2000 GT with Mach system

[Shawneebear93]

My buddy just got one:
Is it a 460 or 1000?
What size are the speakers?
Is it easy or necessary to upgrade (he has some Alpines from his last car, a Tiburon)?

I searched this forum but most was about upgrading and such, not much about specifications.
Thank you!

 

[ChingonStang]

http://www.flemworld.com/Mach460/mach.html

 

[Shawneebear93]

Yea, that's the first site I found when I googled it but I thought I'd ask here as well. Thanks.

 

[postalbunny]

1000 = 10" sub in trunk... and it's a bitch to upgrade your system. You have to basically replace everything unless all you want to do is swap the head unit.

I just swapped the head unit and put in a sub to my 460 and called it a day.

 

[Shawneebear93]

and it's a bitch to upgrade your system. You have to basically replace everything unless all you want to do is swap the head unit.

I just swapped the head unit and put in a sub to my 460 and called it a day.

That's what I remembered hearing ... he can't just swap in some Alpine speakers (same size as stock) in place of his old ones, correct? Why?

 

[ChingonStang]

You can, but the 460 divides frequencies between the speakers. It would be kind of a waste.

 

[Shawneebear93]

You can, but the 460 divides frequencies between the speakers. It would be kind of a waste.

Thanks for the info.

 

[postalbunny]

You can't. the mach 460 speakers are different Ohms, you'll end up /w either lower sounding speakers (to much ohms = lower volume) or burned up amps (to low ohms = pulls to much power).

besides, the stock 460 amps are like 2% THD which is a lot of distortion, if you're actually going to replace the speakers in the doors why not just run new wires to the deck. I would only stop at replacing the Head unit... if you do anymore work you might was well go all the way and replaced the wires and amps in the back.

 

[Shawneebear93]

Thanks guys.