need to know??

First topic message reminder :

is it true that the older mid 80`s astro are louder then the newer style ones? and why? and has anybody built one or test this?

just talked to scott at Fi and he is ready to back me up with recone the way i need them built so i am good to go

Nice! Ware are you getting d5's lol

nowhere i think i saw some for sale in the car audio forum but a while back if they ever call me back with a answer i will let u know everybody who had them sold them and now want to get them back

Alan wrote:

4 of those woofers can be had from the manufacture brand new if you can get in tight with comp pricing .. im very sure of it... are we talking about the extreme van or a mod van? if its the extreme van.. the that list gets a little smaller IMO. lose the mt..wdx..deathpenalty and BTL..

Lose the BTL???? Alan, Mike Bartells ran BTLs in that van!

ya mike ran btl`s in the van for a few years and had no problem that`s when he did a 179 but they are a few months behind on the subs

ok ... and probly would of gotten louder with somehting else. i never said there was any "problem" with the BTL it will handle as much as most out there. well at least untill the spider catches on fire. but, its built to play music.. not 80hz.. look, you guys do what you want. someone asks about woofers, i give an answer..

no problems alan thanks for the input just right now i know i need the DD Z subs but can`t afford them and i will wait till the new Z comes out any way so for now i will run the RE with Fi recones i won`t put to much power into them so that`s not the issue just at 177-178 we all know that not to many subs can handle that i am really just trying to get to the 178-179

Alan wrote:

ok ... and probly would of gotten louder with somehting else. i never said there was any "problem" with the BTL it will handle as much as most out there. well at least untill the spider catches on fire. but, its built to play music.. not 80hz.. look, you guys do what you want. someone asks about woofers, i give an answer..

Alan, please don't take this in a disrespectful way. Mike Bartells has been a world champion in every major organization for many years. Companies probably offered him product at no cost.
For whatever reason, he chose Fi which is a top sub.
Probably most of the subs would work fine in that van because the build is very efficient. It's actually not the subs as much as it is the build.
There may be better subs out there but really, did he need to shop around for better subs?
Who even comes close to him? There's no need for him to shop around for a better sub to "gain" a few tenths.

who even comes close? have you looked at the drag leader board latly? and guys like i already said.. do what you want to do... im not going to argue about woofers. i really dont care either way. i just know if i was building an extreme car i wouldnt look to FI for woofers.

Yes and you have every right to choose your sub. It's your money.
BTW, do you have any personal experiences with Fi?

no im just ripping on them cause thats what i do. ..























yes , very much actaully... thats how i know what a great woofer they are for music like they are built for , and how the new spiders catch on fire.. and also how the TS specs arent ideal for extreme cars. thats all i was friggin saying !! look, im DONE ...PERIOD.. im not having this pissing match.. move on...

Dude chill. No one is having a pissing match. I have MTs, BTLs, and was the first on the East Coast to compete with the Solo X 18.
By engaging in this dialogue with you, I am learning also.
I've never had a problem with the BTLs besides blowing them but that is a common problem when you are a competitor.
I am not loyal to any company but I do like to hear the competitors opinions on equipement.

Nice wrote:

and was the first on the East Coast to compete with the Solo X 18.

Really? Under what name, and what org?

man are we off the subject of someone buying this van need it sold

scoupen wrote:

Nice wrote:

and was the first on the East Coast to compete with the Solo X 18.

Really? Under what name, and what org?

USACi 03 Northeast regional championpionship was the first comp I won with them.
Full product sponsorship. Spairs shipped by air. Anymore questions?

Nice wrote:

scoupen wrote:

Nice wrote:

and was the first on the East Coast to compete with the Solo X 18.

Really? Under what name, and what org?

USACi 03 Northeast regional championpionship was the first comp I won with them.
Full product sponsorship. Spairs shipped by air. Anymore questions?

LMAO, no more questions....but March 20th was the first drag show I hit with mine in 2003 in Extreme 1. Been on the KCG/Team Kicker since then. The east coast is more than the NE....last time I checked, NC was considered East coast, and that's where I was stationed then.

George, good luck with that van, it beat me many a time in Extreme 3-4.....

look into the shocker spl subs man i was interested in them for panky before i sold her

ya i talked to murilo about the shocker neo subs the only thing is getting parts would take a long time when they come from Brazil but i did think about it. thanks eric the van is crazy with the setup it has i am still trying to figure it all out i call mike with quetions about seems like every day

scoupen wrote:

Nice wrote:

scoupen wrote:

Nice wrote:

and was the first on the East Coast to compete with the Solo X 18.

Really? Under what name, and what org?

USACi 03 Northeast regional championpionship was the first comp I won with them.
Full product sponsorship. Spairs shipped by air. Anymore questions?

LMAO, no more questions....but March 20th was the first drag show I hit with mine in 2003 in Extreme 1. Been on the KCG/Team Kicker since then. The east coast is more than the NE....last time I checked, NC was considered East coast, and that's where I was stationed then.

OK then you were the first on the Eastcoast then. I didn't get mine til Sept. Now that I think about it, IIRC, Jerimy did tell me about a competitor in N.C.
Please accept my appoligies.

george szawan wrote:

ya i talked to murilo about the shocker neo subs the only thing is getting parts would take a long time when they come from Brazil but i did think about it. thanks eric the van is crazy with the setup it has i am still trying to figure it all out i call mike with quetions about seems like every day

it is taking longer to get RD stuff ! i paid for amps at Christmas!! it is taking just a little while!lol

i warned all you guys about rd, and no matter if it had new owners or not

but what do i know

sanman wrote:

i warned all you guys about rd, and no matter if it had new owners or not

but what do i know

unfortuanly that was after Christmas!

still i hope the new owner gets that company turned around they did have some great products

I purchased a brand new D9 about 2 months ago from Joel and received it a few days later...Chris what did you order?

sanman wrote:

i warned all you guys about rd, and no matter if it had new owners or not

but what do i know

not really .. your kind jumped anyones nuts who said anything bad.. me personally more than once.. before the new owners.

tank2215 can u pm me the price u paid if u don`t mind b/c i am looking for some d9`s

tank2215 wrote:

I purchased a brand new D9 about 2 months ago from Joel and received it a few days later...Chris what did you order?

2 7500.1's with a special price for the 3rd .to be paid when I got them in! .
(2 amps paid for)

lol my kind what the fornicate are you talking about dude

my kind you better fornicating go back back and read I said it was probly still Miller behind them and I wouldnt fornicate with them

my kind lol you a funny mother fucker

ok so back to the van if i wanted to build my 97 with something it would work better for usaci then db drag