Chapter GMW | E30 LS1 (starting on post #1427)
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I don't know much about amps and subs and such. I had Car-Feteria install the new sub and hook everything up thinking I did something wrong but the same thing happened. I wonder if my amp, which is around 8 years old might be bad. Could a box blow a sub or over work an amp?
I'm going to take it back there and tell them to make a bullet proof system. I just wanna blast some tunes!!
Update from yesterday: Mazdaspeeds are getting a lesson in Turbo'd MPOWER!!!
A MazdaSpeed 6 with license plate "1SICK6" found out his 6 wasn't so sick.
@DrLeadFoot
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The box shouldn't damage a sub, it just may not have the best sound quality if not sized correctly, each sub has specs on the optimal box dimensions.
Easiest way to blow a sub is an underpowered or poor quality amp. A speaker is just an electromagnet attached to a diaphragm that physically moves to match the electrical sine wave coming from the amplifier. When the amp is beyond its RMS/continuous power rating the sine wave gets cut off at the top. Then the sine wave is sqare at the top (referred to as clipping/distortion) the sub tries to move in the same way instead of a smooth back and forth action which will quickly overheat the coils in the electromagnet.
Long story short it is better to have more amp than you need.
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NNNOOOOOOOOOO!
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It's not too bad. Alternator wasn't charging. I noticed it when I was on my way back from Caledonia. I had to go to Whitefish Bay on 11volts. I made it to the Hampton exit and then it died. She went far on 8 volts!
And it's leaking oil again.............................
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And it's leaking oil again.............................
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No. It's sweating horsepower
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Saw that picture - and thought "Oh Crap!". Happy to hear it's something minor!
Sucks about the oil leak tho!
I'm pretty sure it is the alternator but we shall see. I put 200 miles on the car yesterday and 50 of those we're hard. I'm glad I'm working the bugs out of it. She'll get there.
The miles that I put on since I got it back were so much fun with the warmer weather! This thing is nuts and I can't wait for more wheel time. I haven't even started with the PA system!!! It is still running great, when I have voltage at least.
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A couple of pics from the car show at Concours when I had my M3. I won best car from the 80's.
#B33RM3
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Goodness! That car is amazing!
.... You shouldnt have binned it
I know! It was in my best interest to take the $$ and the totaled car and run. Then I sold the car for $3500 in 12min on s14.net.
It still haunts me that I don't have it but it wasn't crossing my when I had my car in the sun just cruising 2 days ago.
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The culprit.
The result.
There is a missing picture of a new alternator between these two.
The value cover was leaking but that should be fixed. Time will tell all!
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A little photo shoot this morning by Bradford Beach.
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that middle pic O_O
There is definitely some photography skill on this forum. We really need some good photoshoots this year with some of our cars.
I think ClassE and TJ's M3 would be killer together in a shoot and all the black E30s together or maybe some generational shots if possible
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