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C4 Amp installation
How Neat..They make 600W amps for Die Cast Vettes.
Your experience is a big zero. I freeze in my 89 with the A/C on... Go and serve yourself another cup of that juice.... "X-Eliminator" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 16:21:59 GMT, "Mike" > > wrote: > > >In >, X-Eliminator > writes: > >>Try using a tape measure > >> > >>Shut up Dan. > >> > >>========================================== > >>On Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:31:53 -0400, "Black Bomb" > > wrote: > >> > >>>Looking for a good area to install an amplifier (Average Size). I was > >>>thinking behind the passenger seat. Any other sugestions... > >>>Thanks > >>> > >>>Dan > >>>89 Coupe Blk on Blk > >>> > >> > > > >I saw a C4 installation where a local shop hid a small amp > >in the storage compartment behind the pax seat. They > >removed the door, replaced that with a carpeted panel with > >large screened vent holes. Amp was mounted upside down > >to the bottom of the new panel. I think any 'average size' > >amp is going to be out in the open or weather-proofed and > >outside the cabin. > > > >I decided to give up on an amp and installed replacement > >speakers (all with SPLs above 91dbm). It ain't concert-hall > >quality but it's light years ahead of stock and didn't require > >cutting up the car. The new speakers were 4 ohm so I > >added a pair of Polk GXRs in the doors and wired those > >in series with the new 6x9s in the rear. Impedance match > >is close enough for government work and an old Delco drives > >this quite easily. (Dave may tell us that I screwed up the > >damping factor -- shut up Dave.) > > > >Regards, "Mike" > >-- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com -- > > What about the heat dissipation from the amp heat sinks which will > probably overheat the amp? Any amp large enough to produce quality > sound will have great heat potential and can't realistically be > located behind any seat or inside any enclosed panel. The heat will > always be a factor inside any coupe which is regularly driven in any > warm climate. The C4 factory AC always sucked, and heat from amp(s) > tends to defeat AC efficiency. I know this from personal experience > because I have a 600w Kenwood amp sitting behind my passenger seat and > the R134 freon sucks as compared to R12. > > ================================================== === > **Shut-up Dan. Buy a manual & a tape measure" > |
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On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 12:49:53 -0400, "Black Bomb"
> wrote: >How Neat..They make 600W amps for Die Cast Vettes. > >Your experience is a big zero. I freeze in my 89 with the A/C on... > >Go and serve yourself another cup of that juice.... > > **Shut-up Dan. Buy a manual & a tape measure" Oh I forgot, you are to cheap to buy a factory service manual. |
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