Who's hitting what?
09-21-2012, 12:23 AM
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Most people are hitting around 110s to 120s with a set of O.K. 12s. A few are the 130s range(I was close to 130s with my mtx thunder series 8000 15s on my 2000 watt Alpine amp but sold the 15s). I think EmperorJ is close to 140 at like 138 or 139 running a set of competition RE Audio XXX 15s and I think a 5000 watt RF Power Series amp. Pretty killer setup in his car.
09-21-2012, 12:58 AM
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09-21-2012, 01:40 AM
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I'm not trying to compete with my car or anything, I just have a lot of friends that do competitions so I was just wondering, I was thinking of putting a couple SA or PSI 10s or 12s in
09-21-2012, 06:51 PM
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Oh yeah, I mean I'm currently just installing a jl audio power wedge 12. I don't want any extra weight and the power wedge should be more than enough extra lil kick to sound good. The 15s were overkill, hurt gas mileage somewhat, and were just too heavy. I'd say only in a competition audio vehicle like yours would they be practical. Even then you can probably get an expensive set of 10s or 12s with killer excursion and a good set of magnets to hit as hard, especially with the amp you have.
09-21-2012, 07:00 PM
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I have 2 w6's in an enclosed box and my gas mileage is still doing fine. Still getting around 31mpg. Total weight of subs and everything has to be around 75lbs. Also doesn't help that I have ply wood in the back to support the weight of the subs lol so firgure around 90-100lbs total
09-21-2012, 07:31 PM
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09-24-2012, 05:40 PM
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If your not in it for competion why worry about decibel rating? A decent set of 10's or 12's will pound the heck out of the car and you need sound dampening to control all the vibration in the cobalt or it will sound like CRAP.
I have two Alpine Type R subs in a sealed box (powered buy a sony XM-1S 500 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms) in the truck facing the truck and have three full rolles of sound dampening in the car. I cant stick my head in the trunk cause it hurts my ears. This isnt the most expensive setup but it sounds good and has good solid bass.
I have two Alpine Type R subs in a sealed box (powered buy a sony XM-1S 500 watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms) in the truck facing the truck and have three full rolles of sound dampening in the car. I cant stick my head in the trunk cause it hurts my ears. This isnt the most expensive setup but it sounds good and has good solid bass.