ronrico418

I'm sure you'll be fine in the Fi family. Now Quad that chit!!!

You could find a Sundown 1500 for less than 400. Seems to be a great match!!!

I was about to start a new thread but looks like I can find an answer here. I have a Sundown SAZ3000, If I run 3 dual 2ohm Fi SSDs will I get 1.33 ohms (series coils only).

Best Places to find 16volt batteries, charger, and alternator? What would be the disadvantages (if any) to running this type of settup. Can I use the stock alt w/ second battery on the 12 volt system? I will be running Sundown 100.4 and 100.2 on 12volt settup. My previous big 3 settup consisted of Ford 18volt variable regulated alt (although always used as 12volt system) This was in 1990 and there wasn't alot to choose from aftermarket back then. Alt was custom built by Posey Power in Tampa and modified time after time until we found what worked. Ended up mounting the 6 50 amp diodes outside of the alt on a custom bracket also housing 3 rectifiers and 2 fans for cooling on a custom made plexiglass case. Pretty cool for nearly 20 yrs ago. 6 group 31 deep cycles with 14 amps pushing 34 10s at about 150 rms each. Loved the old skool!!!

Thanks Jacob. Sooooooooooo Now the question is can it be done on my vehicle (88 chevy s10 blazer) with v8 swap sbc350. How many batteries would I need for the 16 volt system to run a Sundown saz-3000D on say 4 Fi SSD18s with bp option and copper option?

Nice Blazer What batteries are you running and how many? Are you satisfied with your settup? 12volt? What amps are you running and how much did the alt cost? I'm looking to find an electrical guru. Can anyone help? Do I have to run a 12 volt system or can I up that on a vehicle thats only driven a couple times a month. Does anyone have a 16 volt electrical system on a dlydrvr?

Honestly If you were to use the SSDs you would have WWWAAAYYY more than anyones type Rs ever thought of and the SPL/SQ would be a yes/yes. While your at it you could then use a SUNDOWN 1500 and spend less on electrical settup! Basically you could save alot of money and have exactly what your looking for. The SSD is the REAL DEAL Evander Holyfield of subs. It's taken me ahwhile to commit to the SSDs myself over the Qs BLs and BTLs but thanks to this forum, my ears, and some great demos I KNOW the truth and my friend the truth will set you free!!! Not knockin the others they all have their applications. You like alot of rock and money isn't an issue? Go ahead w/ the Sundown 3000 and run 4 SSD 12s. You'll be the happiest rocker around and still be able to drop that Late Night Tip. My Bday is in July if you wanna send me a card......lol......but seriously. SQPL is what I'm all about!!! PM me if you'd like.

in a non-gay sorta way "not that there's anything wrong with that" ~Seinfeld

& bags too?!!! I Love you man...

Sign In for anyone checking out FI from elders to newbies or newbie elders like myself. Let us know if you work for FI any affiliation, have FI products, or what you want from FI Before I drop my own name I must give an elders first so I think the guy who earns that spot is Steave Meade and if you havn't checked out his site do it. www.*****.com Obviously he is an FI fan and Reppin that chit hard. My name is "Joe Rod" and I'll be ordering 418's in the next week or two. Havn't decided on the SSD's or BL's yet but they will be in a bandpass enclosure of an 88 S10 Blazer Let us know who else is out their Thanks JRod Scott your the man!!!

We Should have had a pumkin contest.

Happy Halloween from FLA

My brotha from the West coast your Nutz must be hurtin from everybody swingin on them at once!!! Your bro from the East Coast

Hey lil john. Nice to see ya in Tampa again. Where's all the vids from Slamfest 07? Joey Happy Halloween

Tap Out Instant CLASSIC Somebody's got some sensitive ears ~ but not Steve Your brotha from the East Coast

YES I'm on the list for XL (Joseph Rodriguez) and SF I see has a S coming for my girlie. Thanks Shawn

Listen to everyone that has posted here and find a new installer. Clamshell Box to the wheel wells is right!!!

If anyone decides to go with FI - Your choosing to have the BEST. just my2cents Then again there havn't been to many top stereo's to listen to music on at SBN in the last 10 years. Some but not alot. FI showed up with the QUAD all day and I, an oldskooler who thought SPL had killed our sport, have witnessed the second coming. I was very excited to say the least at the best Daytona SBN's in over 10 years thanks to everyone reppin FI. You made the difference. It woulda been the same old thing - we find that one truck hear it walk around until we're back at the same truck. FI brought back the old days where you actually have something to do all day besides charge batteries for a coulpe farts - I mean burps. I leave the drags to the NHRA but if that's what floats your boat more power to ya!!! Don't mean to knock anybody but there used to be a day when you could go to a show and see loade up 2 orion vans the rockford reps, kicker vans with 618s 918s and 1218s and you just took turns listening and comparing by music by the likes of Techmater PEB or MCADE which is well over 100.00 on ebay. You'd also hear the original Telarc Digitals Bachbusters sounding off the intro to Tocatta and Fugue in D minor every 5-10 minutes and see the crowd start heading that way or who remembers Ron C's Trendsetter and LTrimm's The car's that go BOOM. In the past 10 years its been alot of I'm charging my batteries or I can't turn it on with the door open. No good to me. The only thing I remember about those people are they couldn't demo music for the crowd so why the heck would I remember them anyhow. Steve Meade looks like he's having alot of fun doing it his way and I think I know it's a better crowd pleazer to showcase a product. OLDSKOOL lives through FI with the technology of today My truck is the Red one check it out at myspace.com/ronrico418. I check it every couple weeks. Mainly focused on this forum right now and I also fly RC jets so I use an RC forum also. Drop a comment and lemme know how you feel Thanks in advance, Joe Rod

OLDSKOOL MC ADE - Da Train LTrimm' - Lowriders Techmaster PEB - Computer Love Billy Idol - Prodigal Blues Too Short - The Ghetto Billy Idol CD "Charmed Life" maybe the best BASS I've ever heard! Try it out before you knock it please. I believe you'll be impressed Track 3 is Prodigal Blues. Not a Billy Idol fan but it's a good song. MC ADE's album "How Much Can You Take?" is the first significant Bass album that had what we called "change up bass" Before that bass hit the same frequency throughout the song. Think of all the old Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Sir Mix Alot, and Even LL Cool J's best bass song "Going Back To Cali". None of those CD's hit bass on different frequencies like we all know today. MC ADE started that chit or if not he perfected it. His album sells on EBAY for up to 189.00 (not a mistake) I bought mine there for 35.00 after looking for 2 years. NEW SCHOOL JEEZY 3 6 Mafia

In case there were any questions about how great I am when it comes to drawing let me go ahead and prove I'm No Artist. Here is a rough sketch of my box design - Single Reflex Bandpass for 4 FI Q 18s NOTE 1st picture is viewed from the top ported to the 2 front seats in my 88 S10 Blazer. http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/Ro...18/IMG_0055.jpg NOTE 2nd picture is viewed from the side with baffles, braces, and sides removed. The ones that look like rims are supposed to be the magnet and baskets of the 2 woofers that will sit directly behind the passenger. The 2 with the attempted FI logo would be directly behind the driver. I already stated I have no drawing abilities right. My last attempt at drawing today was the front seat and steering wheel. I have a bench seat now but will change to buckets so the port area will be basically firing into the front of the cab through the opening between the bucket seats. Hope this has helped with what I'm trying to convey and not created more confusion than understanding. http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/Ro...18/IMG_0060.jpg To Scott, M5, and anyone else that cares to help. I thank you all in advance for your time and efforts. I'm very appreciative for everyone with FI and this forum. Joe Rod

Scott and ///M5 There are 2 rear chambers both firing into the center chamber. 2 baffles firing at each other except the woofers are mounted offset so they are NOT firing directly at each other! We had 6cf in each rear chamber and 12cf in the center chamber. The port was 17"W 28"H 4 1/2"L. Tuned to 32hz I think? Also we were using 4 RFpunch 18's 250 RMS pushed by an Orion "beast" 2250SX 2ohm stereo almost 18 years ago. Recreating with the 4 FI Q 18s and will be using 1 RF4000 and not soon enough 2 RF4000's. Will I be needing dual 1 or 2? Scott please figure all this in when you play with the numbers. I'll try and get you a rough pic of my box design and thanks for your time. This build means alot to a bunch of people. I told Shawn if i didn't work out we could tear it apart (he suggested just ripping out the baffles) and I'll go reg ported. I really want it to work with bandpass though! DMZ2711 Great question! Also Thanks for givin' me a demo at Shawn's shop yesterday. (DMZ2711 is you right?) Let me tell you all about it. He played 4 different songs for me and I was thinking "yeah" it sounds like 2 15's the window is moving what looked like 1/2 an inch it was kinda loud but didn't feel alot of pressure. Remember I've been sponsored and I've had really big systems. Anyway Shawn walks up and told him to turn it up. He put in a cd cranked up the volume and let it rip! WOW!!! The windshield really stated moving and I even felt a pleasant uncomfortable itching in my left ear. The pressure was inreased 4 fold and all off of 2 BTL15's (pretty small ported box considering)in a small car running off 2 Kicker 2500's (I think). Not to jack my own thread but I was very impressed. They were going to add 3 more batteries when I was leaving. Kudos Joe Rod

UPDATE Since the last post I have met Shawn F. and have come to one solid conclusion. I'm going to order the Q's 418s and I'm going to put them in my old school bandpass. I have to give it a shot for nothing other than our fallen bass brotha! I can do the woodwork but I do need help figuring out port size. 24 cubic feet easily available. Contact me on this thread or PM if you have the program or think you can help me. Thanks Joe

So I'm wondering if I can hear some names dropped of the bigboy amps 2000 watts and up. be nice to have a place it's all on one page. Thanks in advance Joe Rod

I get my 15 BTL tomorrow Not sure who you were asking.