multiple equation solver. The initial default speaker parameters are for the Eminence 18029 18" driver. I welcome any comments or refinements. 2. Variables The main directory is called SPKR and consists of two subdirectories: CB Closed Box Design PORTED Ported Box Design Running the multiple equation solver from either subdirectory will produce a menu of variables: Vas Volume of air having same acoustic compliance as driver suspension Qts Total driver Q at Fs Fs Resonant frequency of driver PEmax Thermally-limited maximum RMS input power SPL Efficiency of driver in dB SPL at 1W/1m Dia Diameter of driver xmax Peak displacement limit of driver diaphragm (1/2 of "throw") Vb Inside volume of enclosure Fb Resonance frequency of enclosure F3dB Half-power (-3 dB) frequency of loudspeaker system response Fmax Upper frequency limit of driver's piston range dBpeak Maximum peak or dip of loudspeaker system response Par Estimated displacement-limited acoustic power rating Per Estimated displacement-limited electrical power rating \Gno Driver efficiency (\Gn is Greek character eta) PeakSPL Thermally-limited RMS sound pressure level in passband Sd Estimated effective projected surface area of driver diaphragm Vd Peak displacement volume of driver diaphragm K1 Power rating constant K2 SPL rating constant The following additional variables are defined for the closed box case: Qb Total Q of system at Fb Amax Maximum amplitude of loudspeaker frequency response Vr Ratio of Vas to Vb Qr Ratio of Qb to Qts and Fb to Fs The following additional variables are defined for the ported box case: Dmin Minimum diameter of tubular vent to prevent excessive vent noise Dv Diameter of tubular vent Lv Length of tubular vent For the ported box case, the following apply: 1. Fb is the tuning frequency for the vent. 2. To use a square vent, enter the vent width times 1.13 or [2/SQRT(pi)] for Dv. 3. Design When designing a loudspeaker, two approaches may be followed. The easiest is to select a driver and design an enclosure for it. The other is to design the enclosure first, then select or build a driver that matches it. The choice between a closed box and ported box depends on several factors. Closed-box systems are the easiest to design and build and have the advantages of smaller box size, good low-frequency power handling, and superior transient response. Ported-box systems are more difficult to design because they require precise duct tuning. However, ported boxes have the advantages of superior bass response, good efficiency, and superior peak power handling in the passband. 3.1 Closed-Box Systems Closed-box systems are designed around one variable, box volume. Box volume is a function of the driver parameters and the system Q, Qb. To design a system with minimum peak or droop in the passband, Qb must be 0.707. The designer has the choice of setting Qb and solving for the box volume, or setting the box volume and solving for Qb. There is also the choice of assigning values to both of these variables and solving for one of the driver parameters. To design a closed-box system, enter the CB subdirectory and run the multiple equation solver. Alternatively, run the built-in HP48SX solver and select DESIGN.EQ as the current equation. Choose one of the following variables to solve for and assign values to the rest: Vas, Qts, Fs, SPL, Dia, xmax, Qb, and Vb. If you don't have all of the parameters available, purge the ones you don't know, so they'll be undefined and the solver won't attempt to use them. At a minimum, you will need to supply all but one of Vas, Qts, Fs, Qb, and Vb. Next, press <- ALL in the multiple equation solver to solve for all the unknowns. If using the built-in HP48SX solver, you will need to solve for each unknown individually, using NXEQ to sequence through the equations. 3.2 Ported-Box Systems Ported-box systems are a little more difficult than closed box systems because there is an additional variable, tuning frequency. The optimum tuning frequency depends on the driver parameters and box volume. To design a ported-box system, enter the PORTED subdirectory. Run the equation solver of your choice as described above and enter the driver parameters. Notice there is no Qb variable. At this point solving for the unknowns will automatically create a system with optimum passband response. Alternatively, you can specify values for Vb and/or Fb to see what effect they have on the system response. To find the minimum recommended diameter of a tubular vent for the enclosure, solve for Dmin. This is smallest diameter permissible to keep the air velocity below 5% of the speed of sound. Higher velocities can produce audible noise. To calculate the vent dimensions, enter either of Dv and Lv and solve for the other, keeping in mind the minimum recommended value of Dv. 3.3 Cabinet Design In the CST menu of the CB and PORTED subdirectories is a key labeled BCALC. Pressing this key runs the box calculator program. Don't run it directly from the SPKR subdirectory, or it will not work properly. The program is rather crude, and does not handle dual woofers, but is adequate for most designs. It works as illustrated by modeling the driver as a segment of a solid cone: _____ /| ^ / | | / | | / | | _____ / | | ^ | | | | | | | Rdia | | Dia | | | | __v__ | | | \ | | | \ | | | \ | | | \ | | | \| __v__ | | | |<-Depth->| | | To use, enter the driver's depth (distance from front of driver to back of magnet) and press DEPTH. Enter the rear (magnet) diameter of the driver and press RDIA. If you want the program to account for any extra volume taken up by bracing and other drivers, enter this volume and press XVOL. The program uses the driver's diameter as entered previously in the equation solver. The dimensions default to English units. The program will only accept real numbers as input; unit objects will cause an error. (I said it was crude.) To change units, store a value containing the new unit by typing 'name' STO, where name is one of Depth, Rdia, or Xvol. The units of the results should make sense based on the units of the data, but I won't guarantee it. You can also change the ratio of Height:Width:Depth used in the box calculation by pressing GOLD, 1.25:1, or CUST. GOLD selects the golden mean, 1.62:1:0.62 ((sqrt(5)+1)/2), which is the most common ratio. 1.25:1 selects another common ratio, 1.25:1:0.8. If you wish to use a custom ratio, enter it and press CUST. Each time you change a parameter using a menu key, the results will be recalculated and redisplayed. The display shows, from top to bottom, the driver's front diameter, the driver's rear diameter, the driver's depth, the extra volume taken up by other objects inside the cabinet, the total internal volume of the cabinet (including driver and extra volume), the ratio used to calculate the box dimensions, and the inside height, width, and depth of the cabinet. FIX 2 is the best display format to use with the default units. 3.4 Equalization of Closed-Box Systems There is a subdirectory in CB called EQUALIZER that will find the component values for an active equalizer that can extend F3dB of any closed box system to any desired lower limit (at the expense of efficiency and power handling--watch out!) See [11] for theory and circuit details. First, use the equation solver in the CB subdirectory to solve for the system as shown above. Next, enter the EQUALIZER subdirectory. Store the new desired cutoff frequency into F3dB, and press CIRCUIT. The component values will appear in the display. The values of R, C, N are chosen by the user to make the remaining component values realistic (see [11]). 4. Analysis 4.1 Frequency Response The equation solver generates three values related to frequency response, F3dB, Fmax, and dBpeak. F3dB is the frequency at which the acoustic output power of the speaker drops by half. Below this frequency, the response will drop 12 dB per octave for the closed box and 24 dB per octave for the ported box. Fmax is the upper limit of the driver's piston range. Piston range is defined as the range of frequencies for which the wavelength of sound is greater than the circumference of the driver's diaphragm. In this range, the driver's output is non-directional. Since this package models the driver as a piston, it is important to note that the equations are only accurate up to Fmax. In addition, because it is difficult to predict the driver's high-frequency behavior, it is a good idea to cross over to a smaller driver at or below Fmax. dBpeak is the magnitude of the frequency response peak or dip. For an optimal design, this value will be zero. To examine the frequency response in detail, enter the CB or PORTED subdirectory and run the plotter or built-in HP48SX solver. Select FREQresp from the equations catalog. F is the frequency variable, and dBmag is the response at that frequency. Using the solver you can solve for one in terms of the other. 4.2 Power Handling The equation solver generates power ratings called Par and Per. Par is the displacement-limited acoustic power rating. For the closed box, Par is the worst-case value for wide-band signals (all the way down to DC). For the ported box, it is an estimate based on the characteristics of musical signals. Per is the displacement-limited electrical RMS power rating based on Par. Because displacement-limited power handling is actually a function of frequency, the values of Par and Per only give small part of the picture. To examine power handling in detail, enter the CB or PORTED subdirectory and run the plotter or built-in HP48SX solver. Select POWresp from the equations catalog. F is the frequency variable, and Pmax is the maximum electrical input power at that frequency. Pmax is plotted first, followed by PEmax, the manufacturer's thermal RMS power rating. At some frequencies, Pmax will exceed PEmax. As frequency increases, Pmax can reach thousands of watts. Exceeding PEmax is permissible for short durations, but under no circumstances should you exceed Pmax even briefly or the driver may be physically damaged. Because Pmax is calculated with sine waves in mind, the peak power rating at a given frequency will be 2*Pmax. Using the ISECT function of the plotter, it is possible to determine the frequency range(s) over which it is safe to apply the full rated thermal power, PEmax, without damage from excessive displacement. Just place the cursor near the intersection of the curves and press ISECT in the FCN sub-menu. In the same manner, you can also use ISECT to find frequencies where the curves approach one another but don't touch. 4.3 Sound Pressure Level The equation solver generates a value for maximum SPL called PeakSPL. This is the maximum RMS output level of the system in the passband when driven by the thermally-limited maximum input power, PEmax. Like power handling, displacement-limited SPL is a function of frequency. To examine displacement-limited SPL in detail, enter the CB or PORTED subdirectory and run the plotter or built-in HP48SX solver. Select SPLresp from the equations catalog. F is the frequency variable and SPLmax is the displacement-limited SPL at that frequency. SPLmax is plotted first, followed by the thermally-limited RMS sound pressure level. As before, for frequencies where SPLmax exceeds the thermally-limited SPL, the maximum SPL may be limited to a value in between, depending on the peak-to-average power ratio of the input signal. Again, ISECT can be used to find the frequency or frequencies at which the displacement- and thermally-limited SPL ratings are equal. 4.4 Analysis of Equalized Closed-Box System Using an equalizer to extend the bass response of a closed-box system does not come without costs. For each octave of bass extension, a 12 dB boost is necessary (and requires 16 times as much power). To evaluate these costs, two equations are provided in the EQUALIZER subdirectory: FREQresp and POWresp. These function like their counterparts in the CB and PORTED subdirectories, but take into account the effects of the equalizer. Because I took the equations right out of the article [11] without any optimization for speed, these equations run very slowly. However, I left out the units wherever possible so the equations would run faster. FREQresp calculates the response of the equalizer, rather than the system, to give you an idea of the amount of boost required to equalize the system. The greatest boost occurs at the new F3dB. POWresp calculates the equivalent power handling of the system. At each frequency, Pmax is reduced by the amount of boost the equalizer provides. This is useful to see what the power handling of an equivalent, un-equalized system would be. There is no equation for maximum SPL vs. frequency because it is the same as the un-equalized system. 5. Design Equations Here are the equations used by the speaker design library. All values have SI (mks) units. ^ denotes exponentiation. LOG() is base 10. 5.1 Constants pi = 3.14159265359 c = speed of sound in air (345 m/s) Ro = density of air (1.18 kg/m^3) 5.2 Closed-Box Systems Vb = Vas/Vr Fb = Qr*Fs F3dB = Qr*Fs*((1/Qb^2-2+((1/Qb^2-2)^2+4)^0.5)/2)^0.5 Fmax = c/(pi*0.83*Dia) dBpeak = 20*LOG(Amax) Par = K1/Amax^2 Per = Par/(\Gno) \Gno = 10^((SPL-112)/10) PeakSPL = SPL+10*LOG(PEmax) Sd = pi*(Dia*0.83)^2/4 Vd = Sd*xmax Amax = Qb^2/(Qb^2-0.25)^0.5 for Qb >(1/2)^0.5, 1 otherwise K1 = (4*pi^3*Ro/c)*Fb^4*Vd^2 K2 = 112+10*LOG(K1) Vr = Qr^2-1 Qr = (1/Qts)/(1/Qb-0.1) Frequency-dependent equations: Fr = (F/Fb)^2 dBmag = 10*LOG(Fr^2/((Fr-1)^2+Fr/Qb^2)) Pmax = K1*((Fr-1)^2+(Fr/Qb^2))/(\Gno) SPLmax = K2+40*LOG(F/Fb) Thermally-limited RMS SPL = PeakSPL+dBmag 5.3 Ported Box Systems Vb = 20*Qts^3.3*Vas Fb = (Vas/Vb)^0.31*Fs F3dB = (Vas/Vb)^0.44*Fs Fmax = c/(pi*0.83*Dia) dBpeak = 20*LOG(Qts*(Vas/Vb)^0.3/0.4) Par = 3*F3dB^4*Vd^2 Per = Par/(\Gno) \Gno = 10^((SPL-112)/10) PeakSPL = SPL+10*LOG(PEmax) Dmin = (Fb*Vd)^0.5 Lv = 2362*Dv^2/(Fb^2*Vb)-0.73*Dv Sd = pi*(Dia*0.83)^2/4 Vd = Sd*xmax K1 = (4*pi^3*Ro/c)*Fs^4*Vd^2 K2 = 112+10*LOG(K1) Frequency-dependent equations: Fn2 = (F/Fs)^2 Fn4 = Fn2^2 A = (Fb/Fs)^2 B = A/Qts+Fb/(7*Fs) C = 1+A+(Vas/Vb)+Fb/(7*Fs*Qts) D = 1/Qts+Fb/(7*Fs) E = (97/49)*A dBmag = 10*LOG(Fn4^2/((Fn4-C*Fn2+A)^2+Fn2*(D*Fn2-B)^2)) Pmax = (K1/\Gno)*((Fn4-C*Fn2+A)^2+Fn2*(D*Fn2-B)^2)/(Fn4-E*Fn2+A^2) SPLmax = K2+10*LOG(Fn4^2/(Fn4-E*Fn2+A^2)) Thermally-limited RMS SPL = PeakSPL+dBmag

I'm sure it sounds good. I've never sat in it so I would be able to say otherwise. However the diameter of a driver determines its cutoff frequencies. There is no way around that. I will go on to say though that Corey Himmel used a 6.5 in the kicks, a 5" in the pillar/dash area and a 5.25 center channel (ran F1status). With a kicker 8 or 10 in the dash.

oh hell no!!! I know I did not see wire nuts in that pic. If you don't wanna solder (I never do) get a pair of these. Best crimps on the market. http://www.channellock.com/crimper.aspx

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You just got drunk one night and forgot you ordered it.

You mean you don't forget when your drunk either.

Id like to see more of this kinda stuff around here. Someone get this dude to put a build log over here.

okay cool! thank you. i'll look into the kits from lowes or home depot. also, are there any decent priced routers you would recommend? i just figured out the one i was looking at isnt compatible with the jasper jig Spend the extra money and get a 3/4 horse porta cable. Night and day difference than big box level routers. It'll last your lifetime. You might have to change out the motor brushes every 10 years or so with daily use but they are only a few bucks

Pulling volume and tuning out of thin air for any driver is not the correct way to design an enclosure. Just because you tune at a certain frequency doesn't mean you are gonna hit the LOOOWWWWSSS

As already been said multiple times here and your other threads the boxes are no where near ideal. As I have said before sell the kickers and buy ONE high xmax 12 Preferably something along the lines of an Xcon, and have a proper box built with proper port area.

Maybe a meet at Neal's place? I'll bring the P5 up for springs and exhaust install.

run, run rabbit run dig that hooooooole, forget the sun and when at last the work is done don't sit down it's time to dig another one