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I finally have finished my project I started, two years in the making
I should preface this with saying I'm use to big sound. Most of my cars over the years had some sort of 2 - 3 cubic foot ported box with large power behind it.
I started up with 1 stealthbox with a JL 10 in it and a Hertz HP5 amp. I replaced the rear speakers with components as well as the front middle speakers, leaving the front tweets and doors stock.
All worked good last summer but I ended up blowing the sub after a few month. Sent it back, got a brand new one and sold the box. I figured it just wasn't loud enough so I kept overloading it trying to get more.
Then i tried 2 JL 8's in a ported truck box, it was better but not perfect. The final product is the 2X 10 JL's. It sounds very clean and crisp and gives me the punch I wanted. I was hesitant in going with this setup at first because I didn't know where I'd put my amps. I need to be able to carry -some- luggage and still store the roof. Not really possible with an amp rack and raised subs. However, by removing the stock sub and box, there was enough room behind the rear deck lid to place my now 2X amps and a signal processor! See pics below. I like how clean the setup is and how all the amps are hidden. They're all class A amps so they don't present any heat problems.
No problems as of yet. Ran it hard for hours at a time. the Class D seems to not put out a ton of heat. Plus there are actually vents on the bottom of the plastic cover so they do get a little airflow
Class D Amps don't put out a lot heat and are very efficient. Typically they can be put in tight places without too much of a problem. That is one of their biggest positives.
There are lots of benefits to class D. I remember some of my older Class A amps where I would have to upgrade the alternator. The Class D are much smaller and cheaper and put out loads of power for their size.
Originally Posted by Woodson
I did not know that. That helps with my future sub install.
Take caution with replacing the HU. You lose the controls for a lot of the functions - radio, suspension, engine, etc.
There is a way around all that though. You can tune using something like a bitone, autotune using something like a MS-8, or best of all using a MOST device and a tune/autotune.
06-01-2018, 03:08 AM
Aftermarket Sub install complete
