Sealing off the trunk

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

I have a 10w7 in a ported box and i was wondering how much bass will I lose if i turn the sub around facing inside the cabin and seal off the trunk? I want a quiter ride and i want the car not to rattle as much so im bout to put sound deadner in my car and rick recommeded I seal off the trunk? he said It would be better for my wishes. So what do you guys think? This is in a 98 civic thanks

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[dspencer24 10+ year member]

anyone??

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

no christmas presents for you guys then

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

I would say go for it but usually you get more bass when your sub is toward's the back of your trunk but i guess it all depends to on the enclosure that the sub is in.

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/show...p?i=6864&c=501 i was thinking something like this??So when you fold the seats down you see this but i wanna wrap it in grey vinyl to match they interior of my civic

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I run mine firing into the cabin, but haven't sealed them off. I used black speaker grill cloth to cover the opening, so it's stealth. Couldn't get your link to work.

What are you going to use to seal it? I'm building new boxes this weekend and am considering trying to seal them up this time....

 

[~Magick_Man~ 10+ year member]

your link is broken.

~Magick_Man~

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6864&c=501

how bout now is still broken?/

 

[krouchchocolate 10+ year member]

http://www.caraudio.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6864&c=501
how bout now is still broken?/

hey my partner built that....looks very nice

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

oh really he did a good job!! Its inspired me.. it would be cool to put some computer fans behind the amps to keep them cool.. I Wanna do something like that but with grey vinyl so when you put the seats down all the interior matches.. Im no profesional so i find that kind of a cool project

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

actually it will sound great as long as you seal it off from the trunk. i did this with 2 eclipse aluminum 12's in a prelude for a friend and it got loud as hell and sounded great. first i tried it without sealing it off and the output was horrible....then i sealed it off by making a baffle to fit the opening behind the seat and fit it to the enclosure then sealed it. it sounded awesome. hope this help's. by the way this was the old aluminum's

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

^^yeah it does But i still only have 1 10.. I turned the sub around and i lost bass. SO it will get better when its fully sealed. DO you have any pictures?

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

yes it will get better when fully sealed...problem is.....when it isnt sealed air escapes into the rear and is then trapped thus causing a loss in db's. when sealed no air can escape into the rear which means an increase in air pressure in the cabin giving a fuller and more detailed sound. not to mention less panel flex because the trunk is no longer in use and that is where the panel's cause the most sound loss from flexing. imo and i dont have pic's sorry

 

[dspencer24 10+ year member]

good info thanks agin

 

[mike dressure 10+ year member]

np..if you have anymore questions let me know ill be around for awhile:veryhapp: