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10-13-10, 09:24 AM
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lol, you can have my yellow top....its served its purpose for last 5 years but its coming out now that im wrapping up my major audio build....
hahaha didnt know anyone knew what funkypups were on here....
we joke bout them on SMD
10-13-10, 09:36 AM
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also who built your alternator? is it in the GS in your photo? dose the GS have a large case alt or something, the biggest i was able to get made for my ES was 280a and its not cutting it
damn small case alts.....
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10-13-10, 09:50 AM
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10-13-10, 11:24 AM
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Yea I am actually like the stock system, of course you can get better (Alot better at that) but the clarity in the speakers are pretty good even if it is paper cone... I havent installed my jbl speakers yet. I think Im going to let the factory speakers try to keep up before I install my jbls.
10-13-10, 01:35 PM
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If you're lights dim when you hit a good bass note that's telling you you're taxing your electrical system and pulling too much power out of your battery (causing the lights to dim). A cap just stores and releases energy very quickly-it doesn't create power. When you hit that bass note the amp pulls the power from the cap before it pulls power from the battery. I'm simplifying this a little, but that's basically how the cap works.
If you change your mind about the alternator check into Ohio Generator. They take a stock alternator for your car and rewind it to give you about 60% more output than the stock one. If I remember correctly the last one I got from them was about $250 ('98 Prelude).
XS Power is a great battery. but Kinetik is also top shelf.
If you're going ahead with the Big 3,battery, and GOOD wire seriously consider the alternator- it's really not that hard to swap out. This will also give you the ability to go bigger with ease down the road. This stuff is VERY addictive and I can almost promise you that you'll want to make additional upgrades later on! Good luck man!
Martin
If you change your mind about the alternator check into Ohio Generator. They take a stock alternator for your car and rewind it to give you about 60% more output than the stock one. If I remember correctly the last one I got from them was about $250 ('98 Prelude).
XS Power is a great battery. but Kinetik is also top shelf.
If you're going ahead with the Big 3,battery, and GOOD wire seriously consider the alternator- it's really not that hard to swap out. This will also give you the ability to go bigger with ease down the road. This stuff is VERY addictive and I can almost promise you that you'll want to make additional upgrades later on! Good luck man!
Martin
10-13-10, 04:00 PM
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a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
a deka? how do those rank among other batteries. i never heard of them
yea, they are good, but i blown one factory (go figure). i was going to get 4 alpine type r mids (2 component, 2 6x9) for 100. greatest price, but my RF amp wanted to have a problem and i had to pass.
XS? i never heard of them either. are they better than other batteries for audio? where do they stand with optima and kenetik. i was thinking about maybe an 1800 kenetik, but will that do what i need to do? or should i just get the optima?
a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
kinetik batteries are extremely over priced. you can get a deka9a31 for 140 bucks shipped to your door witch is the exact same thing as the hc2400 that run for $300 and up. if you have $300 to drop on a battery, you can get a XS3100 for that price
also who built your alternator? is it in the GS in your photo? dose the GS have a large case alt or something, the biggest i was able to get made for my ES was 280a and its not cutting it damn small case alts.....
also who built your alternator? is it in the GS in your photo? dose the GS have a large case alt or something, the biggest i was able to get made for my ES was 280a and its not cutting it
damn small case alts.....Yea I am actually like the stock system, of course you can get better (Alot better at that) but the clarity in the speakers are pretty good even if it is paper cone... I havent installed my jbl speakers yet. I think Im going to let the factory speakers try to keep up before I install my jbls.
If you're lights dim when you hit a good bass note that's telling you you're taxing your electrical system and pulling too much power out of your battery (causing the lights to dim). A cap just stores and releases energy very quickly-it doesn't create power. When you hit that bass note the amp pulls the power from the cap before it pulls power from the battery. I'm simplifying this a little, but that's basically how the cap works.
If you change your mind about the alternator check into Ohio Generator. They take a stock alternator for your car and rewind it to give you about 60% more output than the stock one. If I remember correctly the last one I got from them was about $250 ('98 Prelude).
XS Power is a great battery. but Kinetik is also top shelf.
If you're going ahead with the Big 3,battery, and GOOD wire seriously consider the alternator- it's really not that hard to swap out. This will also give you the ability to go bigger with ease down the road. This stuff is VERY addictive and I can almost promise you that you'll want to make additional upgrades later on! Good luck man!
Martin
If you change your mind about the alternator check into Ohio Generator. They take a stock alternator for your car and rewind it to give you about 60% more output than the stock one. If I remember correctly the last one I got from them was about $250 ('98 Prelude).
XS Power is a great battery. but Kinetik is also top shelf.
If you're going ahead with the Big 3,battery, and GOOD wire seriously consider the alternator- it's really not that hard to swap out. This will also give you the ability to go bigger with ease down the road. This stuff is VERY addictive and I can almost promise you that you'll want to make additional upgrades later on! Good luck man!
Martin
10-13-10, 04:28 PM
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a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
a deka? how do those rank among other batteries. i never heard of them
yea, they are good, but i blown one factory (go figure). i was going to get 4 alpine type r mids (2 component, 2 6x9) for 100. greatest price, but my RF amp wanted to have a problem and i had to pass.
XS? i never heard of them either. are they better than other batteries for audio? where do they stand with optima and kenetik. i was thinking about maybe an 1800 kenetik, but will that do what i need to do? or should i just get the optima?
a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
a deka? how do those rank among other batteries. i never heard of them
yea, they are good, but i blown one factory (go figure). i was going to get 4 alpine type r mids (2 component, 2 6x9) for 100. greatest price, but my RF amp wanted to have a problem and i had to pass.
XS? i never heard of them either. are they better than other batteries for audio? where do they stand with optima and kenetik. i was thinking about maybe an 1800 kenetik, but will that do what i need to do? or should i just get the optima?
XS is made by mechman/powermaster. check out mechman.com
10-13-10, 04:43 PM
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Car audio is addicting. I have my subs and amp sitting in my closet. Just installed my double din last weekend. I'm going to pay off my car and get the outside detailed before i get to work on the system/headrests/speakers
10-13-10, 05:47 PM
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a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
a deka? how do those rank among other batteries. i never heard of them
yea, they are good, but i blown one factory (go figure). i was going to get 4 alpine type r mids (2 component, 2 6x9) for 100. greatest price, but my RF amp wanted to have a problem and i had to pass.
XS? i never heard of them either. are they better than other batteries for audio? where do they stand with optima and kenetik. i was thinking about maybe an 1800 kenetik, but will that do what i need to do? or should i just get the optima?
a rag lol. i didn't originally say that, someone else did. It seemed logical.
a deka? how do those rank among other batteries. i never heard of them
yea, they are good, but i blown one factory (go figure). i was going to get 4 alpine type r mids (2 component, 2 6x9) for 100. greatest price, but my RF amp wanted to have a problem and i had to pass.
XS? i never heard of them either. are they better than other batteries for audio? where do they stand with optima and kenetik. i was thinking about maybe an 1800 kenetik, but will that do what i need to do? or should i just get the optima?
10-13-10, 07:41 PM
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That is a great price for type Rs... I have always been on the fence with type Rs they are good but usually for the price I had a hard time choosing them but for that price why not... I went with my JBLs becuase they were 2ohm instead of 4 like the rs and required less power. The 6x9's? Does your es take them because mine takes 6 1/2 all way round.
10-13-10, 09:44 PM
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That is a great price for type Rs... I have always been on the fence with type Rs they are good but usually for the price I had a hard time choosing them but for that price why not... I went with my JBLs becuase they were 2ohm instead of 4 like the rs and required less power. The 6x9's? Does your es take them because mine takes 6 1/2 all way round.
10-13-10, 10:59 PM
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yea the backs are 6x9 i think. but i was on the fence of even getting those because i would have to get spacers for my door, because they dont fit. and on top of that, with the spacers, i couldnt put the factory grille back on, which would have been a major eye sore. i got no responses on this thread about making it work
10-14-10, 08:25 AM
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kinetik batteries are extremely over priced. you can get a deka9a31 for 140 bucks shipped to your door witch is the exact same thing as the hc2400 that run for $300 and up. if you have $300 to drop on a battery, you can get a XS3100 for that price