In my Syncro Westy with stock motor - might as well crank it up, because
it ain't going to be breaking any speed limits. Especially with the load
of a good amp dragging it down.

I'll check back when the Subie motor is installed (someday soon)...

Ron A

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Andrew Grebneff
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 1:43 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Stereo/Subwoofer Installation

>Do be careful when you crank that bass-poundin' box up, though.
>
>While my 17 year-old son was climbing (more like jumping) up the
>Stairsteps at Syncro de Mayo this year in my Syncro, without a locking
>front diff, he had to get a bit rowdy to do so causing the skid-rails
>to get pounded into the muffler and floor of the van. When I asked him
>about it later, he told me he had the subs up so loud he didn't hear
>the very loud and painful (to me) sound of the rails getting bashed. He

>said he had the subwoofers cranked up rather high. (Subs were his,
>borrowed from his Gti for this event.)
>
>Got the rails bent back out, and now I want my own Sub system. But just

>watch out for too much *boom* to hear the *thud*!
>
>Ron A

A problem I have found with ANY sound system is that you can't hear the
radar/laser-detector...