Can I cut my middle slot ported box in half?

[Mach1threat 10+ year member]

I have two 12" atlas, in a ported box. The port is in the middle of the two woofers...

Would it be possible to cut straight down the middle of the port, and slap two 3/4 MDF on the edge where i cut to make the port virtually the same size as the two ports that come together? Lets say the box has a 3 inch port, I will basically be making two 1 & 1/2 inch ports.

The reason I am doing this is so that I can take my boxes out from the trunk like a normal box because I had to take the backseat & frame out to put it in the trunk. I cant access my spare tire with this big box in there so there is no point in putting backseat back in...

Thanks for your help, my system should be in my sig

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[morgans432 10+ year member]

no

 

[Mach1threat 10+ year member]

no

Why?

 

[king ranch 5,000+ posts]

because you are adding a piece of wood thats .75" thick and will take away the port volume and change the tunning and such i think that would be why

i am not sure though

 

[Mach1threat 10+ year member]

because you are adding a piece of wood thats .75" thick and will take away the port volume and change the tunning and such i think that would be why
i am not sure though

Im adding it to the side, the port would just be cut in half, making two 1 1/2 inch ports??????? it would make the box itself .75" wider but keep the port sizes the same

 

[grimreper912003 5,000+ posts]

you would have about half the port area...wouldent tunning be a ll screwed up?

 

[DBDRAGGUY 10+ year member]

If both of them share the same port/ No

 

[Mach1threat 10+ year member]

This is what I want to do...

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[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

You will be fine but the tuning frequency will raise slightly.

 

[adas Pro Seller]

It'll work just fine, but yeah, it'll be tuned 1-2hz higher. You do realize though, if you already used the max width in your trunk, it's going to be an inch and 1/2 too wide, right?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Mach1threat 10+ year member]

It'll work just fine, but yeah, it'll be tuned 1-2hz higher. You do realize though, if you already used the max width in your trunk, it's going to be an inch and 1/2 too wide, right?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

yep, width is no problem. I have give or take 5 inches.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

Honestly it isn't the technical aspects that are important, it's the feasibility. It's going to be extremely difficult, more importantly, why do you want to do this?

 

[SubNoize05 10+ year member]

Y not just sell the box and buy 2 singles? itd sound better and be less of a hassle! Y ruin a perfectly good/ tuned box.

 

[memphis_vette 10+ year member]

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