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my car and its sound system

Hi guys

I picked this Australian 1995 Ford Falcon EF XR6 for $800
needed a lot of work done to her to get her back in tip top shape!

I am about half way through getting her restored and up to scratch.

I've already put a 2.5" exhaust system on it, extractors and a high flow catalytic converter, soon I am putting a modified chip in it which will remove factory rev and speed limiters, the chip will also increase power and improve economy, a nice big camshaft is going into it soon too! King springs were put in it too, it floats nicely when driven and is quite low. Will be very fast when all is complete!

Here are some pictures I took today

https://imgur.com/a/1NYzo

I got all the cappuccino leather seats put in a few weeks back, new carpet too!

Today I went out and bought a new double din head unit for the car, I have so far spent over $2000 on just sound system equipment, saving up the next few months to get it all fitted professionally.

sound system specs:
head unit: https://www.pioneer.com.sg/sg/products-d...VH-X8850BT
speakers and tweeters: http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/details/p16-s
subwoofer: http://intl.jlaudio.com/13w3v3-2-car-aud...vers-92156
amplifier: http://intl.jlaudio.com/hd900-5-car-audi...iers-98223

This will turn out to be a very clean and crisp system that punches nice bass, the speakers and tweeters will go well together with this and will be very very clear and sharp, this gear is not entry level, its quite expensive and of high quality...I cannot wait to see how this whole car turns out!

I really love cars, I will never be selling this car, mine is especially rare because it came in a factory 5 speed manual with a factory electric sunroof, this car is also in the best color...well I think that anyway!

What kind of ride do you guys own? I love drifting and racing in general, I will be building another car in the future specifically for track drifting...I have been thinking about a mazda 20b turbo...they are amazing!

Thanks for your time!
I own an Audi A3, silver, completely stock (haven't changed anything).
JL audio subs/amp and punch mids. Talk about overpaying for the brand.

You could get 2 15" audiopipe for $130 each so at $260 it's cheaper than that single overpriced jlw3 and just one of these would shit on it too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audiopipe-Txx-bd...SwJQdXBfGn

I was confused why you had a 5 channel amp instead of a monoblock then I saw how low of rms that sub runs at lol...

Overall it would be around the same price for twice the bass if you knew about car audio. You could buy cheaper mids to make up the money it would take for upgrading your power for a better setup like this.

Not trying to hate but I hate seeing people who don't know about audio overpay for brands that are glorified but only give them a less than impressive setup. If you're actually going to buy this setup at least build a custom 6th order band pass box so it can bring the most you can get out of that sub.
(Apr 30, 2016 02:24 AM)XeX Menu Wrote:  JL audio subs/amp and punch mids. Talk about overpaying for the brand.

You could get 2 15" audiopipe for $130 each so at $260 it's cheaper than that single overpriced jlw3 and just one of these would shit on it too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audiopipe-Txx-bd...SwJQdXBfGn

I was confused why you had a 5 channel amp instead of a monoblock then I saw how low of rms that sub runs at lol...

Overall it would be around the same price for twice the bass if you knew about car audio. You could buy cheaper mids to make up the money it would take for upgrading your power for a better setup like this.

Not trying to hate but I hate seeing people who don't know about audio overpay for brands that are glorified but only give them a less than impressive setup. If you're actually going to buy this setup at least build a custom 6th order band pass box so it can bring the most you can get out of that sub.

yeah lol I am not exactly a car audio specialist, I am probably coming into more money in the future so I will probably buy a second vehicle and build another system to go with that. It's literally the same with different types of technology, people who are not fully educated when it comes to different types of hardware, you have people paying twice as much for half the power..it really happens with everything, I see that happen with stuff I am more educated about....maybe man if you know so much about this type of thing...you should build a website and educate people on car audio..people would probably pay you for your advice especially if you had a bit of a reputation to get you started.

If you are right about all of this, you should warn people man...so many people get ripped off every day, people waste thousands of thousands of dollars because they don't know how to read specifications or understand all the terminology, at least I didn't totally flunk out and buy all xplod gear.. lol

Either way i'll be enjoying this setup! :D

Thanks for your contribution
I own a Mitsubishi Lancer. It is a pretty awesome car to drive.
The sound system is pretty stock but it goes hard as fuck when I play all that "doof, doof" music. xD

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night.
I can see paradise by the dashboard light.
Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night.
Paradise by the dashboard light.
My only request is that you take the hitch off the back. ;)


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