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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2019 22:27:51 GMT -5
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Post by Emig5m on May 25, 2019 8:44:30 GMT -5
Dink dink... Dink Dink Dink.. Dink... Dink.. Dink.
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Post by Emig5m on Jun 13, 2019 21:25:37 GMT -5
617HP/10 sec 1/4 mile run with this little 1.5l 4 banger...
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Post by Coolverine on Jun 13, 2019 22:06:27 GMT -5
That is impressive (actually watched the whole thing) but I got to thinking, a clever enough thief could probably find that blue wire that is not like the others and bypass it if they really wanted to. Still is impressive though. |
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Post by ForRealTho on Jun 14, 2019 8:03:12 GMT -5
I could never drive around with that in my car if I did the work myself. I would be too paranoid that my own work wasn't good enough and I would end up dead in the water on the side of the road somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 8:42:15 GMT -5
That is impressive (actually watched the whole thing) but I got to thinking, a clever enough thief could probably find that blue wire that is not like the others and bypass it if they really wanted to. Still is impressive though. True, it's not full proof. It's just an added layer of security. Seems like it could still be effective at deterring thieves tho... Because when the kill switch is active, the alternator still turns over. That's probably enough to fool most thieves into thinking something's wrong with the car (maintenance issue), in which case they won't even bother to check the wiring and instead move on to the next target. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 9:18:28 GMT -5
I could never drive around with that in my car if I did the work myself. I would be too paranoid that my own work wasn't good enough and I would end up dead in the water on the side of the road somewhere. That brings up a good point. If you're in the boonies, I wouldn't trust the wiring method he used regardless of who did the work. Using those spade connectors and crimping the wire, the vibration of the car running (over time) might eventually cause one of the wires to come loose. Perhaps unlikely, but it's very possible. Twisting, crimping, and soldering the wiring (and still use the heat shrink) is the more reliable method. |
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Post by Coolverine on Jun 14, 2019 10:17:10 GMT -5
That is impressive (actually watched the whole thing) but I got to thinking, a clever enough thief could probably find that blue wire that is not like the others and bypass it if they really wanted to. Still is impressive though. True, it's not full proof. It's just an added layer of security. Seems like it could still be effective at deterring thieves tho... Because when the kill switch is active, the alternator still turns over. That's probably enough to fool most thieves into thinking something's wrong with the car (maintenance issue), in which case they won't even bother to check the wiring and instead move on to the next target. True enough, most all thieves won't even bother with it. I put a hose clamp on my truck's tailgate so it can't be lifted out easily and it's never been stolen. Truck tailgates are one of the most-stolen things out there when it comes to vehicles, very easy to unlatch it and lift it out in just seconds. |
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Post by ForRealTho on Jun 14, 2019 14:58:08 GMT -5
Back in the day one of my friends put two really nice 15" subs in his truck, he actually had them bolted to the frame from under the truck so you couldn't just snatch them.
He went into a friends house to hang and was there for less then an hour, when he came out he saw his window broken and pry marks all over the sub case. They couldn't pry them out so they just stabbed the woofers a bunch. Buncha savages.
I used to have a 12" in my old SUV but I get too paranoid going to movies and such I won't do it anymore.
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Post by Coolverine on Jun 15, 2019 11:39:03 GMT -5
I've thought about getting subs, my truck's double cab and there's some storage space behind the rear seats that can be gutted to accommodate something like this: www.ebay.com/itm/2005-2011-Toyota-Tacoma-Double-Cab-10-x-2-Sealed-Subwoofer-Box-/191274960780Next thing I get will probably be a brushguard and foglights though, the stock sound system is decent enough. Sounds even better now that they've added Dolby Atmos to the Galaxy S8, Spotify sounds great with it enabled over Bluetooth. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2019 13:59:36 GMT -5
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