2 18" Xcons in 03 trailblazer

[EPerez 236]

I have a 2003 trailblazer lt, not ext, and I was thinking about runnning 2 18 xcons. Not a lot of people are running 18s in trailblazers because of the limited room in there. Crazycricket12 on smd forum gave me dimensions of his box. It's 21h x 45w x 30d. He's using the torres box calculator. The box has a square port in the middle of the box facing back hatch. The dimensions for the port is 10h x 10w x 12L. It says port area is 100 ft2 with tuning at 32.75hz. The total net volume only excluding bracing is 12.41ft3.

Would this work??

[bassahaulic 155]

That's a very very small port and a small box for 2 18"s.

I would do 1 18" in the proper box, it will be louder.

[EPerez 236]

That's kind of what I thought. Sooo maybe 1 18 is what I should go with then? How about an 18" Zcon? I've been drooling over those haha I have a Crescendo Bc2k so that should pretty much match up perfect!

[Ohjay 116]

The Zcon is a great choice, I highly recommend them. What are your goals for this setup? Any electrical upgrades planned or performed already? Do you have a budget in mind?

[EPerez 236]

My goal is to have a louder setup with a better low end. I have a 15" hdc3 and its jus not hitting the lows like I want and is not as loud. I have the big 3 done in 0ga and a deka 9a31 in the back. For a budget, are you asking for the sub? Maybe around 650.

[Ohjay 116]

Are you looking to add more power or electrical, or just looking for a subwoofer upgrade?

[EPerez 236]

For now just adding a subwoofer. Later down the toad I probably will add more power and electrical.

[Ohjay 116]

In that case, I would pick up something like a Zcon 18 or a pair of nice 15s. Icons come to mind.

[EPerez 236]

I'm thinking about the zcon 18 then. What do they stack up against, output wise?

[Ohjay 116]

It's kinda hard to answer that question as there are always variables. They are certainly capable of extreme output. I can tell you some of the drivers that I was thinking about purchasing for the dual 18 build I'm working on now. I considered Fi BTL N2, Ascendant Audio Mayhem, SSA Zcon, DD 9518SC, Ascendant Audio SMD and the Incriminator Audio Warden. I almost immediately scratched the Warden and SMD options due to cost and decided against the DDs because I wanted something a bit out of the ordinary and I live down the road from DD HQ. The last 3 all had similar power handling and were all very appealing to me. I really wanted to try the Zcon and it was a good bit cheaper than the other 2 so I ended up with a pair of Zcons.

I hope that wasn't too ridiculous, it's late and I'm barely hanging on.

[EPerez 236]

Ohh no that wasn't ridiculous at all, I think you just sold me on the zcon! Haha