Ported or Sealed? (pics) HELP!

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

I don't know what to do, right now my box is sealed it sounds extremely crisp but the loudness is there but... I want louder, but im afriad it will totally blow if I port it - what do you all think?

(this is in a 2000 pontiac firebird formula) - built the box myself (first box ever lol)

Im waiting for my mounting bracket for my radio so SHUSH lol

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[BJ The Man 10+ year member]

You can get a ported box to sounds just a nice as a sealed box im sure..just ask an expirienced builder/designer to help you out in the enclosure section.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

ummm how much room you got? i dont think your gonna be able to port it from seeing that, the box is sealed and looks like it takes up the whole trunk. ported will be quite a big bigger

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

I was talking about putting ports in that current box, thats a purty big box Im not quite sure on cubic feet or not, i know its big tho lol

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

ported or sealed in that current box? anyone?

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

how big is that box...sheesh

 

[BJ The Man 10+ year member]

I was talking about putting ports in that current box, thats a purty big box Im not quite sure on cubic feet or not, i know its big tho lol

it looks pretty big. give me the measurements and ill let you know how many cubes you have and we can see if you could port that.

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

dude did you really need to make another dumb thread with thoes pics?

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

14" Tall (back side) Front is 8" - 38" wide - 14 and 1/2 inches on the sides (long)

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

maybe if you go with external areo ports

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

and that means?

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

maybe if you go with external areo ports

sorry man I barely know anything about audio stuff, I just started getting into it - This is my first install Id id myself (I usally pay someone to do it lol)

Thanks for the help

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[Kolesters 10+ year member]

guess not