2009 ROTY: TegSox Civic

Best Honda/Acura non-Integra

2005 Civic EX coupe

ENGINE:
-K&N drop in filter

EXTERIOR:
-Tinted windows
-OEM foglights (inclement weather, pending install)

SUSPENSION/WHEELS:
-Sumitomo HTR+ tires 195/55/15 (spring, summer, fall) on GSR fat fives
-Nokian Hakkapeliitta 185/65/15 tires (winter) on stock EX wheels

INTERIOR/STEREO:
Radio:
Alpine 7977
Front and Rear Speakers:
Diamond Audio HEX S600S (S = silk dome tweeters) Component set, 6.5 inch mids
Subwoofer:
JL Audio 12W6v2 12 inch DVC sub
Electronic crossover:
Precision Power FRX456
Amplifiers:
PPI PCX 480 Running the 4 front speakers (80 watts RMS x 4 @4 ohms)
PPI PC4400 Running the 4 rear speakers (50 watts x 4 @4 ohms)
PPI PCX 2125 Running the sub (500 watts x 1 @4 ohms)
Interconnects/Accessories:
-Phoenix Gold RCA's
-Phoenix Gold Power and Ground distribution blocks and Voltage display
-Phoenix Gold 0 guage power wire and fuse holder/14 guage speaker wire (rears)
-Esoteric Audio 12 guage speaker wire (fronts and sub)
-Optima Yellow top battery
-Phoenix Gold battery terminals
-"Big 3" oem ground wires upgrade

Avital alarm and remote start system.

Exterior:






Interior/Stereo:
Presicion Power QBass knob, left switch on/off switch for sub amp, right switch on/off for amp cooling fans.


Front speakers:




Rear speakers:




Subwoofer:




Crossover/amps:

This amp runs the front component set.





Right amp runs the rear component set, left amp runs the sub.






Battery/Ground/Alternator:



Big 3 upgrade.

4 ga power running from alternator to + post.

0 ga ground from block to body.

0 ga ground from - post to body.

That's by far the cleanest audio build I'v ever seen on a Civic. Great job :thumbs up

The non-Honda category just got very interesting.

Nice setup dude! Any plans at all for the car?

BigMac88 said:

That's by far the cleanest audio build I'v ever seen on a Civic. Great job :thumbs up

The non-Honda category just got very interesting.

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He's your man when it comes to audio.

Love love LOVE the system, hate hate HATE the dash!

And btw, non-Honda?

I have no plans for engine mods, suspension or even bolt-on's. I just bought some OEM fogs, I'd like to get a wing sometime, I'd also like to do the read disc conversion - I dunno. It's quiet, comfy and gets good mileage and I want to keep it that way, it's all about the stereo in this car. My racing around fun time is what the Integra is for.

For the stereo, I do want to do some further sound deadening, have the alternator worked on to put out more amperage, and get a new head unit with a dot matrix display instead of LCD so I can see the dang thing from the driver's seat. The angle the deck sits at is really shitty for viewing from the driver's seat. Plus IPod hookup will be nice to have for whenever I might buy an IPod, I've been told the sound quality is better than CD's.

depends on the song and if you download the music or take if off a legit CD. i have some really crisp songs and some not so crisp. but sweet stereo. i would make the trip to new england to get you to install a stereo for me.

i like my beat down low :thumbs up

dook status.


jk..i love the clean install of the stereo equipment.

AcurInteg96 said:

depends on the song and if you download the music or take if off a legit CD. i have some really crisp songs and some not so crisp. but sweet stereo. i would make the trip to new england to get you to install a stereo for me.

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Funny, I have driven from my house to Lexington before, day 1 of a 3 day trip to my dad's house in AZ (back in '03). Made it to Lexington in one day, it was almost exactly 1,000 miles and it kicked my ASS!

Yeah, the sound quality of CD's can vary alot, I've heard some really outstanding sound quality CD's and some that sound almost as bad as a casette.

Boom..... Boom..... Boom.....