Project Maxima, Part II

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:46 am

the original: http://phoenixphorum.com/project-maxima-vt3086.html

it was nice, but for my brothers graduation, felt like he needed an upgrade.

first things first, new amps:

i found a killer deal on a BNIB xenon 100.2 and snagged a xenon 600.1 from the F&F sale

they are hot on their own...but i wanted something different.

i took out the gear-driver and pulled off their cases and end caps.

this shaved off about 6 inches from the total length. the grand plan was to mount them up end to end. i was worried about heat dissipation

i consulted cecil about this and he confirmed by worry. the on board fans would work against each other and create a pocket of air in between them trapped in the inner heat sink.

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:48 am

the idea almost died...but necessity is the bearer of innovation.

this sunday with a Huge hand from Errin, the dream came alive

i give you the maxima's new amp rack (its still got cosmetics to be done...so you will just have to be patent)

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:58 am

Then we built chambers for fans, and sprayed some flat black, just in case any seams were visible later. the out side edge was attached around the rack so we could mount 1/4 plexi on the inside seam, then attach a trim piece on top later

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:02 am

We mounted the rack to the braces on the box (just like the last install)

then mounted the amps....these are all you get for now...

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:14 am

Nice dude!

That's pretty dizzope.

Post by **Rold Gold** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:26 am

I likey......... I likey alot Brian......

Looks good. How are you fixing the issue with the "dead zone" air flow? Did you reverse the fan on one of the amps? Can that be done??????

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:37 am

we fixed it with the fans on the outside, ones intake and ones exhaust. the air flows under AND through the heat sink, so now the fan on the right blows ALL the air to the left, and the on board xenon fans have all their air blown to the left. the far left fan exhausts all of the air.

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:51 am

Nice install Scott

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:53 am

did scott do that? links! i totally don't remember

dwnrodeo · Post by **dwnrodeo** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:46 am

That looks CLEAN!! Nice job.

Post by **stipud** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:20 am

Bfowler wrote:did scott do that? links! i totally don't remember

Yeah... it had the same amps that he was supposed to sell to Mando, Cecil and Casey.

Sadly, his pics are gone...
http://www.soundbuggy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3574

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:41 am

bastard! well, we can go ahead and assume mine is better!

Post by **Rold Gold** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:53 am

Since I'm stealing yer idea for the WRX

, is it possible to switch the direction of the onboard fan? Just switching around the +/- on 1 amp should do the trick. I know that it would have to coinside with the flow of the other fans to maximize the cooling inside the coffin.

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:01 pm

it should be, they have no diodes.

but if you switch the flow of 1 fan i think it would just move the dead zones to the outside half of the heat sink.

you can leave a 1" or so gap between the 2 also which would solve everything also

Post by **smgreen20** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:52 pm

That looks great. That would look good behind the rear seat in my truck. What say you let me barrow it for a while to see

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thedeal7235 · Post by **thedeal7235** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:46 pm

sweet idea. luv the look of the xenon boards w/out their cosmetic covers-(almost blue, if i remember?), nice and clean, also, like the idea with the fans; think it should work perfect!!!

Post by **Bfowler** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:06 am

smgreen20 wrote:That looks great. That would look good behind the rear seat in my truck. What say you let me barrow it for a while to see .

no problem....for the low price of $400 we can work out a long term rental

but i agree...a smiler set up across the back would work out damn good

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:29 am

Very Nice!

Why is it raised? Something going underneath? Or just room for wiring?

Post by **Bfowler** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:32 am

^that's for the air flow!

Post by **Rold Gold** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:44 am

Speaking of wiring....... How do ya plan to hide the octopuss tenticles??? Are ya planing to fab a face panel that is the full size of the trunk left to right / top to bottom? That would also provide security from little thevin bastards that need their hands cut off.

If ya did that, you could "window" a cap and distro block into 1 side.

Post by **Bfowler** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:53 am

in the higher pictures you can see the unpainted lip around the frame. that is for the trim peices to attach too.

the cap might be a good idea, but for now the dist blocks aren't going anyware.

you will just have to wait to see how it comes out

Post by **smgreen20** » Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:58 pm

Bfowler wrote:
you will just have to wait to see how it comes out

Just like the girlfriend...TEASER! Me down on my knees to her doing =>

Stereo Junkie · Post by **Stereo Junkie** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:39 am

Bfowler,

Looks good so far and don't hold out on the finished pics!

Stereo Junkie

gkitching · Post by **gkitching** » Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:23 am

OK you've had plenty of time to finish .. Where's the pics!

Post by **Bfowler** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:03 am

sigh, i know. i have no good excuses. my brothers and my free weekends keep misaligning