Location of box

[Qexler 10+ year member]

Thank you! That is some awesome information. I know that my rear area that the speakers are mounted on is

flexxxing like CRAZY. However this does not apply if my seats are down does it?

 

[double 07 10+ year member]

Well not if seats are down UNLESS the enclosure pretty much blocks that opening when seat is down......My enclosure kinda chokes that area off so that's why I went with the hole in the rear deck....My sub flexes all four doors and every window NOW!!!!!

 

[Qexler 10+ year member]

The enclosure is nowhere near deep enough to fill my trunk and block the opening, however it is as tall as the opening and almost as wide.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

The enclosure is nowhere near deep enough to fill my trunk and block the opening, however it is as tall as the opening and almost as wide.

It sounds to me it is more your perception of what is actually going on. Odds are the way your settings are, you are getting your max output at a lower volume. Then when you roll up your volume the mids/highs increase in volume but the sub level does not. This would give you the feeling that it is "vanishing".

As for enclosure direction, each and every application is 100% different. Even with the same year/make/model of car. That is what makes our job more difficult. Just because what we did with car a worked great does not mean it will work with car b even though they are the same year/make/model.

At the point your at you can move the enclosure around to see what you like best. Then perhaps rebuild the enclosure to better fit with in the limits of what you found by moving the enclosure around.

The other option is to upgrade what you have now as you have more then likely out grown what you currently have.

On a side note, I would check your wiring and connections just to be on the safe side. Use a DMM to check your wiring(makes it much faster and no need to pull the sub out). Also, go over your amp settings and head unit settings. In many cases there are a few ways to get a little more from your setup by a few adjustments.

 

[Qexler 10+ year member]

It just confuses me... it seemed much louder the first day I got it. But you are correct. I could of very well just grown to it and not notice what it is anymore. I could probably tell a difference if any of my friends had systems... and 0 of them do =/

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

It just confuses me... it seemed much louder the first day I got it. But you are correct. I could of very well just grown to it and not notice what it is anymore. I could probably tell a difference if any of my friends had systems... and 0 of them do =/

This happens to all of us and is one of the biggest reasons for upgrades. I was getting this way with our demo truck so much that it seemed to not be loud at all. Then after about a 2 week break from it, it felt like it did when we first built it. however, I'm back to being the same way with it again so it is about time to rebuild the wall //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Qexler 10+ year member]

Dang, I never ran setups too large... I am personally a fan of systems running one subwoofer. I have ran one type r 15, type r 12, memphis pr 12, and now the aq hdc 3.0 10"

I guess my dream system would have to be one soundstream XXX 15. Or a single hcca 12

However I am lead to believe an upgrade from my 600cca ac delco battery and doing a big 3 will fix my power issue

and allow it to be much louder.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

However I was alwaystold to make sure the box and port was located ports width in distance from the wall?

 

I think what people meant was MINIMUM of a port width away from walls. Not precisely a port width away. The former is true, the latter probably not.

 

I was going to try it myself of course, I just wanted to hear other peoples experiences and with what positions... afterall it is a pain to rotate a hd in a double baffled box when you only weight 120lbs yourself =p

 

First of all, that Q is a tiny sub, can't weigh over 40 pounds on its own. Man up and start trying all different combinations of aiming.

 

Second of all, if you come into some money step up to a neo motor woofer (saves on the back when you do start going big and need to move things around).

 

Next trunks generally eat 3-6db unless you seal them off and wall them off (like thorshammer...you should be able to youtube that and see how loud trunks are done).

 

Lastly, as others have said you may well just be at the max that can do and have your gains turned too far up. I would also suggest testing the box in the back seat and just see what it does. Expect a good 3db down from that when it's in your trunk on a good day and understand that's all you got til you upgrade something.

 

[Qexler 10+ year member]

I think I will try it in the back seat, Concidering my seats are leather I was going to leave them down and face the box up sub and port facing ceiling and glass.

that a way they arent damaging the leather... That would be nice to gain 3db (on a good day) by eliminating that trunk.