does more = more or less = more

[91caprice 10+ year member]

im working on my 87 s10 blazer 2dr. im going to bag it and body drop it soon. i was running a Fi btl 18 d2 in 10cuft at 32hz in a wall. that got phuking loud n low. but the wall is gone since i wanted to gain some more room for the body drop.

anyways im wanting to do a subs up/port back setup when im done.i figure im going to have around 5-7cubes available.so should i keep the single 18 and run it in 5cubes or go with like 4-12s or 10s(either TREO,RE,or DC) in around 5-6cubes. i plan on running no more than 2500w for the sub/s.

so what would be louder for a daily ground pounder,maybe some minor hair tricks. some say the 4 12s/10s since theres more cone area,others say the 18 since its so massive.

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[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Why not 2 15s?

 

[kfx450r 10+ year member]

4x 12s are always fun and more cone area than an 18..Id def go that route. Its not hard to get crazy loud with em either, friend of mine has 4x rockford p3 12s on a single rockford 1500 and it SLAMS, really painful to the ear in an ext cab f150. I cant imagine what like 4x DC lvl 4 12s on like 4k watts would sound like.

 

[91caprice 10+ year member]

Why not 2 15s?

i forgot about 15s,but im keeping my options open.so nothing is set in stone.

 

[kfx450r 10+ year member]

Id do 4x DC lvl 3, 12s...put that 2500 watts to them, you wouldnt be dissapointed. I had 3x Type Rs on less than 1000 watts at one point and it was extremely loud. Not even "for what it was" just plain loud.

 

[MikeyB 5,000+ posts]

Well, I will state the obvious here.

4x12's is going to require in the neighborhood of ~8-10 cube

1x18 should really be in 6.5-7.5 cube

Sounds to me like the tens is about your best bet, toss them in 6-6.5 cube.

 

[91caprice 10+ year member]

the cubes was just an estimate,the first setup i had in it was 2 12l7s in 5.5cu and it didnt take up too much room. so im thinking if i fiberglass the floor of the box and curve it all the way down to behind the front seats ill be in the 7-8cubes.

i was looking at the DC lvl3 and they recommend 1.5cu each ported and 2cu each spl ported. so yeah about 8cubes.