at long last ladies and gents, i have pulled off the ultimate stunt. i've imported a legit Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 2.6 from Japan. this is the dream car people and i want the dream sounds to go with it. money is no issue, i got my sights set on Kicker's SoloX 18" 5000w/rms. my only fear is that the bass will do damage to the car. so i need to know people, what kinda reinforcements do i need to add on to the car if any?
Also feel free to make suggestions for sounds aswell. man this is gonnna be wicked!!!!!!!!
Unless you're going for all out SPL don't go with the Solo X.I have one installed in my car and I like the sound of it personally but it can be much cleaner.I really don't reccomend running that much power in that car either.You'd be adding lots of weight with batteries because I don't think you'll find a strong enough alt to support 5Krms.I reccomend you running something similar to Chad Lee's setup.
oh man, i had my heart set on it, but u make a good point, i don't wanna sacrifice too many horses to the cause either, Rob my man if you see Chad somewhere in here ask him to weigh in here please.
i just want pure bass but it has to be nice and clean
also, seriously, haha "no budget", so like five grand if ya wanted....i'd get JL W6s and some really really really nice components and amps to push it all because thats under 1500 rms and you wouldn't need anymore than one big battery, but then again idk how much room you have under the hood because I'm sure you'll be throwing some performance stuff on that
jus saw the other post ^^ i will try my best, the only thing is that i haven't got internet at home and my work pc is very limited to the things it can do. but my god man it is a beauty. its diamond black at the moment but i'm thinking to get it resprayed to sutn else maybe like lime green but i jus dno yet
nice car. you don't want some heavy audio equipment to weigh down that car. a couple of soundsplinter rl-p 12's with a solid 1200wrms amp would sound awesome i bet.
Seriously Cal there is no budget for this, i want this to be perfect, i'm gonna try and find someway to throw in a Z-Tune aswell, but i doubt i'll be able to get me hands on any of that kinda gear. but the dream will never die.
but yeah i'm gonna look into these suggestions and see which one comes out on top.
what about components, should i just get whatever will be the loudest with an amp to match?
soundsplinter rl-s 12 (since i have that right now and i love it. its a sq sub so don't expect hard to breath bass) rd audio alpha 12 fi audio btl 12 si mag 15
^^KiLLa my man, i'm on the case, as soon as i can get them on my work computer they will be up on this site. i'm telling you man, i drives beautifull, the guy before me really looked after the car, its like he must've been scared to take it out just incase some idiot crashed into him. but you cant really rip the speeds down these sides though
"pioneer (since rob loves them and i value his judgement)"
I don't love them lol.I haven't heard them yet but I'll try to find a shop that has em so I can.I just trust that guy that told me about them because he knows his stuff pretty well and claims all the other companies were all talking about how great Pioneer's new speakers were at CES.
yeh, now that i think about it logically he 18s will be too much, and i would have to sacrifice too many horses, i dropped that idea now, think i'll go more in line with the way Chad & Cal are thinking, bass that is sweet to hear but at the same time clean.
nah that wouldn't work for me, i wanna try and contain the sub to be just in the boot, i don't really wanna start taking out seats and things just to put extra subs. thinking about it witout my head in the cloud i would have to say i cud most likely fit in 2 12" subs and das it, the rest will be components.
i wanna get the trade off between the extra weight to speed ratio to be more or less balanced.
The only problem I see with putting a system with so much power in that car is finding a HO alternator for it. Besides that, for such a car, I would do pure custom installation, meaning fiberglass sub box, amp rack,etc etc ;).
from the sounds of it this is gonna be a huge learning curve for me. i think the best thing i can do before i even start looking for any sounds is to see if i can get a big enough HO alt for it.
fibre glass sounds good to me though it would reduce the weight a great deal
honestly i would just leave it alone. maybe put a little 500wrms sub with a 500wrms amp. that car is badazz. you don't want to put all that extra weight.
Since moneys not an issue get a Jackhammer and use all the space behind the front seats for the box lol. Put 20k on it and tune for SPL. I want to see if it's capable of 140 hahah
If you really bought the Skyliner, why in the world would you want to install 2 12" subs or more??? Don't ruin the car. Leave it as is. If sound is a must, then go for SQ not SPL. For your car, don't get sucked into buying heavy subs. Here's a setup that should give you plenty of bass with 500w, so that you won't have to get HO alternator/extra heavy battery.
JL 10W7 sub in a HO box. JL 500/1 amp.
Don't let the small size fool you. Go to a JL shop and listen for yourself.
"Don't let the small size fool you. Go to a JL shop and listen for yourself."
If you do decide to go with JL make sure you listen to the sub installed into a car and not in their display showroom.
"Since moneys not an issue get a Jackhammer and use all the space behind the front seats for the box lol. Put 20k on it and tune for SPL. I want to see if it's capable of 140 hahah"
We don't need you posting here.That sub will get well into the 50s with the proper install.
If u got a nice car, then u gotta get a sub that eva one with werious money, seem to always get..
JL 13.5 w7 and jl 1000/1...Wont need HO alt and wont weigh car down so much...I no there is better out there 4 the money, but the JL would look so flucking clean in that car....
I'd say get 2 abnd have a custome trunk enclosure made for them, and have them in reverse...
but then u might need a HO alt with 2 jl w7's and jl 1000/1....
Were do u work were u made the money to get that car.... i know it cost u above 90,000
trust me sean 500-700wrms won't do anything to that rl-s. that is why i am upgrading my amp to a bigger one. it still sounds good but you still need alot more to get that moving. around 1200-1500wrms would do fine.
You guys need to try JL 10W7 in a HO box installed in the trunk of a "normal" car. 500w will surprise you. Again, whatever you do, DO NOT weigh down the car with heavy subs and amps.
"You guys need to try JL 10W7 in a HO box installed in the trunk of a "normal" car. 500w will surprise you."
I'd be surprisingly dissapointed lol.Just playing, I've never heard W7s in the HO box which must be the greatest invention since fake t1ts.Come on down from wherever you're at Isaac and show me what's up.
no rob i have heard a 12w7 in ho box in the trunk of a nissan altima and it is impressive. for the money i wasn't that impressed. it didn't sound good enough to drop $1100 on a sub and box combo.
i agree with Chad.. The w7 is better than the w6.. I had a w7 and my gf(girl that was friend) at the time had a W6v2 and mine sounded way better all together
Me jl 13.5 w7 1000/1 (im sure you all new that i had a w7) Her jl 13.5 W6v2 500/1...Her system was still sexier cause she was in the car, and it was in a lexus is 300
please don't paint it green, leave it black, nothing flashy
get 2 12w6's with a 1000/1 and some nice comps on a 300/2 or a 450/4 with some really nice comps and really ncie coax's...with a car like a skyline, just get the 2 channel...
i don't mean to praise JL audio, but their slash series amps are really great and if you got a custom box with the amps and xovers and subs and stuff, it'd be awesome and stay lightweight
the skyline isn't impossible to get to the U.S. As a matter of fact the skyline will be for sale in the U.S by next year. It will definately NOT be tuned the way it is down in Japan..but sh!t its still a skyline lol. By the way its going to have the infiniti g35coupe looks to it.
yes it's lookin that, btw everyone a JL 12w7 in a HO box without amps or anything is 119 pounds and w6's sound a lot better in my opinion
"JL 13.5 w7 and jl 1000/1...Wont need HO alt and wont weigh car down so much...I no there is better out there 4 the money, but the JL would look so flucking clean in that car....
I'd say get 2 abnd have a custome trunk enclosure made for them, and have them in reverse...
but then u might need a HO alt with 2 jl w7's and jl 1000/1.... "
^^he wouldn't need a HO just because he's running 2 subs on the same amp. The subs don't draw power from the alt, the amps do
hey people, i haven't left i jus finished work, so i couldnt really see what was goin on in here till now,
Paul:- yeh the car looks very similar except its diamond black and the small vents on the sides and the bottom left and right corners of the ride dnt have the grill mesh. it hasn't got the neon lights either but i'm looking to put in either green, red or blue. depends how they look really.
the pics are on they way people, jus need to get them on my work PC and then straight up here.
i was able to afford the car cos I came into some serious money and i been saving for a while now so i thought why the hell not man, i managed to find like a little dealership down here that specialised in imports and the rest was jus pure luck.
"but the rl-s puts the w6 to shame in all areas imo"-chad
"jw but what are the rl-s?"
SoundSplinter. And it's not just Chad's opinion but it's mine too -- and a fact. Best SQ driver made, and you guys can debate that all you want but at the end of the day you still dont know shit
Like I said before, don't ruin the car with heavy subs and amps. Keep it simple and light. JL 500/1 and JL 10W7 in a HO box is compact and light with plenty of bass. Whatever you do, DO NOT install HO alternator, extra large battery etc.
Its good to see you guys to. I have been busy with work and expecting a baby in the next week or so.
I miss chatting on this forum with you guys.
Good to see guys like Isaac, Chad Lee, Rovin, James Longo still doing your thing on here. I read thru this forum a few times a week and its always nice to see the old guys on here.
Whould like to see more of Glasswolf and Jonathan specifically. There posts are priceless
I learned alot of stuff from Isaac and Jonathan and Glasswolf and alot of other guys here.
Just a thank you to those guys for being supportive with the new guys thru the years.
Ill try posting more often to catch up with you guys.
"Its good to see you guys to. I have been busy with work and expecting a baby in the next week or so.
I miss chatting on this forum with you guys.
Good to see guys like Isaac, Chad Lee, Rovin, James Longo still doing your thing on here. I read thru this forum a few times a week and its always nice to see the old guys on here.
Whould like to see more of Glasswolf and Jonathan specifically. There posts are priceless :-)
I learned alot of stuff from Isaac and Jonathan and Glasswolf and alot of other guys here.
Just a thank you to those guys for being supportive with the new guys thru the years.
Ill try posting more often to catch up with you guys."
Rob, what was so funny about the post? In a car like the Skyliner, the last thing you want to do is install something that'll rob HP. Personally, I'd keep the car as is and enjoy the speed/power.
i've been looking up the suggestions that have been made and most likely i'm gonna go with Chad's setup rl-s 12 and keep it light. just enough so that when i'm driving along normally i can hear something other than the engine. also the fibre glass idea sounds real good to me (had no idea you could do things like that)
also i've managed to get pictures from my phone onto my PC here so i'll be posting them up sometime today when i get the chance.
and since everyone is mentioning people, whats happened to GW, CT, Sinful and all that lot, don't see anything posted by them anymore, they knew alot man
Ok here they are people, i finally managed to get them here, the pics are slightly fuzzy cos the camera on my phone aint that good but hey, it still works:
So this is it people, i need to change the interior though it still looks a bit lame. gonna get some chrome finish put in and also try and get some leathers if i can find a good price for it
If your gonna change the seats, your gonna go with the originals right? You should be able to sell those seats for a good price. Anyways, take a pic of your trunk and lets see what you got to work with.
will do mate, as soon as i can. its not a bad size to be honest with you, but theres some sort of metal box the previous owner must've put in, cant figure out how to take it out.
to be honest i don't think i've ever seen the original seats. i thought these were the originals. thinking to swap out the rims aswell for some pure black or gold coloured ones, but i cant imagine the look after though
That metal thing is probaly the gas tank. I would just stick with the rims you got now, pic which of the two styles you like more, and just buy two more to replace the other one, then you'll have 4 matching rims. And those seats do not look out of place, racing seats, bucket seats, w/e you wanna call them, it gives you a good stance, holds you in place, and is there for a reason. Those might be the originals since I never really seen the originals also but idk. But yeah man, that metal box in the back is probaly the gas tank. Car must of been used for track a lot.
yeah i kinda like the 2 different styles, some people get baffed cos they don't look at it properly.
the box is just empty, and there aren't like any pipes or anything where the fuel could go, if im thinking the same thing you guys are. but yeah i doubt that it was used on the track the mileage on the car is only jus getting to 35, from what i heard the previous owner never really used it cos he couldn't afford it and had a family, but you know what sales people are like
yeah i know i say mate alot, i need to stop that, it sometimes comes out when it shouldn't.
it cost me slightly over 34K i know that sounds cheap but i thought its gonna be now or never, and plus its a 2000 plate so i though u know what, to hell with it, and now its mine. i figure that there must be a few things wrong with it that i wasn't told about but i guess only time will tell......
but yeah i think i'll keep the rims the way they are for the time being, and if anything nice turns up then i'll think about it again
$34k is really cheap for Skyliner. Are the seats leather? If not, I'd change it. Is the wing aligned properly? Lot of the cars have them (show only) but at high speed, it cripples the car. Rob, just curious, how do you see the connection between racing and HO alternators?
34K as in pounds yeah not dollars, that translates to about 70K dollars. i got it imported by sum small importing company down in London. the car hasn't got a scratch or dent in sight, so its all good.
the seat just completely mess up the look of the car, i thinking to either sumhow get them restiched or wtever to be leather or put some new ones in.
i can afford it cos i work for a bank as a major corporate banker so i get paid pretty well, and i jus inheritted some cash aswell so i'm quite well off for the time being. i figure why not live the dream a little before i have to get married and start worrying about kids and that and plus my wifey piece loves the car aswell
you know what i just learnt from this guy at work that the skylines in Japan are actually quite cheap cos they are so common but the price gets bumped up cos of the import and changing papers and all that, i hope thats not true though
That car's suppose to be faster than WRX STi. WRX in Canada is over $55k, so Skyliner will probably be over $70k. Somebody's making lot of profit. If you look at the dollar exchange, Canadian is 94 cents and change. That means the price shouldn't be that far off, but the greedy crooks are taking their sweet time to catch up.
Rob I can google, but I wanted to see why you linked HO with racing cars (I hope you're not referring to NASCAR).
"Rob I can google, but I wanted to see why you linked HO with racing cars (I hope you're not referring to NASCAR)."
Lol Isaac,I don't even consider Nascar racing.I totally dislike Nascar.Making endless left turns is not my kind of racing.I'm into circuit course racing.
import/export is huge money, most likely the middle men are making the most money i.e the shippers and that and they bump up the price but i wouldn't mind getting a small criminal enterprise in this industry, there is a lot of potential to earn some serious wong
