Originally Posted by
Eric M.
The goal is to maintain a museum piece. The key word being "Maintain". I want to use the crossover and have it perform as it did when it left the factory.
Think of it like a vintage 64 Corvette. Almost 50 years old, the original engine probably has 250K miles on it and is missing on 4 cylinders. The suspension is shot, the brakes leaking.
You have a few options:
Park in in your garage and show it off to anyone who comes by. Maybe winch in on a trailer and roll it off when you go to car shows. (Kind of boring)
OR
Restore it to it's original specs. Original motor, factory spec. compression, cam shaft etc. New bushings on the suspension and new brakes. (You get to drive it around which is always fun)
OR
Put that 640HP, supercharged motor in it, 8 speed manual transmission, high performance coil over suspension at all 4 corners and 6 piston Wilwood disk brakes all around. (It's the coolest ride in the neighborhood, maybe city. All the Corvette purists hate you for destroying an original 64 Vette when you could have done the same thing with a worthless old Vega!)
I'm in the middle. I want an LX5 that I can actually listen to. When it comes time for the best of best crossovers for my set up, I'll do it on a Vega, I mean PC board!