Lewis King
Junior Member
I own an 08 civic coupe. I just blew a set of 2 Fosgate P3D2 12's and trying to figure out why. I wired them to 4ohms and matched them to an Orion Cobalt CB3000.4 bridged to two channels at 750 rms per channel. They're in a ported enclosure 1.4 cu.ft. per side. I used 4 gauge cca wire for power and ground, and a blockshaker 1050 to support the alternator. 8 ga. cca to enclosure.
I'm sure they clipped to death and one actually had the cone separated from the basket. But it wasn't loud enough at mid volumes so, here are my questions;
1. Do I need a bigger box to get louder bass?
2. Do I need bigger, 100% copper wire?
3. What's the true rms of the amp and is it enough?
4. I read a bunch of stuff on how to set gains, but the bass wasn't loud enough so how can get the loudest bass possible without clipping or excursion issues?
I'm sure they clipped to death and one actually had the cone separated from the basket. But it wasn't loud enough at mid volumes so, here are my questions;
1. Do I need a bigger box to get louder bass?
2. Do I need bigger, 100% copper wire?
3. What's the true rms of the amp and is it enough?
4. I read a bunch of stuff on how to set gains, but the bass wasn't loud enough so how can get the loudest bass possible without clipping or excursion issues?