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Member ID: ThumperNC24

Location: North Canton, Ohio

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1994 Pontiac Trans Am

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  • 1/4 Mile14 sec @ 99 mph
  • 0-605.8 sec
  • Top Speed155 mph
  • HP275
  • Weight3400 lbs

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    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Jul 04, 2006

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Kyle’s Pontiac Trans Am:
“Thumper's Formy”

  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Ok, well, I had a system in my old Bonneville, it was alright, noting amazing, so I thought I would transfer that over to my Formy. Well, had to build a custom box to fit on the shelf behind the back seat because I didnt want to spend $270 on a t-top box from subthump.com that only provided 1.1 cu feet of air space for each sub.

So, After I built the Custom box I put in the subs and the amp. I also installed my head unit and discovered there was already aftermarket speakers from Pyle. I also soon discovered that one of the speakers were blown and all of them sucked ass. I decided to replace those with 6.5" Alpine Type-S speakers that have worked out great.

So First Set up was:
Alpine CDA-9827 w/MP3 playback
4 - 6.5" Alpine Type-S speakers
2 - 12" Pioneer Subwoofers
Pioneer 760w Amp running 125w RMS @ 4 ohm to each sub
Custom Box I made out of 3/4" MDF w/ 1.5 cu ft of air space to each sub in seperate compartments.

It Looked like this:

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 6

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 10

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 20

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 11

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 36

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 31

Pretty soon I wanted more bass with higher quality so I could turn it up louder with no distortion.

I stuck with the same deck and speakers (they were doing fine and werent distorting) and then I chose to run the same amp to save money. I found that I could easily run a pair of JL audio 12" W1s.

I changed the setup of the amp (bridged it) to run 190W RMS @ 4 ohm to each of the subs. I think that the new set up sounds great, and its loud, we had a dB meter that only went to 126 dB and my system topped it out, so I dont know exactly how loud it is. Just my speakers with the subs off hit 110 dB with no distortion, which I think is pretty decent.

New Setup:

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 22


ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 37


ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 38

Also here is a pic of the tint on the back window, please note that the amp is about 1 inch from the glass and the subs maybe 2 inches, so i think the tint hides them pretty well.

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 27

Interior Pics:

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 3
ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 4

ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 5


ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 13


ThumperNC24's 1994 Pontiac Trans Am North Canton, OH Customized with BMR Strut Bars, Hooker Exhaust, Alpine Speakers, JL Audio Subwoofers, Alpine Tweeters, Pioneer Amplifier, Alpine Head Unit - 9

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Member ID: ThumperNC24

Location: North Canton, Ohio