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1/0 is 0 Gauge, 2/0 would be 00, etc. You can get these large gauge wires for a decent price at weldingsupply.com, thats what was recommended to me on this board. Good luck!

Ahh, good to know someone has used one of the 79x HUs. I think I will pick one up when funds allow. I won't be using a changer, so that shouldn't be a problem. Thanks everyone! -Trevor

Looking at the KDC-X792, looks like its got all the right features. 3x4v preouts, USB/iPod connection, aux connection, 2nd aux option, PAC wire, attenuator, 24 bit DAC, and the oh-so-handy Attenuator aka "Oh s... a cop" button. I like how it looks, and it sounds like I could integrate it well into my future car, with the USB jack replacing the stock iPod connector, and rewiring the stock 3.5mm AUX input to go to the HU. Anyone have any experience with the Excelon HU, especially the 79x series? SonicElectronix has it for $229. Your thoughts on Kenwood in general? The Alpines don't really float my boat with all the buttons bunched up on the side.

If its been sitting around awhile, you've got the right idea. Change the oil, oil filter (Wix makes great filters, Napa Gold are rebranded Wix too), fuel filter, air filter, PCV valve, and probably flush and bleed the brake fluid, since brake fluid is hygroscopic (it absorbs water). Check and top off the power steering, and transmission fluid. If either of those fluid look kinda dirty, have them replaced. (I know visual checks aren't the best indicator of fluid wear, but it will give you an idea of whats going on.) This shouldn't cost you too much, and if the car is in good condition, then its a bit of insurance to keep it running, seeing as its just over 10 years old now

I would tighten up the suspension if its not tight feeling already. Its no fun to drive a car thats leaning all over the place when you take a turn. Sway bar kits aren't that expensive, but should keep the body under control. If the shocks are old and dead, perhaps new ones are in order as well. You don't necessarily have to be going fast to have fun.

Heh, wasn't thinking. But I'm almost positive I'm gonna go with a BL on 1500D. I love my rap music, which hits pretty low. Ported box for sure. Altitude... probably SL to 250ft ASL. I can probably fit the BL15 in a smallerish box, or the biggest BL12 box. I'. guessing the largest box for the 12 would work better. Thanks again, Trevor

Ok, so I was wondering. A 12 in it's largest recommended enclosure, or a 15 in its smallest recommended enclosure, which has the more potential to get louder? Playing around with ideas here. Thanks, ~Trevor

I've been wondering this for a while... Whats stopping one from running the wires through the port, no matter how ghetto it looks? I could see the wire maybe moving around a bit, but I cant see any real problems.

Wow. Carnage. And btw, have your alignment checked, if one tire is wearing unusually. And tire pressure, if you haven't tried that, but I'm sure you have. Since you have a lot of weight in the back, try checking the wear pattern. You want the contact patch of the tire to be flat. With the additional weight, but stock tire pressure, the center of the contact patch may tend to curl upwards, putting all the wear on the outsides of the patch. I hope thats clear. A picture of the uneven wear may help.

Sundown SAZ-1500D will work that BL. It will do a true 1500 watts on a reasonably stock electrical system. And if you set everything up right, you won't have to use that warrenty. In the event you should though, Jacob (the owner), will fix you up right. Solid product + solid owner = Win

lol someone should totally take a type-r, throw it though the window of an old car, and make a youtube video "Breaking windows with my Type-R"

I'm not sure how the bass knob on your amp works, but Bass Boost meaning the potentiometer on the end of the amp. Some bass knobs might be a bass boost, but the Sundown 1500D has a remote gain knob. Basically, you turn the knob to full when you set the gain on your amp, then you can turn it down from the front seat. There are posts on this forum that discusses setting gains correctly, look around for them, and learn how to set your gains properly. Thats the key to keep your system working.

My dealings with Jacob were very good. The man is honest, and he's got a great product. He answered my questions in a timely manner, and laid the facts out straight. Shipping was fast, economical, and the 1500D came well packed. My refurb came with a 90 day warranty, but in my opinion, as long as you do things right, you shouldn't need it. Sundown all the way!

Do it, you know you want to! Also, you mentioned something about the x-fer case not engaging the front axle? I'm guessing this have the good ole 4.0L?

Well, if its blown, it wont play. If you're in the process of burning up the voice coils, you will smell a particular smell. Its hard to describe, but its not very pleasant, and you will know it. Of course, being a sealed box, you won't smell it. Make sure you set your gains properly. If you have warped the voice coils with excessive power, then you will probably note a scratching sound when you depress the cone of the sub with your hand.

Man, thats pretty sad. Seems like that truck had some pretty good times. A couple weekends of TLC along with a few bits from the junkyard and NAPA could probably fix it up decent.

Fishing for whatever we could catch. Mainly small pan fish. I know them only by their local names, which you probably won't have heard of. @_@ Oh well. Anyway, the Mauna Kea story. So the vehicle we're taking on this journey is a 1990 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 Crew Cab, with the anemic 2.9L V6. About 100,000 miles, used on a farm, and frequently bashed about in the lava rocks to get to the hidden fishing spot that we were at. So the day before the trip, I decide to check out the truck. Asking the owner, my grandfather, of the maintainance he's done, I find that the fuel filter has never been changed (His answer: "This thing has a fuel filter!?"), the PCV valve hasn't ever been changed, and the air filter is pretty old. So we decide to do a tune up. I change the fuel filter, nearly get a mouth full of fuel. Thats not so bad. After we drained the radiator, we decided to change the thermostat while we were at it. Problem: the metal that the thermostat bolts into is aluminum. Bolting the thermostat housing back in, the HOLES STRIP. D8< Its already 5:30, its getting dark, and the mosquitos are coming out. So we look all over for a tap and some suitable bolts, and find some. Tap it out, bolt it up (gently), and fill er up with coolant. All is well, right? Next day, ready to set out. The road leading up to Mauna Kea is pretty bad. It was built in the 40's as a military access road, and it doesn't look like they've done much to it since. By the looks of it, they've gone over it once or twice, right down the center of a two lane road, so theres a strip right down the middle that vaguely resembles a paved road. Combine this with the fact that its got more hills then a roller coaster, and the turns are tight, and sometimes drops down to one lane, and you've got a recipe for an accident. Luckily theres not too many cars that travel it anymore. So after about one and a half hours of arse-numbing road that would suit a Baja 1000 truck, we reach the base of Mauna Kea. Its paved pretty well, so I don't expect any problems. It is pretty steep though. So we're going, and theres a particular long steep stretch... Going, about 30... up.. up... uh-oh... slowing down...20...15...wtf? So drop the auto trans down into 1st, wind it up to 4-5k, and crawl up the hill. Pull off at the next pull-off place and look at the gauges. The temp is high! Get out of the truck and just then it decides to boil over and dump all of my coolant on the ground. >.< Well, to make a long story short, we drove all the way up the rest of Mauna Kea, even the part where you're required to go 5MPH, took a tour of the Subaru telescope (very cool), then came down Mauna Kea, and drove 100 miles back home, without coolant. About 50 miles back home, the truck had been riding on H for a while. Decided to stop and let it cool down for a bit, but nothing happened, since there was no coolant to cool the engine. Well, we made it back home, and what appears to have happened was a combination of air in the system and a faulty radiator cap. Instead of letting the coolant boil into the reservoir, somehow it puked all the coolant out onto the ground. @_@ Well, when we got home, we filled it, and made sure to purge all the air out. Then the next we tested it, driving it to our sekrit fishing spot. Off road, 4x4, low range. Worked fine. Amazed that the block didn't crack though. 100 miles with no coolant was pretty serious. :/ Well, thats my edge-of-the-seat car story. Whats yours?

Hmm. Lets see. I'm partial to... UNK - Bring It Back Bone Crusher - Grippin the Grain (Remix and Original) UNK - Back It Up Mike Jones - Still Tippin Lil Jon & East Side Boyz ft Pastor Troy - Throw It Up Bone Crusher - Take Your Clothes Off A lot of these songs hit pretty low. Theres more, but thats whats in my bass playlist at the moment.

One day I was 13,000 ft above sea level, then 0ft above sea level fishing the next. Hawaii is the chit.

Damn. Diesels aren't just for trucks anymore. >.< Thats a awful big motor. Torque FTW!

From what I gather, the SSDs with copper coils in a sealed box should sound pretty good.

Sound comes out of the amp as AC, alternating current. For example, if you examine a 60 Hz sine wave on an oscilloscope, you will notice the voltage running from -x to +x, 60 times per second, where x is any given voltage. DC on the other hand, for the most part looks like a straight line, it isn't alternating from positive x to negative x. I hope that makes sense.

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Maybe try hook up one sub, and play it for a bit, then check the temps, then do the other one. Make sure you don't go overboard with only one sub hooked up.

I went to the Big Island of Hawaii this summer, went fishing, drove up Mauna Kea. A few shots stood out to me, hopefully you find them pleasing to the eye. Taken at 13,000 ft! That drive up to and back from Mauna Kea is a story to tell... If anyone wants to hear it, I'll spill it.