sniperi311 Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 id like to get a ported box for my sub or subs if i can fit it in my car, ive got two 15s, i got the thunder 8000 25 single 4 ohm if somebody can help me, thanx, not sure how to do links, hope you can just click on them thanx for the help, what does the cu ft or whatever need to be, im tryin to figure it out, thanx http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/archive/Thunder8000Ref.pdf http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/archive/2001Thunder8000Sub.cfm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggsley456 Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 What car do you have? Becuase those subs require 2.5 cubic feet per sub, tuned to 37Hz. Now fitting a box that is 5 cubic feet into most average trunks....without actually building it in there is very hard to do. I know from personnal expierience that anthing I've tried to fit into my treunk over 3.5 cubes has been a tough expierience. now if you are looking for a single ported box I can help you with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperi311 Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 ive got a 93 old cutlass supreme, two door, i thought that it said 2.5, wasnt sure though, i might only put one in, but two is so much better, and yeah im looking for a box any suggestions or anything, im not exactly a carpenter though, i saw some on ebay, but im not sure, any suggestions im open for, thanx for the help greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggsley456 Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 ive got a 93 old cutlass supreme, two door, i thought that it said 2.5, wasnt sure though, i might only put one in, but two is so much better, and yeah im looking for a box any suggestions or anything, im not exactly a carpenter though, i saw some on ebay, but im not sure, any suggestions im open for, thanx for the help greatly appreciated The picture of the box/sub in my signature is a single 15 and is 2.3 cubic feet after all displacements tuned to 30HZ. I custom designed it to be easier to fit into the trunk. And as far as doing it yourself well......I know alot of first time box builders will just pay to have Home Depot cut all the pieces of MDF for the box and all you have to do is assemble and glue it together. Mine cost me arround $30 to build where as the local shop wanted $250 to build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted2bass Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I have 1 15 ported in my Lumina, the box is around 5 cu ft, and there would be no way to fit a second sub ported. The box and my amps take up most of the trunk. You could either do 1 15 ported, or 2 sealed. I have seen luminas with 2 15s ported, but the box took up literally the entire trunk, with the subs pointed at the trunk lid, I imagine the rattle was unbearable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadeas Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 The Mtx t8154a requires a 1.25 cubic foot box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 first off, why do you want a ported box? you may be able to get away with a sealed box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Some people perfer ported over sealed. They perfer the loud "boomy" bass over the tight bass that a sealed offers. But I thought about 2 15's ported, thats not gonna happen, so Im stickin with 2 12's ported. Because 2 15's ported would be a custom job that the box would have to be build in the car. Itd be too big to take in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 i know, i was wondering if he actually preferred it or just thought he had to have ported like some high school kids think just cause they have a bandpass box theyre badass. no offense either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 Turn the whole car into a bandpass that you tune by rolling the window up and down. I tune my car by sliding the moonroof open. I have done two cars like this. they got wheelwell sealed enclosures that fire up and roll forward off the glass. Then I tune them for the lowest bass ever with the windows. To do it my way you gotta be a DIY er and know fiberglass pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 bandpass sucks. thats all there is to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychopyro31106 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I think you should get 2 12's, theyd fit better (ported or not) and sound much better than 15's IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puggsley456 Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 I think you should get 2 12's, theyd fit better (ported or not) and sound much better than 15's IMO How can you say that? Have you heard every 15 out there? My 15 sounds much better than my 2 twelves did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychopyro31106 Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Im talking MTX 2 15's vs 2 12's after heavy usage but then again that could just vary by the kind of bass you like... idk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 bandpass sucks. thats all there is to it. thats part of what i was getting at. they do have their place, but not in any of my cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I am not talking about a bandpass enclosure in the traditional sense. like the ones you see at stores with the plexiglass faces. I am talking as if your car was an enclosure which you tune the low end bass curve for peak spl by cracking the window a couple inches. sorry if I am being confusing, I hate bandpass boxes almost as much as ported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 if I understand you correctly, you wont be competing at any events since youll have to crack your window to get peak SPL. I duno I guess I just dont understand what your trying to say. BTW, Id take a ported enclosure any day of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Powered Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 No I don't compete for SPL it is of no real interest to me unless they can tell me how LOW I am hittin. and can they tell me how much blood is coming out of my ears when I fuck up the whole car from box-distorted bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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