the gs was lowered on springs and rca's in the front about 2-2.5". the wheels were 20x9 front, 20x10 rear.
you know how to design boxes? id like to try a 4th order on my tc3k or maybe 2 12's. do you think i have enough room? trunks about the same size as the gs.
my system gets pretty loud but i know what you mean about the sq, its lacking a bit. where did you get the sub amp signal from? i have 2 seperate loc's. one from where the sub was on th rear deck for my sub amp. then i have one from the factory amp output for the front speakers to my eq, from the eq to my 4 ch amp. the eq helped out alot its also a line driver 10 volts rms i beleive. i tried running the loc from the rear speaker output instead of the sub ouput for the sub amp and i was getting way less bass.
no i dont know how to design boxes. not bandpass anyway. i know a little about ported, but not bandpass. mobious designed my 4th order, hit him up if you want a box design hes really good.
so how do you like the sq out of a loc? why dont you try a processor? thats how i get my signal to my amps. i use a req5 processor. it gives me good sound quality at my speakers and it even has an auxilary input for ipod or mp3. its supposed to be meant for bass specifically and i like it but i feel like i could get more if i had an aftermarket hu. ive had similar set ups with friends that actually had a hu, and theirs sounded diff and much louder on the bass. so it makes me question this processor. also about a year ago i took my car into a shop to fix a problem with the processor that i couldnt fix and they installed a loc for the subs,and i remember it was hitting much harder than with the req5. i ended up taking the loc out cus i have more functions with the processor, but i remember the bass was hitting a lot harder.
talking about this makes me want to go and try a loc again to see the differenace. i think il do that in the next few days. il let you know what the differance is.
you should try a processor and see if you like it better. try a cleansweep or fosgate 3 sixty. maybe even the ms8 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ive really been wanting to try the ms8 out. supposed to be a great piece of hardware.
but yeah i can imagine what you said about less bass from connecting the loc to the speaker leads. the factory sub wires carry the lower frequencies more than the speakers do, so its the best place.
have you thought about a processor or even a hu all together? i really love the look of the factory nav and how it all matches well together, so i dont wnat to add a double din or a dash kit that wont match but id like to get something that gives me the same great sq output that a hu does.