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FI BTL 18 or SSA ZCON?

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I have a 2002 pontiac bonneville, i have a FI BTL 18 right now, running of of an audiopipe aqx 3500.

I ordered a ZCON 18 a few weeks ago and haven't built a box for it yet.

The most i can get out of a box is around 6.5 cubes.

Any idea which one will be better to go with? also, it's mainly for music

thanks

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Since you will have both, try each one out and decide for yourself which one you prefer.

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I say you just switch out the sub and keep the same box, and let us know the differences you hear then. :D

That'd be interesting.

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Wish i had the money to just buy a ZCON to try out..

This.

I just wish I had a car I could put my sony xplods in.

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Wish i had the money to just buy a ZCON to try out..

This.

I just wish I had a car I could put my sony xplods in.

Ahh, going for numbers I see.

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I say you just switch out the sub and keep the same box, and let us know the differences you hear then. :D

That'd be interesting.

+1

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Wish i had the money to just buy a ZCON to try out..

This.

I just wish I had a car I could put my sony xplods in.

Ahh, going for numbers I see.

Why of course good sir!

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I say you just switch out the sub and keep the same box, and let us know the differences you hear then. :D

That'd be interesting.

I was gonna just switch them out, but the ZCON won't fit because the port runs under the sub (BTL) and it barely fits

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New box for the zcon or a spacer.

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New box for the zcon or a spacer.

Damn, a spacer didn't even cross my mind. I might try that first, save some money :woot:

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Saving money is always nice. What are the specs on your current enclosure?

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30" x 30" x 15" (1" MDF) port is 28" x 3" and 32" long, tuned to around 35hz

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Do you have access to a meter? I'm curious as to which would be louder. I know enclosure and vehicles resonant frequency play a part in it, but just for fun. My zcons are loud as shit.

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What made you decide to switch to a zcon anyways? Just something different? :shrug:

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Thats a huge ass trunk! Fitting an 18 in a car like if it was an suv ftw!!

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Do you have access to a meter? I'm curious as to which would be louder. I know enclosure and vehicles resonant frequency play a part in it, but just for fun. My zcons are loud as shit.

That's what I kind of wanted to know, lol. Or if he notices any direct sq differences.

Also - what generation BTL did you have OP?

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Do you have access to a meter? I'm curious as to which would be louder. I know enclosure and vehicles resonant frequency play a part in it, but just for fun. My zcons are loud as shit.

I don't have a meter, but a friend of mine has a termlab. the BTL did 144.7 (music) before i upgraded my batteries / alt / wire etc.

Haven,t metered it since the upgrades, but hopefully the ZCON along with the upgrades will get louder

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What made you decide to switch to a zcon anyways? Just something different? :shrug:

That, and it was just a split second decision. before i had time to change my mind, I already had it ordered. plus I was on my third week of waiting for a recone kit for the BTL.

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Do you have access to a meter? I'm curious as to which would be louder. I know enclosure and vehicles resonant frequency play a part in it, but just for fun. My zcons are loud as shit.

That's what I kind of wanted to know, lol. Or if he notices any direct sq differences.

Also - what generation BTL did you have OP?

Gen 2

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That box is very small for an 18. Like < 4 cubes net.

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That box is very small for an 18. Like < 4 cubes net.

x2 tiny box

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Yeah, That's what sucks about my car. I can't really fit that big of a box in my trunk

Thinking about picking up a blazer or something before spring and just starting over :morepower1:

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a 15" should work well in there

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