[DeTomaso] Subwoofer Options in a Pantera

Tue May 8 17:11:57 EDT 2012

"All I can say is, if you guys can hear your stereo, you aren't making enough horsepower."

That's a great motto!

I already have a fun car that requires earplugs and satisfies my BHP addiction...this one needs to be able to eat up km on the open road with some degree of comfort.

LS

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 From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
To: Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> 
Cc: lashdeep at yahoo.com; Pantera List Serve <detomaso at realbig.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Subwoofer Options in a Pantera

All I can say is, if you guys can hear your stereo, you aren't making enough horsepower.

;-)

Michael

On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Christopher Kimball <chrisvkimball at msn.com> wrote:

>If you want really good sound, as the type I enjoyed while driving four days to Chandler, AZ for the fun rally, and another 4 days coming back, and if your car has the same space in the engine compartment as mine, you should cut our a section of firewall behind the passenger seat and mount a box there which extends into the engine compartment (chances are you'll have to custom-make it; that's what I did).  Cover the outside with Dynamat to protect it from the engine-compartment elements, port it, and mount a 12" dual-voice coil subwoofer on the front, which is now where the piece of firewall you cut out was.  The amp can mount just below it at the base of the firewall behind the passenger seat (depending on the size of the amp) or in the front trunk.  The only complication, assuming your electrical panel is sill mounted  behind the passenger seat on the engine-side of the firewall, is that you have to move the electrical components somewhere else.
  I use an MSD distributor, so I just mounted the 6AL box, tach control (and cruise control) on the top of the subwoofer box.  The electronics can't be seen though the window because they are under the passenger-side engine cover piece.
>Sincerely,
>Chris
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>> Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 11:40:19 -0700
>> From: lashdeep at yahoo.com
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Subwoofer Options in a Pantera
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>> I need some hi-fi installed into the Pantera. We've got a CD player and some component speakers. We'll need a subwoofer solution but where will it go?
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>> It's a later model widebody car with the stock firewall hump.
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>> We're installing some 2 pc Momo race seats which recline. There is some space behind the passenger seat.
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>> I'm thinking about a Bazooka tube powered by an amp in the trunk. Now, I know this isn't the highest fidelity possible but I like it because they sound decent and can be easily installed and removed without much trouble.
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>> So, where do I put it? Behind the passenger seat? Under the dash on the passenger's footwell? In front of the passenger seat on the floor under the thigh area?
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>> Ron suggested just handing it to any passenger that gets into the car and they could cradle it like a baby.
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>> Thanks,
>> LS
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>> central
>> wines-spirits   est 1934
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>> 625 e street nw
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>> washington, dc 20004
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>> centralwines.com
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>> facebook.com/CentralLiquors
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>> 202-737-2800
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