No Room For a Spare
Believe it or not, the center console which starts inside flows all the way into the trunk and features an Alpine PXA-H900 processor (Alpine F#1 Status). According to Brown, this is the "brain" of the system. With a PC hooked up into the processor, Brown has access to several functions at his fingertips such as 11-channels of crossover capability, time correction, 175-band 1/3 octave equalization, phase selection, and much more. The processor decodes Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Digital, DTS, HDCD, and MPEG. The display for the processor was installed in the headliner just in front of the sunroof.
Yato replaced the original battery with a heavy-duty battery and secured it using an aluminum block. He also reinforced the bolt down points. Directly underneath the battery are two Phoenix Gold circuit breakers. One is for the system and the other is for the vehicle. They are plainly visible and easily accessible. On either side of the trunk are the subwoofers. Alpine SWR-1240 12-inch Type-R subs are mounted to the trunk in a ported enclosure. These woofers are only used for SPL, and when Brown decides to crank it up while driving. A grill made of 1/8" plate steel and fiberglass protects the woofers. Another monitor sits in the middle of the floating grill for onlookers to check out what's playing inside.
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A Momo steering wheel and shift knob replaced the factory M products. The steering wheel received radio controls fabricated to the wheel. Several audio functions such as volume, track, power, source selection, and mute make it easy for Brown to operate the system while keeping his hands on the wheel. Just above the steering column is a system status display to monitor such things as the neon, fans, sound quality or SPL mode, and more.
When on display at shows, Brown has a rather unique setup. He has his IASCA presentation on DVD. So he simply pops in the disc and presses play and the presentation walks you through each portion of the vehicle. It starts off under the hood where a custom shroud was fabricated to hold another Alpine TME-M750A monitor, SPX series 4", SPX tweeter, and neon. The shroud bolts onto the bottom portion of the hood for people to see and hear the video up front. Inside the vehicle, the monitors in the dash show onlookers and the judges what is going on. The monitor on the amp rack makes viewing the video easier for judges when the presentation talks about that particular portion of the vehicle. Finally, another monitor in the trunk shows off the work in the rear. Another set of SPX 4" and tweeter was added underneath the vehicle behind the passenger rear tire. This helps people hear the presentation. Of course, Brown went as far as to weatherproof the enclosures.