Subwoofer turns off! Plz help!!!

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Box is doodoo. For sure

I did the math on internal airspace......uhhhhhh.....doodoo

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You MIGHT be getting 1.5 net cubes per sub

 

[Scary_boy_dave]

You MIGHT be getting 1.5 net cubes per sub

my friend has the same sub and box and his gets a lot louder and without the shut off problem i was talking about thats why i had questions im not sure if its wiring or what.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

WHYYYYY do they put that mesh over their port. I bet it's tuned to like 40 hz or something too. I bet those p3's want 2 cubes or so, don't exactly remember, but a lot of RF 12's that I've done, iirc, are around 2 cubic feet net or maybe even a little more for the best sound.

 

[Scary_boy_dave]

WHYYYYY do they put that mesh over their port. I bet it's tuned to like 40 hz or something too. I bet those p3's want 2 cubes or so, don't exactly remember, but a lot of RF 12's that I've done, iirc, are around 2 cubic feet net or maybe even a little more for the best sound.

i only went with this box because my trunk does not have a lot of upward space and i was contain it would fit my car.

 

[Firewalker]

With box rise and all that yeah wouldn't be shocking.

What size wire did you use for the amplifier? I would have run 4 gauge at that wattage, if they sold you a 8 gauge then that is too small. Rockford isn't exactly known for selling the correct wiring amplifier kits for boxes. Along with what size wire did you use to hook it up to the subwoofer with? Running that wattage I would be using at least 12 gauge if not 10 gauge. 10 gauge is the minimum I run on subwoofers.

 

[Firewalker]

How do you have the subwoofers firing? Front, back or towards the top of the trunk? They should be facing forward in that box setup.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

i only went with this box because my trunk does not have a lot of upward space and i was contain it would fit my car.

I'd like to see a pic of the box in the car, that would tell me a bit, may tell me why it's not as loud.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Just keep the Bass Boost OFF . If you want LOUDER DEEPER BASS. Reconfigure your sub stage and place a Budget and find the best within that Budget. Sounds like you are not satisfied with your current sub stage

 

[Scary_boy_dave]

With box rise and all that yeah wouldn't be shocking.

What size wire did you use for the amplifier? I would have run 4 gauge at that wattage, if they sold you a 8 gauge then that is too small. Rockford isn't exactly known for selling the correct wiring amplifier kits for boxes. Along with what size wire did you use to hook it up to the subwoofer with? Running that wattage I would be using at least 12 gauge if not 10 gauge. 10 gauge is the minimum I run on subwoofers.

i ran 4 gauge for the power and ground wire. and 12 gauge to the sub box. and the subs are faced outward.

 

[Scary_boy_dave]

There’s the subs in my car

 

[Firewalker]

Turn the box around, it should be facing forward. That alone might help some.

 

[Scary_boy_dave]

Turn the box around, it should be facing forward. That alone might help some.

Alr I will try that. But how would that help (just curious).

 

[SlugButter]

Those subs are better suited for sealed and 4th order bandpass boxes in my experience. If you want them to do well ported, it needs to be a fairly large box with really low port tuning. If they are in 1.5 cubes at 40hz port tuning, it will peak between 40-50 hz (depending on cabin gain), and sharply drop off below that. Definitely not a sub I would choose if I wanted a ported system. In a sealed system or BP4, they are great subs.

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

OP, scoot the box way way closer to your trunk lid, where it's like 3" away, and play it that way.