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Originally Posted by wstar
To each his own, but I just don't find even the stock sub worth it in this car. Don't get me wrong, I love music, and I like to listen to some while I drive. But if I want a top-end audio experience, I've got that at home 
I pulled my stock sub out and replaced it with nothing, and turned up the bass a little bit on the audio settings of the head unit. Sounds fine for driving music, even if it lacks a little bit of bass punch. It's not like a car with as much road noise as the Z is ever going to be a rolling concert stage anyways (at least not without adding a lot of weight and going against the nature of the car, imho). |
I hate to say it, but the nature of this car is overweight (I almost said "fat pig", but that title belongs to the Camaro), 3300 lbs. is too much for a proper sports car - and it stems from the fact that under the Z has a sedan platform at heart.
I'm not trying to rip on the Z, but I am pointing out that the uber-weight-conscious wouldn't buy this car in the first place (it took some getting over for me). It's 200 lbs. more than a 'vette, 500 more than a S2000, and over 1200 more than an Elise. Considering the fact that this is basically a GT car, I don't think it's unreasonable to want decent sound, especially when, by the time I ditch the spare, my guess is that the sub is only about a 20 lb bump - if you've got the touring pack, your starting point was 50 lbs. over mine in the first place.
Sorry if I come across as grumpy, but I'm not even sure why I'm getting a hard time. Yes, I want to add some weight, but I'm trying to balance it out with weight savings on the other end. Realistically, its basically all psychological - I don't have a lap timer, and the car is no doubt faster on the track than I am at this point (which I can at least admit). But after all, isn't this whole board about what people want, for no real reason? I don't see God collecting lap times to find your spot in heaven/hell.
Final point - if I have bass in the car, I will get laid more. My wife loves bass. Even if I didn't, that would be reason enough for me...