Trunk Class

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USACI is going to experiment with a trunk class for 2009. Two classes. Anyone got any ideas on how to break them down?

Just do a 0-1000 1 amps and 1000+ class unlimited woofers batts voltage 14.7 max

sanman wrote:

ill tell you right now, and save the bitching for later

neon's
civic's

will own this class because there are people out there right now that can do 155+ on the meter with 2 12's

There's another car that will get louder due to the way the car is built. And yes it is a true trunk car.

Hopefully my car

just to make it more challenging and even accross the board,
all seats must stay up and no deck cuts or blow throughs. no mods to seats.
that will make it more fun on the overall and attract new competitors that ordinarily could not compete with the 155s of the civics and neons.
streetbeat type class would be good, but still have an option to one note it.

i lost 1.5 db puttin seat up in my civic

see starting to get out of hand and aint even started yet seat up seats down

my seat folds well mine dont so i need help

no blow though its not i just removed the speakers in the rear deck

simple and easy

1 batt/2 runs of 0 gage wire a +, and a -/2 10's or 2 12's/

not outta hand or complicated jeff, if this is a class geared toward newbies and or making it more fun and challenging, it is no sense in scaring them off right out the gate with fear of 55s being popped on them. yeah it is a fact that trunk cars do that number already.
it should just truly be based upon what the intent of this class is really for.
it doesnt affect what i run one way or another.

Ralph did ask: Anyone got any ideas on how to break them down? and not for rules input so maybe a class for fold downs and mods for the a finals type class and a just standard trunk without the previous for just a fun type promotional class.

very simple stock and pro... and call it good.

The_Rowlands wrote:

very simple stock and pro... and call it good.

cause that works really well now

lol for realz...

bruce-bruce wrote:

The_Rowlands wrote:

very simple stock and pro... and call it good.

cause that works really well now

yep it does!

wow lets see 2 trunk classes that is all well just keep it simple at 0 1000 an sb trunk classes all 12v, 14v max. i think it will be fun especially in sb that should be real fun but i tink all the grey areas needed be found now an made into color cause like everyone else we don'tnee another streetbeat problem. but nonetheless should be a great year in 09

a sb one is a cool idea too

a sb one would be ok. but if only 1 trunk class outlaw style id like to see a lil more than 1000w.

for a trunk class i would suggest stock open and modified open.

stock-all seats up "clicked" and usable. no rear deck modifications. all woofers in the trunk.

modified-fold your seats down, chop up your rear deck, keep your woofers in the trunk.

I think even at local shows, both of those classes will be popular.

Having a modified trunk totally ruins the point of a trunk class.

Here are my thoughts:

0-500 1 amp

501-1000 2 amps

Vehicle must have an oem solid rear deck i.e. not carboard cover boards on hatchbacks.

Seats may be folded down or if they don't fold down, taken off and laid down in the vehicle per the current stock rules.

14.4 volt limit

All equipment must be in the trunk.

Factory speakers may be removed but no new cuts allowed to the rear deck.


This keeps it simple and keeps the classes lower power so more people off the street would have a class there car would fit into. I think the biggest thing to make this class truly successful is the keep the power limits down so typical street systems can be relatively competitive. Yes I know the same people will win the class and yes there are lots of trunk systems out there that have way more power than what I listed, but for being a class that could bring in a lot of people who wouldn't normally compete into the sport and not get completely murdered or have huge numbers to beat. 155 can be done in a trunk and is still a big number, but let's keep this class reasonable for a change.

so your average big system in a trunk car never includes cutting your costomers rear deck. If he wants to be in trunk then thats not an option.

I have a trunk class in my Local Classes and it is just a open class.

I am listening to all options as well...KEEP EM COMING!

mschwitz wrote:

Having a modified trunk totally ruins the point of a trunk class.

Here are my thoughts:

0-500 1 amp

501-1000 2 amps

Vehicle must have an oem solid rear deck i.e. not carboard cover boards on hatchbacks.

Seats may be folded down or if they don't fold down, taken off and laid down in the vehicle per the current stock rules.

14.4 volt limit

All equipment must be in the trunk.

Factory speakers may be removed but no new cuts allowed to the rear deck.


This keeps it simple and keeps the classes lower power so more people off the street would have a class there car would fit into. I think the biggest thing to make this class truly successful is the keep the power limits down so typical street systems can be relatively competitive. Yes I know the same people will win the class and yes there are lots of trunk systems out there that have way more power than what I listed, but for being a class that could bring in a lot of people who wouldn't normally compete into the sport and not get completely murdered or have huge numbers to beat. 155 can be done in a trunk and is still a big number, but let's keep this class reasonable for a change.

i agree with everything except i think the power ratings are too low. i dont think a lot of people will have amps with a 500 or less power rating. or at least do like our stck classes nwow and do 0-600 and 601-1800 or sumin.

dbdaddy wrote:

so your average big system in a trunk car never includes cutting your costomers rear deck. If he wants to be in trunk then thats not an option.

Which are we going for here....big systems or average? And no we don't cut rear decks in our customers cars. I feel that is a mod application not the spirit of a "trunk" class. That's just my opinion from a prior judges standpoint, installer and competitor.

thunderchicken wrote:

mschwitz wrote:

Having a modified trunk totally ruins the point of a trunk class.

Here are my thoughts:

0-500 1 amp

501-1000 2 amps

Vehicle must have an oem solid rear deck i.e. not carboard cover boards on hatchbacks.

Seats may be folded down or if they don't fold down, taken off and laid down in the vehicle per the current stock rules.

14.4 volt limit

All equipment must be in the trunk.

Factory speakers may be removed but no new cuts allowed to the rear deck.


This keeps it simple and keeps the classes lower power so more people off the street would have a class there car would fit into. I think the biggest thing to make this class truly successful is the keep the power limits down so typical street systems can be relatively competitive. Yes I know the same people will win the class and yes there are lots of trunk systems out there that have way more power than what I listed, but for being a class that could bring in a lot of people who wouldn't normally compete into the sport and not get completely murdered or have huge numbers to beat. 155 can be done in a trunk and is still a big number, but let's keep this class reasonable for a change.

i agree with everything except i think the power ratings are too low. i dont think a lot of people will have amps with a 500 or less power rating. or at least do like our stck classes nwow and do 0-600 and 601-1800 or sumin.

I think having the smaller power limits would keep the scores in check for a while at least. The same amps being used in 0-1000 mod could be used there is just a class that only allows 1 of those amps. I know there is a 500 watt rated or less db drive amp, the mmats 3500.05 would fit, ia 20.1, etc. Think about typical consumer rated and sold amps, rockford, jl, alpine all sell amps that normal consumers buy and run in there cars. I'm not saying this should be a beginner class, but I think some considerations could be made for what the rest of the world runs. Not every class needs to be a huge numbers or expensive equipment class. I truly believe a lower budget class will drawn in more competitors than another big class.

dbdaddy wrote:

so your average big system in a trunk car never includes cutting your costomers rear deck. If he wants to be in trunk then thats not an option.

i believe if you want a big system and want to cut a lot of stuff you would be in modified. i mean you really cant cut anything in stock and prostock about the only difference is batts. 12/16volt. your vehicle has to remain mostly stock or factory.

0-500/ 1 amp/ 1 battery
501-1000/ 2 amps/ 2 batteries
1000+/ 4 amps/ unlimited batteries

everything in the trunk,amps may be mounted on the rear seat,no mods too the deck lid,unlimited woofers,14.7 max voltage.

Thank you for all the great ideas. I appreciate when our members step up and take part in the organization in such a positive way!

After reading most of the ideas this si what I am leaning towards.

Outlaw Style

0-1000 – 1 amp
10001-up - unlimited amps

no limit on batteries or alternators.

Vehicle must have an oem solid rear deck. NO HATCHBACKS

Seats may be folded down or if they don't fold down, taken off and laid down in the vehicle per the current stock rules.

14.9 volt limit

All equipment must be in the trunk.

Factory speakers may be removed but no new cuts allowed to the rear deck.

i like it. so does it go into effect right now?

I like it as well. Thanks for listening to us, Ralph. It looks like it will be a poplular class and bring in some new blood.

That sounds lke a good deal to me folks

so if ur trunk's sheetmetal is cut already u cant be in this class

RAB wrote:

so if ur trunk's sheetmetal is cut already u cant be in this class

we got a winner