Treasure Coast Z Owners Club (Florida)
08-04-2007, 03:47 AM
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Guys, Im going to have a small photoshoot at the abandoned mall (Orange Blossom) on Okeechobee Rd. in Ft. Pierce. Ill be thereat about 11am.
This is where these pics were taken....
I dont have any new pics of the new kit installed that are nice. The weather forcast for today is great. If you guys want to go get some shots let me know, or just show up. Ill be in the rear of the mall.
This is where these pics were taken....
I dont have any new pics of the new kit installed that are nice. The weather forcast for today is great. If you guys want to go get some shots let me know, or just show up. Ill be in the rear of the mall.
08-05-2007, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by atrus
assuming it doesn't rain (it probably will), what time are we meeting tonight?
Keep an eye on this thread just in case.
08-05-2007, 04:50 PM
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Hows the Treasure Coast crew doin these days??
The car is almost done everybody... I got some Takatas and other goodies on the way too. Anybody else do anything new??
The car is almost done everybody... I got some Takatas and other goodies on the way too. Anybody else do anything new??
08-06-2007, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by atrus
/in for photo of massive trophy we didn't win. 
Yea we WON!!!! But we cant take the trophy home. Basterds!
08-07-2007, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadCam
why couldn't you take it home? too big to fit in the car?
08-07-2007, 01:33 PM
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back in 2002 when I qualified for the dB Drag World Finals, I was not prepared for the size of the trophies. I had to disassemble my trophy to get it into my explorer...
(and I was only the 6th loudest Street vehicle in the world) but it was worth it!!
(and I was only the 6th loudest Street vehicle in the world) but it was worth it!!
08-07-2007, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by QuadCam
back in 2002 when I qualified for the dB Drag World Finals, I was not prepared for the size of the trophies. I had to disassemble my trophy to get it into my explorer... (and I was only the 6th loudest Street vehicle in the world) but it was worth it!!
(and I was only the 6th loudest Street vehicle in the world) but it was worth it!!What?!?! Wad u hit? what was ur set up like??
(i used to be big into stereos)
08-07-2007, 04:56 PM
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It was back in the 2002 Season. I was concentrated on the dB Drag Racing circuit, but I attended a few USAC and MECA events, too. I got off to a late start in the season, and ended up switching from SuperStreet 1-2NoWall to the Street 3-4 class. If I remember correctly, I won 2 NOPI events, Florida State Championships, and finished off the season with enough points, and a certified SPL high enough (157.x dB) to qualify for the dB Drag World Finals in Nasville, TN.
Coming into Finals, no "Street Class" competitor has hit 160 on certified Mics yet, and that was everyones' goal. The basic rules for that class were a limit of up to 4 woofers, no larger than 12", 2 amps, 1 extra battery (no larger than stock), and all equipment and woofers had to be below the windows lines and must be completely in the cargo area of the vehicle (i.e. No Walls!! etc) and the CD player must be mounted in the stock location.
The Top 16 qualified competitors in each class from around the world were invited to attend. Once at Finals, you still had to qualify which meant being in the Top 8 at Finals. I had some technical difficulties but managed to qualify in 6th place. It turned out to be a bad CD player that was "square waving" on me. At finals, I could hit within .1 of db from 38 Hz up to 52 Hz bcause of this problem. The F'ed CD Player would allow me to tweak to achieve a peak note. I ended up burping at 42 Hz, but could only manage a 156.x dB. I got taken out in the 1st round of eliminations by the #3 qualifier.
When I later realized that it was the CD Player, I swapped it out and picked up 2.4 dB. 
That wouldv'e taken me up into 3rd place.....1st and 2nd were CRXs...... a perfect car for the street class.
The equipment I was running was:
Pioneer top of the line CD player (can't remember the model)
2 Mmats d300HC factory modded amps (measured 2100+ watts rms each on my test equipment)
4 Beyond Audio Inhuman subs (custom built quad coil subs from Canada)
1996 Ford Explorer Limited
The next season, I competed a bit but gave up as I needed to spend more time working on my career. Before I retired, I did attend the 2003 Spring Break Nationals where I was the #1 qualifier for my class, and ended up taking 2nd place (lost by 0.1 dB 
)
Coming into Finals, no "Street Class" competitor has hit 160 on certified Mics yet, and that was everyones' goal. The basic rules for that class were a limit of up to 4 woofers, no larger than 12", 2 amps, 1 extra battery (no larger than stock), and all equipment and woofers had to be below the windows lines and must be completely in the cargo area of the vehicle (i.e. No Walls!! etc) and the CD player must be mounted in the stock location.
The Top 16 qualified competitors in each class from around the world were invited to attend. Once at Finals, you still had to qualify which meant being in the Top 8 at Finals. I had some technical difficulties but managed to qualify in 6th place. It turned out to be a bad CD player that was "square waving" on me. At finals, I could hit within .1 of db from 38 Hz up to 52 Hz bcause of this problem. The F'ed CD Player would allow me to tweak to achieve a peak note. I ended up burping at 42 Hz, but could only manage a 156.x dB. I got taken out in the 1st round of eliminations by the #3 qualifier.
When I later realized that it was the CD Player, I swapped it out and picked up 2.4 dB. That wouldv'e taken me up into 3rd place.....1st and 2nd were CRXs...... a perfect car for the street class.The equipment I was running was:
Pioneer top of the line CD player (can't remember the model)
2 Mmats d300HC factory modded amps (measured 2100+ watts rms each on my test equipment)
4 Beyond Audio Inhuman subs (custom built quad coil subs from Canada)
1996 Ford Explorer Limited
The next season, I competed a bit but gave up as I needed to spend more time working on my career.
Before I retired, I did attend the 2003 Spring Break Nationals where I was the #1 qualifier for my class, and ended up taking 2nd place (lost by 0.1 dB )
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