Date:         Wed, 26 Jun 2002 03:16:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: stereo amp placement
Comments: To: Greg Marshall <earthboy@ROGERS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <3D18C8C8.E8D63C98@rogers.com>
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I have a Rockford Fosgate Punch 600-a4 amp under the passenger seat taking
advantage of the short battery cable concetions.

When you speak of 800 watts, are you talking about peak power or RMS
power?  My amp is a 75RMS wattsx4  and it will rock the house and likely
fry the 5x7's and 6x9"s.

I'm in the process of Dynamatting the bulk of the van and adding some
homemade carbon fiber stiffeners behind the panels where the speakers
go.  Hope it all fits in the front doors. I currently let the chip amp in
the Sony head unit drive the 4 CX4 Boston Acoustics speakers in the OE
holes and have a pair of Focal 165H's in the door panel and 2 8" punch
woofers in their own homemade boxes under the back seat.  Can't imagine
wanting any more bass than this.  Yes, it sounds like the performers are
travelling with you!!

MaxBuilt x0as At 03:47 PM 6/25/2002 -0400, Greg Marshall wrote:
>This is a message for all the vanagonauts out there that have made
>substantial upgrades to their vans stereo system.
>
>Over the last few years I have installed a new CD player, two 6x9 three
>ways in the westy bench seat, and two 5x7 ways in the front doors.  The
>next thing I'd like to do is add a 4 channel amp to the system.
>Eventually, I'll also replace the two 6x9's in the bench seat with dual
>10 inch subs, so the amp will have to be at least 800 watts or so I
>would guess.  Fpr those of you that have done something like this, where
>did you put the amp?  I suppose It could go in the bench seat box, but
>that would be a lot of wiring to get from my deck, to the amp, and back
>to the front speakers again.  Is there anywhere it would fit up in the
>nose somewhere?
>
>thanks all..
>
>Greg.
>82 Westy.