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Old 06-13-2006, 02:38 AM
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Has anyone put a JL 12W7 in their tC? I was thinking about doing it. It would be running off a JL 1000/1 amp. What do you guys think?
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Old 06-13-2006, 03:13 AM
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W7 subs = BUMP in the trunk. Go for it...keep us up to date on things, if you decide to go for it.
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Your charging system is going to need upgrade if you go with the 1000/1. The stock charging system will not support a 1000/1 under abusive conditions. If you do not want to upgrade the alt, go with the 500/1.
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Old 06-13-2006, 03:57 PM
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also... if your jumping for the jl route... and want a 1000.1 also jump to the 13w7.. that way you can run a 1.5 ohms and beat extra hard.. also... my recomondation... cause i just built one for a customer... the dual slot ported box for these subs is AMAZING... makes it beat incredibly hard...
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Old 06-13-2006, 04:41 PM
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agreed with JLTD: under hard running, your alt will eventually fry... you might be able to get away with 2 or 0 big 3 upgrade and a better battery....

tweetertc: The 13w7 is a DUAL 1.5 ohm... you'll have a choice of .75 ohm or 3 ohm mono... with the JL 1000/1, 1-4 ohms will all have the same power...
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Old 06-14-2006, 02:25 AM
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the 13w7 is a single voice coil speaker....
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Old 06-14-2006, 11:23 AM
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Look here
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...p?series_id=10

It says Dual 1.5ohm....


I'm kinda thinking it's actually just a Dual 3 ohm internally wired in series to make only a single terminal with a 1.5ohm load present there... not positive though.. either way, with a 1000/1 you'd put the same power to it from 1.5-4 ohms...
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Originally Posted by JLTD
Your charging system is going to need upgrade if you go with the 1000/1. The stock charging system will not support a 1000/1 under abusive conditions. If you do not want to upgrade the alt, go with the 500/1.
What if i get a good capacitor?
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Old 06-14-2006, 04:01 PM
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Won't help enough.... caps are good for SLIGHT transient peaks... a 1000/1 at full load will drain a cap in a second (figuratively speaking) and you'll be pulling your battery down quickly as well... Your BEST options would be:
1) Upgrade Big 3 with 0ga. or 2ga. wiring.
2) get a MUCH better battery... maybe an Optima or something equivalent.
3) if 1 and 2 don't help enough, purchasing a higher output alternator or having your alternator re-wound for more output would be the last step.


The reason alternators fry is because the amp is trying to pull more amperage (over a period of time, be it 10 minutes or 5 days) than your charging system has available. capacitors don't add in extra amperage, so they won't help very well.
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Old 06-14-2006, 10:56 PM
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i got a 13w7 with a 1000/1. it hits pretty dam loud. its broke my rear view once, so you get the idea. lol

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Old 06-15-2006, 05:06 AM
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Did you replace the alternator or the battery or get a capicator? Also that looks sick as hell haha
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sorry, thats what i meant, it only has one terminal with a 1.5 ohm load
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