Did i have too high of expectations?

[dB-r 10+ year member]

I think it's cancelling the lows out in the trunk. If the car is shaking a ton but not very loud inside the cabin, then it's cancelling in the trunk. Also, on a trunk box, sub on same face as port FTW. I think the sub up port back only works good on SUV's and Hatch cars...

 

[Anton Miller 10+ year member]

Yeah, that last note is in the mid-upper 20's IIRC...gotta tune lower to really get it.

i like to think mine hits that low note pretty well... and this was with the PA 2000/1d.

but i still think you should put the sub on the same face as the port.

 

[moser64 10+ year member]

nice vid. i really don't have time or any extra money to do another box though. at least right now. ill try some weird shit like box sideways or sub up port forward tomorrow and maybe that'll do something for me. i doubt it though...

 

[dB-r 10+ year member]

Remove the sub, cover the hole, seal it up good, cut a new hole on face of box that port is on, if sufficient room left, and put sub on port face of the box.

 

[450rdawg 10+ year member]

Nice seat covers! I love dragons.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Normally you can set the SSF a half an octave below enclosure tuning and be safe, which would mean you could drop your SFF to the 16hz range. But you are surpassing rated rms on the sub by more than 50%, so Im thinking I wouldn't push my luck any more by lowering your SSF from its current position just to catch one oddball 24hz note. You could gain-down your amplifier output some and then adjust your SSF lower just to see if you can catch the note, or just keep the volume setting low.

If you do catch the note, and want to keep your new SSF setting, re-tune your gains to optimum while including a 24hz test tone in the procedure.

Also try changing the box location and which direction the sub/port faces. Laying the box over on its side, turned 180 degrees, or moved closer to the rear license plate could very well make a night and day difference in freq response.