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Hi, I'm new to this. I never made a box before, so I'm trying to figure out how to make a ported box. I plan to get a dcon, but want to make sure I have the know how of how to make a box before pulling the trigger. I want to put it in 1.25 cu ft, tuned to 32hz, getting 400watts. What port area (not volume) should I be shooting for? I read somewhere that 8-12 sq in per cubic foot is good, which would put me at 10-15 sq in of port area, but I wasn't sure, so I figured I'd ask people that have personal experience what they recommend for this particular sub. Thanks

yea bro, thanks for letting me know whats up. I guess it takes some time to get a feel for a shop. I guess seeing pics of their previous work and how well they know the equipment should tell me if they're legit or not

what if I come to a shop but I already have all the parts, headunit, speakers, sub, amps, wires and everything, and just ask them to do the install? Is this ever an issue when dealing with shops?

cool, thanks for the info. I'm thinking of going cld/mlv. This stuff sounds pretty complicated, how would I know if a shop is legit enough to know how to properly install it all?

where can I find your build log at?

Dynamat makes their own CCF and MLV called DynaLiner and DynaPad. I've never used their products before, so I cannot comment on how well theirs works. I do know that going to SDS (Sound Deadener Showdown) will help teach you much about the uses of CLD, CCF and MLV in sound deadening as a whole. Yes, simply putting some CLD (Dynamat) on your doors will help, but only marginally. Something is ALMOST, better than nothing, especially if it's a quality product, and it doesn't surprise me that sound deadening is a more complicated process than you previously realized. I'm not saying that to be mean or condescending either. I'm stating that because for YEARS now the accepted way to "deaden" a vehicle was to put in as much CLD in as many layers as a person could possibly afford. Not only was that the wrong way of doing it, it's also ridiculously more expensive and a complete waste of the dampener and because the stuff is expensive or perhaps the installers are simply not reading up, many shops STILL recommend doing it that way. Read up on the SDS website, I think you'll be very surprised how much you can learn about deadening very quickly. SDS also has the best deadening products I've worked with. I would highly recommend it all. I actually know of that site, after reading the first reply I got I started digging around a bit to see what this stuff is and came across that site. Its pretty informative. and don't worry, I got thick skin, I won't take much as condensceinding, I'm here to learn and am all ears One question I do have, one of those materials is to block road noise, does that mean I won't really get much benefit if I cover the doors with it but leave the bottom of the vehicle? Although I'm sure completely encapsulating yourself in this material is going to yield better results than just covering two or four doors. I'm still curious as to wether if this stuff is still effective if not going for all out coverage.

wow, I've never knew deadening was that complicated. So I plan to just run my components off my headunit, will dynamat give me any noticeable benefit with such a weak system? My stock system sucks, and I want to get a legit amps and sub eventually, but for the time being I just want to get my components installed properly so I can just swap if I upgrade down the line. I never heard of mlv or ccf before, is that pretty much available at most car audio shops?

running components up front, deaden is dynamat

Got a 4 door, but only plan on running two speakers in the front. Is it going to make a difference if I deaden the rear doors?

One thing I used to do was make quick simple shakes with this thing called "magic bullet". Its like a blender and cup in one, so you just blend it and drink it from inside the cup. Easy to clean. Anyway, soy milk + protein + fresh fruits. Tastes great and a good way to hit those macros.

I hit 50-100 g of protein per day just from shakes. Its worked pretty well for me. I weigh 175 and take about 200-250 g per day.