Kevilam Member 8 Member For: 12y 7m 3d Gender: Male Posted 30/09/12 11:55 AM Share Posted 30/09/12 11:55 AM Hi guys, I know it all comes down to personal preference, but I have about 1.5k - 2k to fool around with on my stock BA XR6T and am currently tossing and turning between the options of1. Installing a sound system or;2. Tuning the carJust thought I'd get all your opinions on what you as a driver prefer over the other.cheersKev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA91CK billet turbos and weathered engines dont mix Donating Members 1,346 Member For: 12y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Wollongong Posted 30/09/12 11:59 AM Share Posted 30/09/12 11:59 AM Install the sound system for 2k And be done with it. Tune it and 2k will turn into 10k when the bug bites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLR Donating Members 186 Member For: 12y 7m 3d Gender: Male Location: Doreen Posted 30/09/12 11:59 AM Share Posted 30/09/12 11:59 AM Tune it up!!...I like my sound, but if I had to make the call it would definitely be tune...Plus when you tune it, you wont want you music too loud youll just wanna here your turbo spool up louder! theres your music. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falky100 Donating Members 305 Member For: 13y 4m 30d Gender: Male Posted 30/09/12 12:28 PM Share Posted 30/09/12 12:28 PM Well if it was up to me, I would get a tune. For me 2k spending money doesnt come round much, if ever.Once u get a tune, spend 400 bucks and get a sub, that's all these cars need to satisfy me sound wise.But I suppose the ultimate question is what do you plan to do later performance wise. If 6 months down the road u want to go and put an exhaust on and bigger injectors, then a tune now will be a waste of $800-$1000.Just my 2c, but something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XR09 Guests Posted 30/09/12 07:58 PM Share Posted 30/09/12 07:58 PM Like Ma9 says.... 2G will get u a few mods..not enough.....and then the fun begins..and the breakages.Is that 2G aconsistant xtra??? or just a one off.One off it would be a stereo for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoken Donating Members 133 Member For: 12y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: sydney prestons Posted 30/09/12 10:33 PM Share Posted 30/09/12 10:33 PM just spend 800 on sound system..10inch sub, front and back speakers...keep the stock face..and get a sub with built amp..(this is watt I did,sounds awesome) ....then you should have left over for other stuff...I was going to go for performance but I thought ahhh its already fast and I only drive it to work not track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevilam Member 8 Member For: 12y 7m 3d Gender: Male Posted 30/09/12 11:47 PM Author Share Posted 30/09/12 11:47 PM My arguments for both sides are as follows;1. Installing the sound system because I'm sick of listening to the radio, haha. I'm not looking at a crazy system, something I will be happy with - If I take this option, I was looking at getting:1x Kenwood KAC-M526 2 CH Amp1x Kenwood KAC-M646 4 CH Amp1x JVC CS-HX7158 7x10" Speakers2x Kenwood KFC-55793 5x7" Speakers1x JVC KW-R400 USB CD Player2. Tuning would be for the weekend drives and/or midweek taking it to the track with my mate who drives a SS and is constantly talking smack about me keeping up with him on the road, haha.At this stage, I think the sound system would be the way to go - go for a more comfortable ride.Great feedback guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 14y 5m 21d Posted 01/10/12 01:55 AM Share Posted 01/10/12 01:55 AM As the little mexican girl in the taco commercial says, why can't you have both? lolA K n N filter with cut open airbox will cost you under $100, then just get a vcm tune for about $750. Should give you a little more punch and a bit better fuel economy and will keep you happy for a while. Then spend the rest on sound system gear. Not sure how much all that gear you mentioned costs but I would probably skip out on the CD player, theres nothing wrong with the factory one. If your installing yourself and source all your wiring bits individually rather than as a kit, $1100 or so should get you a pretty sound system all round, and you'll also have the punch to take your mates ss to the cleaner lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbjet Skid Machine Donating Members 1,640 Member For: 13y 10m 16d Gender: Male Posted 01/10/12 03:18 AM Share Posted 01/10/12 03:18 AM I'm with Bellato on this one.You could also cut the 2 channel amp off your list because you don't need to run 6 channels. Unless your planning on running a sub that you haven't listed. In that case I'd run a monoblock.Also whats the decision with running kenwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevilam Member 8 Member For: 12y 7m 3d Gender: Male Posted 01/10/12 12:36 PM Author Share Posted 01/10/12 12:36 PM Cheers for the heads up Bellato - will definitely consider the K n N filter with a tune.Those items I listed previously totaled $750~. Haven't looked around for installation fees yet.I'm also looking at a double din head unit that supports a USB drive, listening to the radio while cruising down the south coast kills me and I haven't used CD's in years. I find it much more convenient and they're going at $169, not too bad.rbjet - My mate is currently running those Kenwood products and it seems to operating well. In terms of budget, it's right up my alley - don't really feel like going all gun-ho with a crazy system for my car (that's what my home theater system is for heh). Cutting the 2 channel amp off would decrease my expenditure, thanks for pointing that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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