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Im wondering if anyone has some suggestions .. i know in the thread it mentions (after all displacements for those wondering). (I personally think that 1.2-1.3 cubic feet is optimal imo) but thats after displacements and i have no idea of the subs guts size. i am awaiting delivery of my sub so wanted to have the box ready. Thanks in advance

i have a 01 saturn L300 4 door. i pulled the back seats out and throw a bl 18" back there. now, im going to be getting another bl 18". this time the 2 will be in the trunk. how should i have the subs firing and where should the port be located. (firing). the backseats will remain out for my amp rack.

I really need an RA# for my bad sub. I have called and sent numorus emails but have received no return contact. I have been emailing and calling from December and even tried to find you at CES. Please someone contact me so I can repair my sub. I have all receipts and have all the emails dated to show I tried to contact you before my waranty expired. Thanks, Mel.

I want it to be on the bigger side so it has better output. Anyone got a layout?

yes, i searched. my sincere apologies if someone has asked this before. i am planning on buying a single 12" D2 SSD or Q... which one is yet to be decided the amp is a hifonics 1206d, an alleged 1200w rms but closer to 900-1k probably. stock electrical + big three already built the box, ported 2.25cubes@34hz so.... i want to make sure the sub sounds good, i know both of them will get plenty loud for my tastes, but my main question is, if i get the copper coils does that reduce the rms rating of the sub? do the CC's really make taht big of an SQ difference? the reason i'm asking, is becasue the FW coils improve the power handling at the expense of some SQ, so i didnt kn…

Alright I started on one more box last week and I am ditching it already. Well im going to finish it for my friends sub, and then start over. I need advice though. Its a daily driver, but I want it to go as loud as possible. I think Ill stay with 32hz 8 Cubes Box Design thanks to rpfuror on caraudio.com Round the ports And 45's in every corner Double Baffled Bracing Any other ideas? Will Sound Deadener(Second Skin) make that much of a difference in SPL score?

So I've had this Q since 2009, bought it off someone, and Im gonna order a recone for it soon because the surround got damaged, just wondering if its possibe if anyone can look at it n tell me which options it had? it was dual 2 ohm coils. Only thing i can tell is im pretty sure it didnt have the cooling option. thanks in advance

Hi everyone. im just stoppin by cause i was wondering how much it would cost to get a recone on a SSD sub. thanks

I've got a Q15 with BP Power in 4 cubes @ 32Hz with 58.5 sq. inches of port powered by a Sundown Audio SAE-1000D in my grand marquis, and I want to try a new enclosure. This is a trunk car and the seats do not fold down. What were your favorite enclosure specs for the Q15?

can possibly pull this off? i have a 1975 caprice with a HUUUGE trunk

Soon im doing a blowthrough in my 97' single cab s10. I need an opinion on an amp to go with the 18" Fi car audio btl. I was thinking of the rockford fosgate t20001bd. I have no idea what amp and how to wire it right to get the right power to the sub. With that amp i would wire it at 1 ohm. is that the best way to go. I know if i wire it up at 4ohm i need alot bigger amp... any suggustions.

I have a blown Pioneer Premier w3002 D2 and I wanted to know , could I get a recone for this sub with Fi parts. Its 1000rms.

So the plan is to buy 2 Fi BL 12's dual 1ohm, with the cooling option and flat wind what is the new rms power rating (approx) I know it depends on the enclosure so optimal ported at 33hz. In a Jeep Grand Cherokee I plan on running the two on either a Re audio VLX-3DE or Hifonics BRZ2400 (2400 watts)

I got a 15"BL D2 w/ p chamber option running off a RF P1000-1BD (1382 rms@1ohm) in a Pound That Sound ported enclousre (3.0cf3 tuned @35hz) and i would say this is the best sounding/loudest sub i have EVER!!! gotten,, it still sounds amazing after pounding it very hard for a year now but i think its time for an upgrade... I was thinking about finially getting a 15"BTL D2 running off a RF T1500-1BD (about 1800 or more rms@1ohm) any suggestions on wht to get before i ordeer the sub.. I have a 05' Kia Spectra(yes its a small car lol),, i was thinkin about gettin a yellow top battery and a digital volt meter (but dnt knw where to get it from).. the sub is going to be facing t…

I dont know if I should go sealed or ported? I listend to all types of music but mostly dance that has some hard hitting and low bass. I wouldnt like to sacrafice my whole trunk if possible and this will be pushed by a sundown 1000d

I am about to build a box for my incoming BTLs. I reviewed the cut out sheet for 1 BTL that is provided on the forum but was unsure as how a box for 2 BTLs is supposed to look like. I am unfamiliar with how the different dimensions in a ported box affect the performance of the sub so I would appreciate some input. 2-BTL 12 4.9 cubic feet @ 32Hz

Im just hopin that someone can help me out with gettin the info to order a FI Sub i have a alpine type x and it aint the bass im looking for and ive been watching steve meade and its just WOW!!! and a guy came by my school (Mobile Technical Training) with two 12's and it made the whole car shake i even have a video of it but yea i live in the Virgin Islands and i would like to know how much would it cost and if its possible for me to get it cause i really want one, thanks to anyone who can help me with this.

hi there i need some help with a box design. i plan on sealling off the trunk in my civic. i have a fully loaded btl. the box in it pounds now on highs. its a dual ported box not sure if its effecting more or less out put of the sub or not just wondering if a single ported box will be different its tuned at 35hz. i have a little over 5 cubes. i am looking for a single ported design with both the sub and the port firing forward. i plan on also doing competitions with this setup. i just got a new alternator coming and 1/0 guage wire. i am going to get a kinetics 16 volt battery or two depending on if i need it. but what box design would you recommend for spl and bass race.l…

Hey everyone. I am a new member but have been reading a lot of threads here for a while. I recently purchased a 12'' SSD with the copper coil option for my 03 S-10 ext cab. I plan on throwing the recommended RMS or more at it. I am now struggling to figure out what type of enclosure to build for it. I have read good things about sealed and ported for this subwoofer. My goal is to have a good sounding setup that has the potential to be loud if I felt the need. I want to build a ported enclosure but am afraid of port noise seeing the enclosure is in the cab with me. I can build a sealed enclosure also pending peoples thoughts on this. If anyone with knowledge on desig…

So would I be better off gettin an Ssd or bl? I'm jus getin one fifteen and I'm not lookin for sound quality jus wanna shake houses and go deaf and also I hav a Pontiac grand am.. Wuld the subs be better firing up.. In the cab? As of now they are facing outside(ATM I have 2 12" inch kicker cvrs powerd by 1000 watt kenwood in a pretty big ported box takes up most of my trunk)

I bought 2 used UFO motors and they are different motors completely. The one has "cuts" in the side around the slug in the black part and the other is just smooth.plus they seem to be different sizes? I already ordered the single slug recones. Are they OK to use together

Hi there, after trying to build my own ported box , with certain limitations, i came to ask myself that why do we need 12-16 sq inches of port are per cufeet ? The answer was to avoid air shuffing. BUT ! If a box is 3cufeet , the good book says to use minimum of 36 sq inches(minimum) port area for it, now if we use the same sub to play in a 5 cu feet box, port area increases to 12X5 = 60sq niches (minimum) Now i am guessing that the subwoofer will not miraculously start to push more air ,and that we may have to increase the port area to avoid air shuffing. The sub should displace the same amount of air in a 3 cu feet box or 5 cu ft box. So , why not use 36 sq inches port …

I have 2 18 BTLs that are dual 1ohm. I want to run an amp to each sub, would i get a 1ohm stable amp or a 2ohm? I just dont want to have wiring issues the amps i would like to run would be 2 saz3500's. thats my goal

Just ordered a Q 12" 2ohm with cooling and spider option. This will be my first car audio setup so I am super excited. I know I want to go ported but I'm not sure if it should be firing toward the rear or firing up. It will be going in a 2000 Eclipse. Thoughts? I've been looking at amps. Thinking 1500W-1700W. I've read a lot of good things about Sundown amps. Was looking at the SAZ-1500D V.2 Then I came across the HiFonics BRE1600.1D and BRZ1700.1D both are priced at $200. Seems like a good deal vs. the $525 for the Sundown. Anyone have any experience with HiFonics amps? Are they any good or should I just save a little longer and go with Sundown? I'm really a noob to …

I was wondering if the BTL or BL could be run in a sealed box. The Fi site doesnt have any dimensions for sealed boxes. If they cant be used in a sealed box, why? Is it because they just wouldnt sound good? Just wondering. Thanks guys