LOL..... Hearing? What's that?
Sounds like we were at 2 totally different ends of the spectrum. IF I even attempted to play music on mine subs blew. My van was equivelent to a top fuel drag car.... Built for one perpose and that purpose lasted less then 3 seconds.... ANY slight miscalculation.... And serious problems. (batteries too low, gains not readjusted after every run since they would actually move during those 3 seconds, volume off a bit, wrong freq, etc)
Sounds like you actually got to enjoy yours, listen to it, have others listen to it...... And PICK the vehicle you installed it in. For this I am VERY jealous. IF I actually got to enjoy mine maybe I'de still be in the game.
My class's wolf pack (top 3-5 guys) was always 1986-1989 Dodge Caravan shorties (the long grands were 1.8 db down. I only know this cause I didn't think it mattered. Wrong answer. Throw it in the gutter go buy another....)
My van was good for nothing more than making little kids scream, run, and poo a lil when I fired it off in the lanes. The part I loved most about it were all the cocky arrogant people with NICE cars, trucks, and SUVs. They'd laugh at me for having a soccer mom van. When the run was over I was the only one laughing. Was all fun and games till I was banned from local shows for decreasing entries.
Fun was what it was all about, but I was in an era of seriousness where everyone forgot about the fun and based everything on winning. Friendships were jeopardized and cliques formed, as well as state wide rivalries. I think I was actually a participant in the demise of the hobby. It got so serious. We all quit after destroying every ounce of credit we had along with the bank account, and selling everything you owned that was valuable just to get to make that appearence in the lanes one more time. I've done a lot of drugs, and NONE of them were even close to the rush you got in the lanes when you were the underdog facing the rival of your class. The next 30 seconds were the most intense 30 seconds of your life.
