Hey everyone, im very new to this website, first post actually. But I have a few questions for those of you willing to answer. I now have 2 JL Audio 1000/1 amps that I would like to setup in my 2000 honda accord coupe. I have an optima battery with 850 CCA and 1000 CA. I am a pretty big fan of big bass and SPL. And no I dont ride around rattling other people's cars, I dont want to do that. I want to have big bass for when im pulled over or at competitions. I was wondering what type of subs and sub box you all would suggest for me and my car. I was thinking either 2 12w6v2's or 2 12w7's. The thing is, I cant go over 12" in my car due to limited trunk space. The way I was thinking was to hook one JL 1000/1 to each sub in a ported box. And would you all recommend 0 gage amp cabling instead of the 4 gage that I currently use. I also have a 2.4 Farad cap which I know isnt that much but I had it for my 2 12" kicker comps.

 

Digital Designs DD3512 and build a custom slot port box into the vehicle and that is well on the way to getting loud. Definitely go the 0 gauge route.

 

JL is not a very good sub for SPL; more of a street-bumping all-around decent sub. Look around on the forum and you will find a few more SPL-specific subs such as DD, atomic, and RE. As for wire, run as much as you can fit/afford; it is common to see 8 runs of 1/0 both pos and neg in street classes since more wire = less voltage drop. Also, get rid of the cap or at least unhook it for burps since it will lower your SPL. Over 2-3000 watts you are going to want to start looking for a bigger battery too such as a group 31 optima or an NSB-90.

 

I have an optima that puts out 800 CCA (red top) or do I need a bigger one?

So basically JL isnt really a great comp sub, do they just not pound hard?

And where can I find a website that carries Digital Designs, atomic and RE?

 

www.ddaudio.com for info on their subs. The alternator runs the whole show in your car, not the battery. Do a google search on the Big 3 and grounding and start doing some learning.

 

Fi BTL

www.ficaraudio.com

Very tough to beat at that price and you can customize it to fit your application.

 

The alternator??? Maybe for daily but for db drag in the street classes having an alternator means nothing. The car is off bro.