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Gcons kick some ass! Look forward to see if you go with them or not!

I'm in the process of completely changing the crx's build so I decided to start a new build log. The old one can be found here: http://www.soundsolu...1-honda-crx-si/ The last thing I did in the build was add the new second amp rack with the LEDs under both amps (which I have yet to get a decent photo of, Sefugi). From there I was just so used to everything and was starting to compete in some comps and with a local in town. First thing that needed to be done was a new front stage, again. Pre ordered the Sundown Audio Neo Pro 6.5" mids with some infinity tweets. Found a great deal on an Alpine 9887 and grabbed that up quick. Before: After: Before: After:

I've given 2 to my brother, and plan to use one for a home audio sub. Last one is either going in home audio or in Elizabeth's car.

Here is a video I had a friend film right after installing the Gcons. I did a little hair trick the other night, need to get a video of what these things can do off of rated 1500 watts!

Car is actually really dirty. Could use a nice wash and vacum!

Thanks. Appreciate the pod compliment! Thank you! Should look a bit better with a nice big amp in there! NeoPros are AWESOME! Nothing but good things to say about them. If you're looking for some speakers I highly encourage a look at them. Of course the Gcons are kicking ass, even on low power I'll have one for sale as well Thank you

Got some rims, nice face-lift! IMHO

Pre-register and get a Free event t-shirt and with 30 pre registers dc will donate a lvl4, for 40 preregisters an xl and for 50 preregisters a lvl5 so their raffle item donation is dependent on preregistration.

" IASCA 3X competition at the Chinook Winds Casino and Resort Daytona Beach, Florida - IASCA will be holding a TKE 3X (Territorial Key Event) at the 14th Annual Surf City Car Show in Lincoln City, OR on August 26th, 2012 . "Thanks to the efforts of our Northwest Director, Travis Chin and Team NWSPL, the Surf City Soundoff will feature IASCA SQ and SPL competitions for the first time." said Moe Sabourin, Director of Operations for IASCA "This event will be a 3X Territorial Key Event (TKE) World Record Event, the first in what we hope to be an annual event at the show. Mike Jaffe will be the Official Head Judge for the IdBL and Bass Boxing World Record event; he will be flying in from Phoenix, AZ specifically for the show. The dedication and hard work by great people like Travis Chin in the Northwest, Denise Varmatos in the Midwest and Mike Jaffe in the Southwest is what is creating the revival of IASCA in these parts of the country. Their efforts to bring single, double and triple point events across the country are getting people excited about car audio again and for that we are very thankful. " The event is being held at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort (www.chinookwindscasino.com). Overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Chinook Winds Casino Resort offers scores of amenities enjoyed by- locals and tourists alike. Owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians since 1995, Chinook Winds Casino is open 24 hours every day of the year, offering bingo, keno, poker and more than 1,100 video slots. Table games include blackjack, craps and roulette. Other amenities include gift shop, secure child entertainment facility and arcade, buffet, deli, two oceanfront restaurants and lounges, free seasonal shuttle to local lodging, smoke-free gaming areas and complimentary valet parking. The addition of our golf course has made Chinook Winds Casino Resort a destination like no other on the Oregon Coast. “Chinook Winds is proud to bring back the 14th Annual Surf City Classic Car Show August 25 & 26 in Lincoln City, Oregon. Three years ago the Surf City Sound Off Competition was introduced and continues to grow." said Eric Smileuske, Marketing Director for Chinook Winds Casino "Now in its 3rdyear, the car audio battle is stronger than ever. Not only will the loudest be awarded, but this year’s competition will now include IASCA sound quality and SPL competition. We are excited to be able to expand this event to enhance the experience of spectators and competitors alike. Chinook Winds is proud to bring such high level and unique competitions to the small community of Lincoln City. Local charitable organizations Angels Anonymous, Sheriff’s Posse and the Taft High Boosters all receive a portion of the proceeds and assist with the event by helping with traffic, washing cars and working registration. This is a great opportunity for us to be able to give back while providing a fun family event for our guests.” "The Pacific Northwest is excited to be able to add IASCA to the Surf City Soundoff." stated IASCA NW Director Travis Chin "The Chinook Winds Casino has been hosting this show for many years and it was just natural with the growth of car audio competitions to add IASCA to this great charity event. As with all IASCA events, it's more than a competition, but also a place where car audio enthusiasts can share ideas and make new friendships throughout the entire weekend at the luxurious oceanfront resort. But competitors will be able to earn over half the points towards finals which will be just over a month after Surf City. We look forward to this exciting weekend!" There will be cash prizes and awards for competitors, and the event also features a dB Drag SPL competition. Event sponsors/supporters include Sundown Audio, RAAM Audio, Second Skin, DC Audio, Shok Industries, B2 Audio, The Stereo Store and Kingpin Car and Marine Audio. For more information on the Surf City Soundoff, registrations and vendor booth space, contact Scott MacRae at 541-996-7964 or by email at [email protected]. For more info on IASCA Worldwide, contact us at [email protected]., visit our website at http://www.iasca.com/ or our FaceBook page http://www.facebook.com/groups/200638733310823/337913996249962/."

Beat me to it, Phil. I'm planning to be there. This is a day before Elizabeth starts school though. I need to get there tough! Who else can make it? Make a weekend of it!

Thanks, man. Appreciate it. You're not the only one who likes belt slip fix, I was to the point of selling my car because I was so done with trying to fix it. Thanks. I'm loving the Gcons. Did my first mini hairtrick last night! Was pretty sweet, but should be even better with double this power! Thanks! It was actually really fun making them, you should do try it! I would actually like to make another set to see what all I can improve on. Thank you, sir!

Next up is a little facelift for the CRX. Ordered some rims and have the tires on order as well. Should have everything in within a week! After that my bottleneck right now is my power supply. I'm on the market to replace my 1500 with a sundown 3k without breaking the bank. If you have one, or know of one for sale send me a PM. Possibility of building a new box, but that's not much of a concern right now. I'll update with some pictures when I get the wheels on!

After getting this all installed I lost a channel on the 100.4 so I'm only able to run 1 tweet with the other one broken anyways. Started having some real alt belt slip issues. The 3 ribbed belt wasn't cutting it at all. Did some research and found out that some new civics had 4 ribs on their belts. Found a D16y8 crankshaft pulley for sale and ordered that. As soon as that was put on my problems have gone out the window. I've had to tighten the alt once since then, but it was well worth the money to upgrade. Along with all of this i now have about 1/4" to 1/2" of play on my adjustment bracket, which I didn't have before somehow. Win-win.

The tweeters that I got. Already blew one up from playing with xover points too low. Lessoned learned. Replaced the wire in the sub box as well. I wanted longer runs to be able to zip tie them to the bracing to prevent it all from dangling around in there. Got some home theater cable I found. Axiom. It's really nice, kinda' spendy, but then again it's OFC so I'm happy with it. I was one of the first people to order Gcons. Took a little over a month to get them, but the wait was well worth it! Fiday X 12s hanging out waiting for the Gcons to arrive

Because I was in a rush and didn't really care about the final product I didn't take much time to make these look nice. I just wanted to test the waters of working with resin really. I only put about 2 layers on everything, but I'm fairly happy with them. If I took another day or so on them I think they would have been even better. Don't like the wavey edges, but those are on the bottom so you can't see them while sitting in the car anyways.

Was never happy with the "pods" that I made a year or so ago. Finally decided to make some real ones real quick just to see how hard it is to do. It's really not, just takes some time. Mats from local auto shop. Along with this stuff I just used some cut up speaker grill cloth as my "glass". Stretched nicely and was held a lot of resin. Starting a base layer Making the skeleton How it looking in the car (making sure it fit and was aimed correctly)

After that I changed all the speaker wire out, added a negative run from from battery to rear, added another 2 powerware batteries in the back for a total of 3 in the back and one similar sized XS in front. Welding cable 1/0 for negative and Knu OFC for +

Fiday X Vs. Gcon

Since November...

Turn it up! No need to wait, as long as your settings are set correctly.

Wow, not to hate at all, but I didn't expect such high numbers! Congrats man, killin' it!

Looks good, Phil!

Different warranty lengths

IMO it just increases cost. If there is no gain in performance on something that isn't seen daily then it's useless.

That's what it was built for! Thanks