What class would I be in? How would I do? And what could I do to make my system better?
Here’s my setup:
Car: 96 Ram Ext. Cab
Subs: 4 Infinity Kappa Perfect 10DVQs
Midranges: 2 Infinity Kappa Perfect 5-1/4"s and 2 Alpine Type-S 5-1/4"s
Tweeters: 2 Infinity Kappa Perfect 1" Aluminum Domes and 2 TREO 1" Titanium Domes
Amps: Zapco DC 1100.1 for the subs and Crossfire XP 600.4 for the midranges and tweeters
Headunit: Sony CDX-M1000TF
Power and other: Dual Battery System. Capacitator. Active crossover setup before the two amps to split the highs and lows.
The subs are in a custom box. We took out the center console and built a box extending from the very front where the center console was to the very back, but it slants down so I can still have a back seat in. The subs are all facing down towards the floor in the box. Its actually the tighest box set up I’ve ever seen, but I don’t have all the specs on it, so I hope you can work without that.
So would this be good enough to compete? And if not what would I have to do to get it up to that level? And what kind of class would I be in if i did compete in like a dB drag, Sound off, or SPL comp?
Oh, and just as a little sidenote, when I have my volume not even all the way up, my mirrors all vibrate and shake like crazy, like I can’t even use them cuz I can’t see whats going on, and for some songs that have really loud booms, the rear window will start flexing.
Hey man,
Here are the rules. I’m familiar with Zapco and their amps but I don’t feel like looking up your amps and their exact specs. Bottom line is that if you have less than 1,200 watts (RMS @ 4ohms) then you will qualify for the Street Class with your 4 subs. Since your box is your entire center console that might be considered as "Modifications to the Passenger Compartment".
It would be worth it and fun to go and qualify for the Street Class but if they put you in the Super Street Class where competitors have a lot more freedom and can power their subs how ever they please you would get totally blown out of the water. I mean it would be embarrassing if you had to compete with some guys that have spent 100′s of hours and in some cases $20K+ on their systems just for SPL drags.
This, of course is pertaining to DB drags, not SQ competitions.
If you were wanting to enter into a SQ competition then it would be a whole other ball game. on the local lever you could possibly be competitive but I have seen $80K+ SQ installs….. It’s hard to actually "compete" in this game when there are people with, what seems like, unlimited resources…..
http://www.termpro.com/dbdrag/rules/2000/rules00.html
It sounds to me like your kicking some serious butt there… try not to go deaf anytime soon.
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It sounds like you may have a little knowledge in the subject. If you feel your system sounds as good or better than the one competing, then compete.
There is always more you can do to any vehicle to make it sound better, but the next level for your truck probably would be a totally different level of money too!
Try it the way you have it, learn from it, then tweak from there.
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Haha, how don’t you get pulled over blasting sound like that!? =P
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well I would recommend trying a low class in a bassrace competition, definitely street. Its not an amazing competition setup but depending on the box and such you do have a chance, especially if you enter a low class….go to the db drag website and find the rules for a bassrace…thats your best chance.
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Hey man,
Here are the rules. I’m familiar with Zapco and their amps but I don’t feel like looking up your amps and their exact specs. Bottom line is that if you have less than 1,200 watts (RMS @ 4ohms) then you will qualify for the Street Class with your 4 subs. Since your box is your entire center console that might be considered as "Modifications to the Passenger Compartment".
It would be worth it and fun to go and qualify for the Street Class but if they put you in the Super Street Class where competitors have a lot more freedom and can power their subs how ever they please you would get totally blown out of the water. I mean it would be embarrassing if you had to compete with some guys that have spent 100′s of hours and in some cases $20K+ on their systems just for SPL drags.
This, of course is pertaining to DB drags, not SQ competitions.
If you were wanting to enter into a SQ competition then it would be a whole other ball game. on the local lever you could possibly be competitive but I have seen $80K+ SQ installs….. It’s hard to actually "compete" in this game when there are people with, what seems like, unlimited resources…..
http://www.termpro.com/dbdrag/rules/2000/rules00.html
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15 Years in the car audio game……