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It's funny you say that, because I feel that is the most overlooked detail in trunk systems with mids on the rear deck. Kid's these are the details that makes a system worth while. Good thinking Impious, and thanks for bringing it up.

Thanks, no sound deadening yet. Definitely a next step in my quest for more with less. Now moving on to the subs. These are pics of my prep work. This is a shot of the trunk and what I have to work with. The center brace is going to come out. Here is a shot of the inside with the factory deadening material in place. It's just a layer of jute material with a layer of plastic. I thought I would have been more. Any ways, here it is. Some carnage. I cut out the center brace. I also trimmed the corners to maximize surface area. This is the foundation for the baffle. I started by welding some angle irons in place to reinforce where I took out the center brace. I followed up by bolting in some strips of MDF. These will act as spacers, spacing the baffle away from the rear seat giving the subs some space to stretch their legs. The MDF strips will also be the foundation that the baffle will bolt onto. The baffle, two layers of 3/4" MDF glued together with the sub to be flush mounted. Everything seems to be divided pretty good with the baffle and the factory design of the rear deck. There are a few large windows in the rear deck that I neglected to do anything about. From the factory there is a 1/4" thick piece of carpeted fiber board that goes over the rear deck. I think for now that will suffice until I get some deadening material.

"6th-order to the world" LOL! This is going to be good. I myself wander this world infinitely baffled. I am curious to see what this monster meters and at what frequency. Keep it up.

Thanks Lithium. It's nice to have the deep reaching bass without the box. The low power requirement is the icing on the cake. None of this big alternator , second battery, runs of 0 gauge wire, yada, yada, yada. Don't get me wrong, I myself have built the multi-kilowatt multiple 50 lbs sub system and loved it. It's the simplicity of this setup that I'm loving. So much for so little, what bliss. So if I add a little more? Will I get more bliss, or should I say bass? I'm eyeing theFi IB3. Almost double the x-max and almost triple the power handling but 3dB down on sensitivity. To be further investigated. Any thoughts?

Here are some pics of what I did at the rear deck The rear deck originally housed some 6 x 9's I opted to hack out the original mount and make some space for some adapter plates. Here's a pic of my hack job. I took the easy way out and had my adapter plates CNC plasma cut out of 16ga sheet metal. This is a shot of the adapter plates in place. Here we have the plates in place and painted with the components installed. Time for some reflections, words of wisdom by a lurker. I welded the adapter plates in place. Why? Because I'm a badass with a Lincoln Welder. In hindsight I should have just riveted and siliconed them in place. I would have simplified things if I decided to step up to something bigger. As for why the 5-1/4's to begin with? I scored these bad boys from and outfit called Deal Tree on ebay. They sell all sorts of stuff that has been returned or the packaging has been distressed and items of the sorts. Since everything is sold auction style I was able to nab these for $4 with $17 shipping. True story.

Let the rumpus begin. Here are some pics of the easy stuff, now that I finally learned how to post pics. Hehe This is the Cream Puff, in all her glory. It's my daily driver, very inconspicuous. It lays low from the law. Exactly what an outlaw such as myself requires. Here an up close and personal of the head unit. No flip down face, million button nonsense here. Just your basic CD player with RCA's. OK you caught me. It does have a seven band eq and built in HD tuner. Also the car requires unleaded fuel only. They don't build'em like this no more. Just to let you all know. That center cup holder / CD organizer was custom installed by yours' truly. A must when returning from my corporate lunches with an iced tea to go. Don't mind the mess, like I said this is my driver. Neglected and abused Here's a shot of my front stage. 3.5" Powerbass co-ax from e-bay, $30. True story. Thanks for looking.

X2 Also if you get an alarm put a siren inside the car. Just be careful not to set it off while you're in the car. Talk about waking up in the morning the hard way.

Pizzaman711 Great Buyer Prompt Payment No B.S. Thanks

A+ Buyer. Kept his end of the bargain. Great guy to deal with. Professional and prompt. Thanks.

Godsmack: I sold him some amps. Worked out a deal since I'm a first time seller here. He keep his end of the bargain. He was prompt, professional and communicative. A real good guy. It would be an honor to do business with him again. Thank you Godsmack. A+

Contact Fi. Next time avoid the potholes.

Totally kidding....? I sure as hell wasn't kidding!! Neither was I...............best one i heard came from my boss at 2am " I'd suck a bubble guts fart out of her ass" Ugh. I just threw up in my mouth. The thought is just gross, disturbingly funny, but gross.

Sounds like the economy is back on track.

So at 12.8v Id imagine itl give close or maybe 2000 with no problem. And i guess im corrected also nice find I'd say go for it. There's on on ebay for 299 with free shipping. Use Bing for the cash back at 8% and the amp only sets you back 275 shipped. 2000watts for 275 is pretty good in my book.

And here I though it was F I and it stood for F#cking Insane.

I say go for it, plus it's the green thing to do. If you like it it doesn't end up in the land fill. I was hoping to but never got a chance to put these in my mustang as is. They would have fit nicely side by side with the rear seat folded down. I know I would have gotten laughed at, but it would have been priceless to see people's jaw drop when I'd post 140+ with a pair of old school home stereo floor standers.

The wife has had a real bad cough the past few days. When Bill Murry got shot she almost hacked up a lung laughing. I thought it was pretty funny too.

15" Ascendant Audio Avalanche.

A professor once told me. Practice, practice, practice, and remember your order of operations. The latter being the most important. I took cal2 three times and barely made it.

Wish you the best and good luck, and most importantly thanks. Opps, can't forget, the dude abides.

That's on helluva tear jerker. Not cool when you're at work. Thanks to all those who have and are serving.

Nice video, makes me wish I was there. I like how you changed scenes by having the film reel jump frames. What software do you use to edit? Any tips? It might just be me, but does Scott from Fi resemble that guy from West Coast Choppers, Jesse James? Cool vids. Thank for sharing.

I have done a few CAD positions with very similar work over the recent years. It's got its ups and downs. Strikes and gutters, as the dude would say. The software is a nightmare, pro/engineer. I call it pro/p-o-s. OEM projects are the best. Logging and verifying hours. The paper work. Oh, and don't get me started on revisions, I love revisions. I am now in 3DS Max for this job, but will be using an array of different programs. That's cool. Is that software more like a free form modeling/surfacing. Pro/E is very difficult. Everything has to be dimensioned and constrained. It's difficult to get organic shapes without the surfacing module, which they refuse to buy here. Modeling duct work for under the dash is a nightmare. I must have aged like 30 years just working here. What can I say it pays the bills. Any work to show off?

I have done a few CAD positions with very similar work over the recent years. It's got its ups and downs. Strikes and gutters, as the dude would say. The software is a nightmare, pro/engineer. I call it pro/p-o-s. OEM projects are the best. Logging and verifying hours. The paper work. Oh, and don't get me started on revisions, I love revisions.

I'm a CAD/CAM designer for a manufacturer of automotive a/c systems. I design the parts on the computer, then program the CNC machines that make them. 7-5 monday thru friday, for the past 9 years.