well this is my van...a 1995 Nissan Quest...

at the moment i have:

Kenwood x591 HU

4 5x7 blown speakers...planning on replacing them by 2 8's and 2 6.5" pro audio speakers

profile baja 2 ch amp for the speakers...

1 15" audiopipe txx-15rd

1 SAZ-1500d

optima yellow top g31 in the back

now the picz

old box....

new box...

My Loudest score has been 137 on the tl on a small sealed prefab...going to a local comp tpday hopefully with my new box i touch the 140s

Edited April 5, 200817 yr by danracer

I think you need a Nightshade, Dan

hmmm ive been thinking about it...perharps by summer i can buy it...first ill buy a second 1500d and then the sub...perhaps a 15" or if the 18" comes out by then i might pick one

dan your ish is weak sauce lol.

sweet van.

dan your ish is weak sauce lol.

sweet van.

lol....

well just came back from the local comp...i got 1st on my category...but im actually dissapointed with my number...even though i got 2dbz up i still cant touch the damn 140's perhaps my van has a low pass filter set to 139.9 lol im actually thinking of retiring my van from dbdrag and go buy a hyundai accent or a crx or maybe add more subs and power and bassracer 130-139.9 cat...btw i did a 138.9 sealed on the dash and a 139.4 sealed on the kick.

in my car it took a wile to crack the 140 mark once I did it was pretty easy to gain now that Im going for the 150 markits startin to get tough again

i think im gonna have to dampen my panels to see what i gain and perhaps add a second 15 or something but its definitely tough to break the 140 on a minivan...thought it was easier lol :S

It is relatively easier since you have more space to put more subs.

That is still a pretty good score for a single sub in a large vehicle.

Have you tried the port facing to either left or right? Sometimes that will produce louder scores.

It is relatively easier since you have more space to put more subs.

That is still a pretty good score for a single sub in a large vehicle.

thnx...yeah i consider it good score since im only giving the sub about 900wrms but im dissapointed cuz i wanted to do 140 :S but w/e i had a 2 db raise by changing the box...some local competitors told me i should do a bigger box tuned a lil lower so i could peak at abou 47-49hz...im gonna do a bigger box with more port area to see if that helps me

...yesterday i tried it with the port looking to the right side of the van and after 6 seconds of the run i literally went running to the back of the van and started moving the enclosure around and it did more with the box looking back close to the left side of the van...should i sell my 15 and buy another one or what things could i do to gain tenths??

dan your ish is weak sauce lol.

sweet van.

lol....

well just came back from the local comp...i got 1st on my category...but im actually dissapointed with my number...even though i got 2dbz up i still cant touch the damn 140's perhaps my van has a low pass filter set to 139.9 lol im actually thinking of retiring my van from dbdrag and go buy a hyundai accent or a crx or maybe add more subs and power and bassracer 130-139.9 cat...btw i did a 138.9 sealed on the dash and a 139.4 sealed on the kick.

be4 u go retiring the van

all u have to do is play around with the box...dont have the box in the middle like that...put it 2 the side and see if u gain that way

and also play around with ur interior...if u can take the front passanger seat out ..do it...im sure it will gain u a few tenths...

but good numbers from 1 midi-oker sub

80

thnx... ill see if one of these days i can find someone with a tl and start taking my van appart...i gotta do a 140 to be good in my cat. since i have a friend/rival thats competes in my cat. he has my same sub but blue and he did a 139 on a ported prefab :S he also has a bit more power than me he has a planet audio vx2250 and he also has a minivan...there's another comp on april 27th so ill see if i can improve a couple of things b4 that event

I like it.

Good luck with the score.

I know everyone here is trying to be nice and all, so I'm gonna be the first to say it. Dude. You talk about adding more audio equipment to up your dB's. But if I were you, I would sell my system and buy a new car. That van is gonna take a chit tomorrow and your gonna be all pissed because you won't be able to listen to your woofers. Get a new car. That way people don't laugh at rattling purple minivan pushing 139.9

No disrespect.

Just lookin out for ya

lol yeah i know its all right i cant buy a new car because i dont have the cash but im thinking about finding a hyundai accent for about 500-900 bucks and use it for spl only...thnx btw

Good luck with your scores, great choice in amplifier.

thnx...and yes great amp...i love it i chose it after searching about a month for different feedback and this was the best one i found

the new speakers i bought...8" audiopipe 95db of sensitivity i bought 2 and im planning on buying 2 more and i also bought the tweeters 99db of sensitivity...looks like im gonna need a 100.4 lol

Have you tried the port facing to either left or right? Sometimes that will produce louder scores.

sub forward / port up ^^^

^^^^ hmmm gotta try it ...

thats the number i did today at a comp yay im closer to the 140s by just playing with the speakers position that number was at a match with a friend of mine which has the same speaker as i do...he metered his minivan with the engine running and i did that score with the engine off