<![CDATA[Alero Stereo Setup]]>here is a sound setup in a 1999 Alero with 4 10 inch Rockford HX2s and a BD1000 amp, It needs another BD1000 but still Fukin Loud lets see what everyone thinks. It is still in progress and there will be finished pics shortly.

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]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/2129/alero-stereo-setupRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 20:14:07 GMTWed, 30 Mar 2005 01:06:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:55:47 GMT]]>LMFAO ... now to get the story straight.... The vacume line was used when acid from the batteries screwed up the stock one and ate a whole in it lol so I had to use whatever I had to keep it running... Backyard mechanics ... I only had some vacume line so I tried my best lmfao... YES im good at blowing shit up... screwing up cars lmfao... just my own ;). HAHHAHA maybe this time now something will be done right !!! Well Chuck you will have to stop by type r this weekend and check out the parts I bring down... Lots of fun stuff has arrived :). Now im just doing a little fiberglass work and body stuff to make it look a little diff.. Should be fun to see how it turns out. Thanks for your time..

Mike

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38633https://fargostreet.com/post/38633Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:57:32 GMT]]>yeah my car is a ghetto Grand Am but thats what i had and i did what i had to do to try make it look good yes the wing has to go but still it is better than a stock grand am

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38538https://fargostreet.com/post/38538Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:57:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:57:23 GMT]]>must.....restrain.....self......from......laughing......at......Mike......resistance.....is.....futile.........BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38537https://fargostreet.com/post/38537Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:56:21 GMT]]>But everything that happens we always just laugh about it

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38536https://fargostreet.com/post/38536Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:56:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:56:03 GMT]]>no not really it wasn't my car, the person that owns the car is good at wrecking shit, but it was all in good fun a little addition to that story was on our way to forks our fuel line also broke because the owner used a vaccume line for a fuel line when he hooked up his NOS kit.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38535https://fargostreet.com/post/38535Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:56:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:55:47 GMT]]>it's a devils lake thing...just look at 600hpsedan, dartcivic, mybadga.....j/k guys

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38534https://fargostreet.com/post/38534Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:55:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:48:10 GMT]]>sounds like your good at wrecking shit! 😄

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38524https://fargostreet.com/post/38524Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:47:31 GMT]]>thank you TJAMZ for backing my story up,

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38522https://fargostreet.com/post/38522Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:47:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:46:48 GMT]]>I am not because it did happen go to site on sound and ask them if they had a person order a 18 in solo x from devils lake, and buy a $600 ohio Generator alternator for a civic and then have to bring back the alternator for waranty because the regulator went out, it was in a 4 door civic EX which is a member on here i think his name is 600HP Sedan, that is the whole reason he is doing the engine swap, he was racing a mazda MX-6 and when racing with his NOS, he held the button in the whole time and had irridium plugs and a 50 or 75 shot i can't remember exactly. we were on our way to forks to adams automotive to get the NOS tank filled when the alternator was fucking up.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38521https://fargostreet.com/post/38521Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:46:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:44:51 GMT]]>unfortunately, he's not kidding.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38520https://fargostreet.com/post/38520Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:44:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:07:55 GMT]]>im raising the BS flag about tha SOLO X and the nos story

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38471https://fargostreet.com/post/38471Wed, 30 Mar 2005 19:07:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:37:07 GMT]]>i have delt with aftermarket alternators before in a civic and it did no justice, i guess it could be because it was a 18 in solo x and a soundstream tarantula amplifier, but no matter what it still kept cutting out, and then one day on our way to grand forks from devils lake the regulator went out, and we started blowing up batteries, we blew up one on our way there got a new one, and about 6 blocks later blew the caps off so we kept filling it with distilled water and then when we left forks, we bought a better battery from checkers auto parts, and about 20 miles out of forks the caps blew on that one, so we filled it up and started the car and disconnected the alternator until the battery died, push started the car,ran with the alternator for about 10 miles stopped and did that all the way back from grand forks for about 90 miles and then we put a new alternator in the next day just a stock one, and blew the motor with NOS a few hrs later.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38460https://fargostreet.com/post/38460Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:37:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:04:35 GMT]]>

mwc1 wrote:
well according to a Speakerman website.....if your going to run anytihng over 1000 watts....your gonna need a new altrenator....because stock alts only put out 105 amps ....and all of your main car units take up atleast 60.....a 1000 watt amp draws about 50 amps alteast...so if your running anyithng more than that....your not gettning enough power to your alt........thats what he told me.....

i know guys that have run 3000 watt systems in their cars for years also on the stock alt. and he said the only way thats possible is if they werent gettin all the power needed to get max watts out of the amps......because the total draw of amps all together is over capacity of what your altrenator can handle.

While technically true that the amps will draw high current, the don't do it for long...just milliseconds at a time w/ normal music. Therefore you don't NEED a high amp alternator for MOST normal applications, a simple capacitor will suffice. (1 farad minimum and 1 farad per 1000 watts)

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38436https://fargostreet.com/post/38436Wed, 30 Mar 2005 18:04:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:53:05 GMT]]>I know what u mean about that box being hard to fit in the strunk. We did an alero and built a box to specs for subs, but he didnt have enough money to buy those subs so now it sounds like ass. 2 10's and a 12. will post pics sometime. nice steup, I wish ours wouldve been that clean.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38400https://fargostreet.com/post/38400Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:53:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:44:53 GMT]]>dude you have been working on that thing forever havent you!?!?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38399https://fargostreet.com/post/38399Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:44:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:58:35 GMT]]>well according to a Speakerman website.....if your going to run anytihng over 1000 watts....your gonna need a new altrenator....because stock alts only put out 105 amps ....and all of your main car units take up atleast 60.....a 1000 watt amp draws about 50 amps alteast...so if your running anyithng more than that....your not gettning enough power to your alt........thats what he told me.....

i know guys that have run 3000 watt systems in their cars for years also on the stock alt. and he said the only way thats possible is if they werent gettin all the power needed to get max watts out of the amps......because the total draw of amps all together is over capacity of what your altrenator can handle.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38389https://fargostreet.com/post/38389Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:58:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:36:19 GMT]]>np Jared, just trying to be helpful.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38368https://fargostreet.com/post/38368Wed, 30 Mar 2005 13:36:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:12:25 GMT]]>hey chuck hows it going, the setup is basically just for looks only, the guy that owns the stereo just wanted something to look good, so we built it like that, he is running a 1 farad capacitor right now, but will be getting another one for the other amp when he gets it, i am guessing it is pushing about 142DB on the USAC Meter, when devils run comes he is gonna test it but it is not built for a comp, i am building my grand am right now for a SQ vehicle i will post pics as i get the stereo set up. laterz

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38297https://fargostreet.com/post/38297Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:12:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:02:14 GMT]]>I ran over 3000watts RMS on a stock 89 escort alternator for 3 years.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38290https://fargostreet.com/post/38290Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:02:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:00:49 GMT]]>new alternator will only help you when you are above 2500 rpm, will do nothing for you at low RPM's. Extra batteries is the way to go for extended parking lot thumping....that and capacitors. Besides that, they are class D amplifiers, not high current/low ohm monsters.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38289https://fargostreet.com/post/38289Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:00:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:48:15 GMT]]>if u get 2 1000's ur gonna need a new alt. right

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38283https://fargostreet.com/post/38283Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:48:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:35:35 GMT]]>

tjamz wrote:
if you are going for any sort of competition grade sound system it will REALLY be to your advantage to use one box size for all of the subs. Even a .1 cubic foot variation can change the QTC of a subwoofer system tremendously and while they may still be loud, there may be gaps in the response curve from the subwoofers not moving/behaving linear.

thats why i asked about em i guess...i just didnt really say that

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38274https://fargostreet.com/post/38274Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:35:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:29:33 GMT]]>if you are going for any sort of competition grade sound system it will REALLY be to your advantage to use one box size for all of the subs. Even a .1 cubic foot variation can change the QTC of a subwoofer system tremendously and while they may still be loud, there may be gaps in the response curve from the subwoofers not moving/behaving linear.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38271https://fargostreet.com/post/38271Wed, 30 Mar 2005 04:29:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alero Stereo Setup on Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:32:06 GMT]]>yeah that would have been better but we wanted it to be able to come out of the vehicle easily without destroying the boxes, they will be screwed togeather and raised up a little bit so it will almost look as if there were only one box.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/38253https://fargostreet.com/post/38253Wed, 30 Mar 2005 03:32:06 GMT