First time on the mic

[bizzy07]

I got metered today for the first time ever and hit 144.0db on music gonna do some more messing around tomorrow.

[cavaliers60]

huh? :wtf2:

[bizzy07]

SPL level

[cavaliers60]

sorry... Brain fart... Hope you got hearing protection for all that SPL..... :D

[bizzy07]

hopin for a 146.x if I cant get it its time to rebuild and shoot for a 148-150 next!

[sleepyalero]

150 is like going deaf, from what i saw on manswers 200 will kill you... haha

[bizzy07]

150 is the tip of the iceberg

[bizzy07]

To get much louder I will most likely get a bigger vehicle and some bigger subs and amps and more batteries.

[cavaliers60]

and the point to this is?

[AleroB888]

150 is the tip of the iceberg

Remember Captain Smith ??

[bizzy07]

uh what?

[AleroB888]

uh what?

Let's just say the iceberg won....;)

[bizzy07]

Touché my friend

[bizzy07]

edit

[AleroB888]

Touché my friend

I understand the spirit of competition, but I thought you had to stay within certain class limits. But anyway, looks like you're moving foward on the project, and that's good :)

[bizzy07]

depends what you are doing really... I'm just trying to get as loud as possible and make it sound amazing at the same time!

[AGT]

I know once you hit the 140s it gets tougher and tougher

[Gr1m]

i won one comp with a 157 with a shitty box. still dont have room for a proper box in my trunk with all the bs in there.

[Afugy]

Prove it or all this numbers are BS to me. Pics, video or link to comp. http://www.termpro.com/asp/competitorstats.asp?Competitor_ID=79756&Season=2010&Method=1

[Cashdollar2009]

and the point to this is?
It's a hobby. Unless you have the motivation to learn, you wouldn't be able to understand honestly. I enjoy the challenge of using the few resources I have, applying my knowledge, and accomplishing more from an spl and sq standpoint than a lot of other people do with 2 to4 times the money invested.
i won one comp with a 157 with a shitty box. still dont have room for a proper box in my trunk with all the bs in there.
I think you may have got a number mixed up there. Maybe a 137 with a shitty box. It'd still be really hard to convince me of a 147 on a good day. You are talking about your Orion HCCA's right?

And honestly, with the money invested into those HCCA's, you could drop that cash into a single 12" or pair of 10"s and solid 3,000rms amplifier to compensate for the small box you'd be using. I could see you doing a 145 with a little work. That is with KEEPING your equipment AND running the subwoofer setup.

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And good number on music sir. :good: Can't wait to see what you can burp and at what frequencies! And to do a 150 in our car, you're looking to wall I assume? That would be a lot of power, money, and testing to see a 150 at under 40Hz out of our trunk. The only 150 I see coming out of our car with a trunk setup would be a burp box similar to Fi-Alero's car or something of the such and burp in the 50-60Hz range. SPL coils, etc. But I don't see you doing that. Musical or bust! lol I'll be looking forward to it though!

[bizzy07]

Got a 144.8 today sealed on the dash and 146.5 in the kick.

[AleroB888]

Got a 144.8 today sealed on the dash and 146.5 in the kick.

Could you explain the terminology, please?

[bizzy07]

I metered 144.8db with the mic on the corner of the windshield and got 146.5db with the mic placed on the kick panel.

[AleroB888]

I metered 144.8db with the mic on the corner of the windshield and got 146.5db with the mic placed on the kick panel.

Thanks, somebody should do an FAQ type thread that tells how the competitions are set up and judged.

[bizzy07]

I agree I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to competing.

[Cashdollar2009]

Thanks, somebody should do an FAQ type thread that tells how the competitions are set up and judged.

Hmmm... I may work on this. Maybe even get a sticky! :cool!:

[xsavyor1]

i won one comp with a 157 with a shitty box. still dont have room for a proper box in my trunk with all the bs in there.

I find this number hard to believe. Unless its port wars, or on a really old meter, and in the kick with the door open.
to produce those kinds of numbers you need about 7-8k with a wall behind the b pillar.
maybe your mistaken on those numbers

[Cashdollar2009]

I find this number hard to believe. Unless its port wars, or on a really old meter, and in the kick with the door open.
to produce those kinds of numbers you need about 7-8k with a wall behind the b pillar.
maybe your mistaken on those numbers

You left out another detail...

Test, rebuild. Test, rebuild. Test, rebuild. Test, rebuild. Knowledge. Knowledge. Knowledge.

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