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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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NICE SETUP MIKE AND CONGRATS ON THE #'s!!!!!


Sharif was telling me about your car this week and needless to say you have a beast on your hands. Now if i could just get my hunk of $hit 100% fixed
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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Any plans for much wider tires? Or widebody?
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by doug
I would look into Pioneer AVIC Series , Kenwood DNX Series and Eclipse AVN Series.. Eclipse offer the best Sound Quality.. Pioneer the best bang for the buck..

As mentioned before.. components.. Seas, DLS, Rainbow, Morell... DLS being the best bang for the buck

Subs... Image Dynamics.. FI... Seas.. RE... FI being the best bang for the buck..

in my car i have an Eclipse Deck (Nav/DVD/7" Screen), Rainbow Components and Resonant Engineering Subs..

just a couple things for you to research when you have some time...

JL Audio is the Stillen Supercharger of the Audio world..
Correction** I did mean to say Pioneer...I dont know why I said Alpine The Pioneer AVIS is what was offered to me along with the Kenwood by Alex @ FP. I will PM you for sure for more info...THX Doug as always.


Originally Posted by BrianLG35C
Any plans for much wider tires? Or widebody?
I am already at 305X25X20 ... I dont want to go any wider. The widebody would attract trouble
External Traction Control is my next move.

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NICE SETUP MIKE AND CONGRATS ON THE #'s!!!!!


Sharif was telling me about your car this week and needless to say you have a beast on your hands. Now if i could just get my hunk of $hit 100% fixed
Thanks Chris....

I saw your ride ..REAL CLEAN !!! From what I was told..you should be OK soon..keep me updated !!

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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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Yup...always been a fan of the Pioneer Avic xx
I had one in my Z before it became a race car....hint hint XKR.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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^ Im tellin you the Alpine F1 line is where it is at, I have it in my bmw and it sounds amazing.
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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u guys hsould look into mayb mass produc the aluminum bar for the front its something nice for chassis stiffning id prob buy 1 if the price was reasonable
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Old Oct 30, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by doug
I would look into Pioneer AVIC Series , Kenwood DNX Series and Eclipse AVN Series.. Eclipse offer the best Sound Quality.. Pioneer the best bang for the buck..

As mentioned before.. components.. Seas, DLS, Rainbow, Morell... DLS being the best bang for the buck

Subs... Image Dynamics.. FI... Seas.. RE... FI being the best bang for the buck..

in my car i have an Eclipse Deck (Nav/DVD/7" Screen), Rainbow Components and Resonant Engineering Subs..

just a couple things for you to research when you have some time...

JL Audio is the Stillen Supercharger of the Audio world..
Hey doug,

Thanks for the pointers. I haven't spent any time yet in the audio section here.

Any recommendations for amplifiers? What amp setup do you have?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by XKR
I am already at 305X25X20 ... I dont want to go any wider. The widebody would attract trouble
External Traction Control is my next move.
Gotcha. So no issues with that size and your VDC? Do you know your offsets and are your fenders rolled? Did you notice a difference in traction going to the 305s?
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by BrianLG35C
Gotcha. So no issues with that size and your VDC? Do you know your offsets and are your fenders rolled? Did you notice a difference in traction going to the 305s?
No VDC issues...fenders are rolled...as far as the offset....I will look into that for you...I am not sure myself. The Drum was custom made...On the way back from FP, I damaged my front rim. Looks like i have to buy a whole new set bacause Maido/Maya does not make that model anymore "F"

Yes....the traction of the 305 is good. The Yoko Advan is good when the tire is new...but after 5000 miles...feels like driving on ice

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Yup...always been a fan of the Pioneer Avic xx
I had one in my Z before it became a race car....hint hint XKR.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by XKR
No VDC issues...fenders are rolled...as far as the offset....I will look into that for you...I am not sure myself. The Drum was custom made...On the way back from FP, I damaged my front rim. Looks like i have to buy a whole new set bacause Maido/Maya does not make that model anymore "F"

Yes....the traction of the 305 is good. The Yoko Advan is good when the tire is new...but after 5000 miles...feels like driving on ice



Thanks for the info. That sucks about your front rim! At least now, there are a lot more wheel choices out there.

Good, because once I get my fenders rolled, I'm moving up to 305s.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RudeG_v2.0
Hey doug,

Thanks for the pointers. I haven't spent any time yet in the audio section here.

Any recommendations for amplifiers? What amp setup do you have?
Amps.. i can't really say which are better than which.. what you want to look for is RMS Watts and Distortion..

My Setups..

95 Maxima (totalled)

Pioneer Deck
Diamond Audio M551 Components (Front)
Diamond Audio Hex 6mx3 (Rear Fill)
(3) 10" JL Audio 10w6
Kicker Amp (Front & Rear Fill)
Kicker Amp (Subs)

97 Maxima (sold)

Pioneer Deck
Diamond Audio M551 Components (Front)
Diamond Audio Hex 6mx3 (Rear Fill)
(2) 12 Image Dynamics IDMax D4 <--- best subs i ever owned in my life
Kicker Amp (Front & Rear Fill)
Kicker Amp (Subs)

03 350z (current)

Eclipse AVN5510 w/ Ipod Adapter
Rainbow Profi Phase Plug CS 265S Components w/ ZenClosures Door Pods
(2) Resonant Engineering SE 10" Subs in ZenClosures Dual Under Strubar Box
US Amps Merlin MD23 (components) and US Amps Merlin MD1D (Subs)

350z's don't need rear fill.. a G maybe able to take advantage of a rear fill setup




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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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+1 on Eclipse. I love my 5495.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Dammm that looks good Doug....bet it sound top notch also WHP and sound.... kool
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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Mike...car looks great and I remember 8 tracks Good job Sharif and crew
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by coachk
Mike...car looks great and I remember 8 tracks Good job Sharif and crew
Thanks CoachK....I knew you were a kool guy...you know 8 tracks are the real deal...all this hype about CD wont last for long
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by XKR
Dammm that looks good Doug....bet it sound top notch also WHP and sound.... kool
you always need good sound when the car starts making these weird noises and you just don't feel like going crazy .. turn that b!tch up

oh did the audio install myself... took 4 days off work.. took my time... even ran new speaker wires in the door

couple days in:




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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by XKR
Thanks CoachK....I knew you were a kool guy...you know 8 tracks are the real deal...all this hype about CD wont last for long
I am going retro and just custom fitting a vinyl record player in my hatch. Gonna let Pimp My Ride hook me up!
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Very nice, job well done. I can't for my turn hopefully its sooner then later.
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by doug
you always need good sound when the car starts making these weird noises and you just don't feel like going crazy .. turn that b!tch up

oh did the audio install myself... took 4 days off work.. took my time... even ran new speaker wires in the door

couple days in:

Thats a clean job man...I like it

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I am going retro and just custom fitting a vinyl record player in my hatch. Gonna let Pimp My Ride hook me up!
Thats what I am talking about !!!
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 10:41 AM
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Do you guys even have vinyl?! I'm so old, I have original Fleetwood Mac, Boston and many other LPs.
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