Infinity Sound System

Here's a question for anyone familiar with the Infinity SOund System:

One of my guys yanked a Rampage CD Player out of his truck and was going to
toss it cause the faceplate doesn't illuminate, but he had the Chrysler
plugs on it. Just for laughs, I threw it in my LHS. It doesn't really fit,
but this is just to see if it would work. Well, it does. Works very well, as
a matter of fact. Here's the question/ issue: I have heard that the Chrysler
sound systems use a common ground, and that installing a stereo with a
NON-Common ground can cause problems. Well, it seems to work great, none of
the problems I would have expected. Any caveats with this setup? I don't
really care if the head unit burns up, but I really don't want to damage the
amp.

--
Hachi

I'm no expert on this, but I'm assuming by non-common ground you mean
it (the speakers) ground back to the head unit rather than just
grounding to the body.
IMO I don't see how it would cause a problem, plus if it was going to
I think it would have already.
(Is that your actual name or a nickname?)

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:45:45 -0600, James Goforth wrote:

> I'm no expert on this, but I'm assuming by non-common ground you mean
> it (the speakers) ground back to the head unit rather than just
> grounding to the body.
> IMO I don't see how it would cause a problem, plus if it was going to
> I think it would have already.
> (Is that your actual name or a nickname?)

Nickname. I guess you know hachiroku translates to "8 6"
Do a Google on hachiroku+drifting. Hachiroku means 86 but refers to the
Toyota Corolla GTS (levin or Trueno in the rest of the world) which is
Toyota's model # AE86, rear wheel drive. I've owned an '85 since 1986, hence the moniker
Hachiroku!

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:45:45 -0600, James Goforth wrote:

> I'm no expert on this, but I'm assuming by non-common ground you mean
> it (the speakers) ground back to the head unit rather than just
> grounding to the body.
> IMO I don't see how it would cause a problem, plus if it was going to
> I think it would have already.
> (Is that your actual name or a nickname?)

Here's a quickie for you:

http://velocity.isfaster.com/drift/cars/cars.htm

"As you probably already know the ae86 (hachiroku) Levin/Trueno
is one of the most popular drift cars in Japan. It's relatively
cheap and rwd. The reason they are popular is because people don't
mind running them into walls and driving around with bumpers held
on by tie-ties. There are of course drifters who keep their 'rokus
looking nice and sweet. It almost has a cult following in Japan.
The major disadvantage to the car is that it is underpowered at
130ps. Of course there is a large tuning aftermarket and many
engine swaps available. A common one is the 4agze from the ae111/ae101
and there are now tuners who are swapping the Silvia's ca18det
and sr20det."