Another box for my sa-8 v3's

[inteva6184]

Hey guys I Just got my seat lift kit in so I can make another box for my 2 sa8 v3's. I took the advice from cscstang and I ended up with 1.48 cubes with a 4" aero tuned to 35hz. Only thing is the box was oddly shaped to fit the area I had. The box sounds good and hits low I just kind of expected a little more out of them. Ive seen plenty of videos of them doing work in peoples vehicles and while I am not dissapointed I am not real impressed either. So my next box will be more of a traditional wedge shape under my seat and I can make it around 1.8 before sub or port displacement. So the question is do I follow the same formula I had or is there anything I can do to get more out of the subs. More port area, different tuning or box size? I dont think power is the answer on a clean signal they already get pretty warm after some good abuse.

For reference this is the oddly shaped box that may or may not be hurting output.

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[CSCStang]

Where's the port loading off of and how far? Yeah those 2 8s do put out quite a bit but in a larger cabin they won't be crazy impressive.

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[CSCStang]

To add....I would have flipped the sub placement to keep them as far away from the port opening as possible.

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[inteva6184]

Where's the port loading off of and how far? Yeah those 2 8s do put out quite a bit but in a larger cabin they won't be crazy impressive.
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From the drivers side door the port is about a foot. When you say flip sub placement do you just mean mount them at opposite corners?

 

[CSCStang]

From the drivers side door the port is about a foot. When you say flip sub placement do you just mean mount them at opposite corners?

Correct on sub placement and is it possible to move that box 6-8" from the driver door? You'll see a difference in output.

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[inteva6184]

Correct on sub placement and is it possible to move that box 6-8" from the driver door? You'll see a difference in output.
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What is the reasoning for putting the port close to the door? Also is there a point where it can be to close?

 

[CSCStang]

What is the reasoning for putting the port close to the door? Also is there a point where it can be to close?

Loading off the wall. Yeah under 6" will be too close in just about any case.

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[Austin175 10+ year member]

What is the reasoning for putting the port close to the door? Also is there a point where it can be to close?

So it acts as a loading wall & typically you want 6" of clearance between port an what ever it's going to load off of.