Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
#401
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
here are some speaker locations... in order from STRONGEST to WEAKEST bass... (using same speaker/amp/box volume)
1. Rear-Firing Well Box
2. Down-Firing Well Box
3. Glass-Reflecting Well Box
4. Rear-Firing Hatch Box
5. Down-Firing Hatch Box
6. Glass-Reflecting Hatch Box
7. Forward-Facing Hatch Box
8. Back-Seat Box of any kind...
you can easily test this with a small truck box that fits in the well... I moved it all around and tested the sound...
cleanest and deepest bass was rear-firing well
1. Rear-Firing Well Box
2. Down-Firing Well Box
3. Glass-Reflecting Well Box
4. Rear-Firing Hatch Box
5. Down-Firing Hatch Box
6. Glass-Reflecting Hatch Box
7. Forward-Facing Hatch Box
8. Back-Seat Box of any kind...
you can easily test this with a small truck box that fits in the well... I moved it all around and tested the sound...
cleanest and deepest bass was rear-firing well
#403
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Car: 91 Camaro RS, 84 2.8 5speed
Engine: 305 5.0L
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Pic should have been bigger, it messed up but oh well, i have mine set up as clean as i can, 2 10'' comps. 840 watt amp, it bangs.
#406
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
Car: 1992 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
Engine: 6.0l LQ4
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.73 True Trac
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
here is my convertible , also check out a previous post by me post #380
#407
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From: Lexington, Ky
Car: 91 Camaro Z28
Engine: LS1
Transmission: 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Posi Disc
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Here is mine. Took about a month from start to finish.
Pioneer double din DVR touchsreen head unit.
6x9 Rockford Fosgate Rear
4x6 Rockford Fosgate Dash
Audiobahn 12" Subs
2 micro ferad cap Audiobahn
2 Audiobahn Amps
Pioneer double din DVR touchsreen head unit.
6x9 Rockford Fosgate Rear
4x6 Rockford Fosgate Dash
Audiobahn 12" Subs
2 micro ferad cap Audiobahn
2 Audiobahn Amps
#408
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From: Los angeles
Car: 92 Firebird Formula
Engine: 5.0 V8
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Here its mine nothing special 2 Kickers 12" cvx's
Here is the latest
Here is the latest
Last edited by salfirebird92; 01-20-2013 at 10:48 PM.
#409
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
Engine: 350 Tuned Port Injection, for now.
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: Posi - 3.23
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Nice setup. But that Soundstream Bass Machine is trash. It makes songs that have bass sound like mud. But it's a good upgrade for heavy metal bass drums. Anything else that has true 50-150 Hz sound freq sounds terrible.
#410
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From: Los angeles
Car: 92 Firebird Formula
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
I actually like the sound with the sound stream is the old one before it was started being manufactured in japan or china. Thanks!
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Aaahhh. I see. I've never seen an old one before. What I would like to have is one of the old school Rockford Fosgate amps. Those are true monsters.
#412
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From: Los angeles
Car: 92 Firebird Formula
Engine: 5.0 V8
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
I actually have 3 of them they look like thse one 2 for bass and one for voice http://sacramento.olx.com/rockford-f...n-iid-23309395 I just have them in my garage
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Car: 1986 Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
I actually have 3 of them they look like thse one 2 for bass and one for voice http://sacramento.olx.com/rockford-f...n-iid-23309395 I just have them in my garage
http://www.carstereo.com/images/clas...50.1%20011.jpg
#416
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From: Salida,Co.
Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: Rebuilt 350 4BBL
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt rear 3.42 gears
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
I got a pioneer shallow mount box and cut back out to fit a regular 12in sub and boxed the back in.Its big enough to hold my amp and Cd changer.Will be getting a better sub(Dual for mock up and getting system working)and adding a small amp to run 6x9s in hatch area
#417
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From: Cambridge, MD
Car: 88 Firebird, 87 Formula
Engine: 2.8, 5.0
Transmission: both 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42,3.45
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
This is my setup. Two MTX 12" subs were given to me; I found out one was blown. I remembered when I was younger, I had some Pioneer box speakers in my S-10 that had a 6" woofer and a slave 6". So, I went ahead and removed the magnet structure from the blown one, and made it a slave! The box is rather small (around .75) and fiberglass insulated for volume, but the slave moves opposite the powered speaker and makes it hit pretty good. I listen to rock and hard rock and you can feel the bass in your stomach, but most of it stays in the car.
I have a 400w Pioneer amp in mono powering this monstrosity!
I have a 400w Pioneer amp in mono powering this monstrosity!
#418
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From: Boise ID
Car: 86 IROC Z28
Engine: 350 TPI
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Axle/Gears: posi 4 disc 2.73
#419
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Car: 1991 Christine Z28
Engine: RV Cam and Intake 350 SBC
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
#421
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From: Boise ID
Car: 86 IROC Z28
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#422
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#423
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Car: 86 IROC Z28
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#424
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Bass head I can't hear you coming down the street. Put some subs in your car why don't ya?? LoL.
That setup is insane.
That setup is insane.
#426
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From: Toledo ohio
Car: 87 Black Irocz28
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: 700r4 shift kit
Axle/Gears: 3:73 richmend axles and eaton gears
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Where did you get the back up camera ?? I have seen a few but not like yours with the lines on the screen...
#427
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Car: 86 IROC Z28
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
go to ebay, type in 'TaoTronics LED Car Rear View' 18.00 free shipping. it has the video rca. there is also the same cam but wire less for like 25
i cut the ends off the cam and epoxied it ino the light
i cut the ends off the cam and epoxied it ino the light
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#429
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Car: 86 IROC Z28
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#430
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Car: Red 1986 Iroc Z28
Engine: 350 Bored .40
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Clean, Simple, and Loud! Built it around 7 years ago and recently re-installed it when I bought the car back after 5 years of missing it.
#431
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Car: 86 IROC Z28
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#435
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From: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Car: 87 Iroc Convertible
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 5-speed
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
I just did a simple single 8" set-up for mine. Sits in just the lower part of the well area.
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Car: 87 Iroc Convertible
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Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
The front and rear speaker pairs are each powered by an Alpine 3522 40w x 2 amp. The sub is powered by the 100w Zapco mono sub amp.
I switched to this set-up for a couple reasons:
1. The 6 x 30w A/D/S amp I was originally going to run everything from (4 x 30w and 1 x 90w bridged) didn't put out the sound level I was looking for.
2. I thought it would actually be much cooler to run an all period correct Alpine system if I could. These old Alpines are really great sounding and put out very decent power for their rated size. I may swap out the Zapco to an Alpine amp at some point as well.
I switched to this set-up for a couple reasons:
1. The 6 x 30w A/D/S amp I was originally going to run everything from (4 x 30w and 1 x 90w bridged) didn't put out the sound level I was looking for.
2. I thought it would actually be much cooler to run an all period correct Alpine system if I could. These old Alpines are really great sounding and put out very decent power for their rated size. I may swap out the Zapco to an Alpine amp at some point as well.
#439
Re: Let's see your custom speaker boxes!
Love it. I was going to run a freshly rebuilt Cerwin Vega Stroker. Dub it "Period correct". lol.
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From: Moorpark, CA
Car: '91 GTA, '92 T/A Convertible
Engine: GTA: 350 w/Vortec heads, T/A: 305
Transmission: Pro-built 700R4
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