SQ Car
10-13-2007, 11:32 PM
#1
50 Watt CAFz'r
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 228
SQ Car
just wondering what peoples thoughts are on what would be a good platform to use as a competition vehicle.
most vehicles used are sedans and some hatchbacks.
bass is easier to come by in a hatchback.
anyways....my mind isnt made up so what are your thoughts.
most vehicles used are sedans and some hatchbacks.
bass is easier to come by in a hatchback.
anyways....my mind isnt made up so what are your thoughts.
10-14-2007, 07:55 AM
#6
Yankee
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,599
A good competition car is:
Sounds good from the factory
one with plenty of room
has room for kicks
has room for drivers in the door
has room for drivers in the A-pillar
has room for amps
has room for a big battery or multiple batteries
has a good, and dry, electrical system
has the ability from the factory to be disassembled and reassembled multiple times
hatchbacks seem to have some advantages in the bass production
HHR sounds pretty good and has a quiet cab, has challenges with door speaker location though
Sounds good from the factory
one with plenty of room
has room for kicks
has room for drivers in the door
has room for drivers in the A-pillar
has room for amps
has room for a big battery or multiple batteries
has a good, and dry, electrical system
has the ability from the factory to be disassembled and reassembled multiple times
hatchbacks seem to have some advantages in the bass production
HHR sounds pretty good and has a quiet cab, has challenges with door speaker location though
10-14-2007, 09:15 AM
#7
I dont think there are any hard rules on buying an SQ car. There are just too many variables in a car. When I bought my car, I made sure it had a clean dash and a minimal center console. I've used coupes and hatches. Each has had there advantages.
Just get a car you like and work around it.
Just get a car you like and work around it.
10-14-2007, 11:01 AM
#9
My idea of a great sq car consists of a large kick area and has door speakers.
The dash should be flat or at least symmetrical since I like my tweets up there usually. Large a-pillar covers are nice.
I'm not a big fan of the "ski hole" that a lot of cars have I'm a fan of the fold down rear seats.
Lastly, I LOVE center consoles that are high when I'm driving, however, a low console or no console at all is much more conductive to SQ.
So basically....all that taken into consideration, for me at least, Grand Prix's, Regals, Impala's and bigger cars like that are my ideal SQ cars....oh, and one more reason....because the front doors are big and heavy, they usually make wicked midbass enclosures.
That's just my preference, lots of people have done quite well with small cars too. I'm a pretty big guy at 5'11, I like bigger cars or SUV's/trucks, so my ideal vehicle would be one of those....but like I said, you can make just about anything work.
The dash should be flat or at least symmetrical since I like my tweets up there usually. Large a-pillar covers are nice.
I'm not a big fan of the "ski hole" that a lot of cars have I'm a fan of the fold down rear seats.
Lastly, I LOVE center consoles that are high when I'm driving, however, a low console or no console at all is much more conductive to SQ.
So basically....all that taken into consideration, for me at least, Grand Prix's, Regals, Impala's and bigger cars like that are my ideal SQ cars....oh, and one more reason....because the front doors are big and heavy, they usually make wicked midbass enclosures.
That's just my preference, lots of people have done quite well with small cars too. I'm a pretty big guy at 5'11, I like bigger cars or SUV's/trucks, so my ideal vehicle would be one of those....but like I said, you can make just about anything work.
