Suggestions needed for Subwoofer Upgrade

90 ST · 09-21-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Baer383

I was going to pic up one by Wicked C.A.S. but after thinking about the $450.00 and all the installs and boxes I did in the past,I'm going to make a flush mount .325-.350 cu ft box in the spare tire well(material undecided at this point)one thing I always like to do after I'm done I take it to my local Line-X bed liner place have them place the box upside down and shoot it with the bed liner stuff it adds protection and seals the box well then I carpet the top.

Just make sure the sub will "work" in that small of a box, some shallow subs need a little more. and don't forget to take the volume displacment of the sub.

90 ST · 09-20-2010, 09:40 PM

Why an 8"? what about a shallow 10, something that works in a small box, set up right it wont blow your head off, and will be tight, it also opens up a lot more options.

antennahead · 09-20-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 90 ST

Why an 8"? what about a shallow 10, something that works in a small box, set up right it wont blow your head off, and will be tight, it also opens up a lot more options.

That's the route I'm going when I upgrade, shallow 10" inside the spare ................ SQ

wilsonp · 09-20-2010, 11:45 PM

I'm a little confused - you say 200 watts is not needed the recommend looking at 400-500 watts?

bigaudiofanat · 09-20-2010, 11:50 PM

You can turn the gain down and the amp will not produce to much power. It is better to have a amp with leg room than one that is struggling.

Unclemeaty · 09-21-2010, 01:37 PM

I built a subwoofer box out of MDF for a 10" Pioneer flat piston "shollow" woofer. I made the box fit inside the spare tire, where the Bose woofer usually goes. Its a .3cu sealed box and its holding up perfectly well. I used 16ga steel grating for the grill and its strong enough to stand on top of. With about 3-400 Watts the system would sound awsome; alas I'm running with 200Watts from a pos Class-D Pioneer and its not so hot. I had a Zed/Hifonics Thor pushing it with 400w and it sounded awsome, but alas the 17 year old amplifier gave its final breath just the other day do to having a very noisy gain control.

The pioneer amp is not that great, but the woofer has gotten as many or more complements as some of the big db waggon settups.

Very stealthy.

I'll take some pictures if anyones interested.

Juleous · 09-21-2010, 05:56 PM

An 8" would be interesting lots of midbass but not much on the downlow. Single 10 would be best if your looking minimal bass, buy an amp with a remote bass control so you can tune it to your music that your playing. That's what I would do for minimal Bass, once you upgrade the Bass you will be upgrading the rest. Atleast that's what happend to me anyway.

I went with two 10" Alpine type R's pushing around 800watts I love Bass so thats why I went that route. One member here went with two 8" in a real nice custom blue fiberglass enclosure. I think he was saying he wouldn't do the eights again for lack of downlow punch. Search for the install you will know when you find it. CAS enclosure with a shallow 10" powered with a PDX 5 upgrade your fronts and you would be lovin it.

bigaudiofanat · 09-21-2010, 06:22 PM

He also had them aimed towards the front of the car and not reverberating to the back of the car first. I do agree that a 10 is going to go lower than a 8 but than you could argue that a 12 is going to go lower or louder than a 10.

Juleous · 09-21-2010, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

He also had them aimed towards the front of the car and not reverberating to the back of the car first. I do agree that a 10 is going to go lower than a 8 but than you could argue that a 12 is going to go lower or louder than a 10.

Yea I suppose you could argue that but a 10" covers more of the good stuff than an 8" but going to a 12" from an 8" don't think that would be the sound he was looking for.

The 10 he picked is perfect for his application, figured he would upgrade the fronts wise choice.

bigaudiofanat · 09-21-2010, 07:18 PM

Nice take your time no rush.

bigaudiofanat · 09-21-2010, 10:27 PM

In another month or so mine will be out if you can wait. Having a few z owners get a test fit run soon.

Baer383 · 09-21-2010, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bigaudiofanat

In another month or so mine will be out if you can wait. Having a few z owners get a test fit run soon.

Do you have any preliminary pics or info like material,size,weight.

Juleous · 09-21-2010, 10:32 PM

If you got the time might as well do a top notch custom job.

Pics on your progress would be awesome, nice to see people doing their own work.

bigaudiofanat · 09-21-2010, 11:00 PM

Fiberglass probably, not going to stick out of the top of the floor going to have two options with or without spare tire and may have an option of a alpine pdx5 to fit in it as well.

09-20-2010, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
wilsonp A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,134 Drives: 2009 Touring Sp Nav Rep Power: 18	I'm a little confused - you say 200 watts is not needed the recommend looking at 400-500 watts? __________________ 2014 Cayman S PDK Sport Chrono White/Black Was 2009 370Z Touring Sport+Nav 7AT Metallic Black/Persimmon Was 1991 NSX Auto Black/Black

09-20-2010, 11:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	You can turn the gain down and the amp will not produce to much power. It is better to have a amp with leg room than one that is struggling. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-21-2010, 01:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Unclemeaty Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta Posts: 203 Drives: 150cc Scooter Rep Power: 15	I built a subwoofer box out of MDF for a 10" Pioneer flat piston "shollow" woofer. I made the box fit inside the spare tire, where the Bose woofer usually goes. Its a .3cu sealed box and its holding up perfectly well. I used 16ga steel grating for the grill and its strong enough to stand on top of. With about 3-400 Watts the system would sound awsome; alas I'm running with 200Watts from a pos Class-D Pioneer and its not so hot. I had a Zed/Hifonics Thor pushing it with 400w and it sounded awsome, but alas the 17 year old amplifier gave its final breath just the other day do to having a very noisy gain control. The pioneer amp is not that great, but the woofer has gotten as many or more complements as some of the big db waggon settups. Very stealthy. I'll take some pictures if anyones interested. Last edited by Unclemeaty; 09-21-2010 at 01:39 PM.

09-21-2010, 06:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	He also had them aimed towards the front of the car and not reverberating to the back of the car first. I do agree that a 10 is going to go lower than a 8 but than you could argue that a 12 is going to go lower or louder than a 10. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-21-2010, 07:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Nice take your time no rush. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-20-2010, 09:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
90 ST A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Calgary Posts: 1,861 Drives: 90 and 15 GMC Sierra Rep Power: 422	Why an 8"? what about a shallow 10, something that works in a small box, set up right it wont blow your head off, and will be tight, it also opens up a lot more options.

09-21-2010, 05:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Juleous Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere Posts: 335 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	An 8" would be interesting lots of midbass but not much on the downlow. Single 10 would be best if your looking minimal bass, buy an amp with a remote bass control so you can tune it to your music that your playing. That's what I would do for minimal Bass, once you upgrade the Bass you will be upgrading the rest. Atleast that's what happend to me anyway. I went with two 10" Alpine type R's pushing around 800watts I love Bass so thats why I went that route. One member here went with two 8" in a real nice custom blue fiberglass enclosure. I think he was saying he wouldn't do the eights again for lack of downlow punch. Search for the install you will know when you find it. CAS enclosure with a shallow 10" powered with a PDX 5 upgrade your fronts and you would be lovin it.

09-21-2010, 10:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	In another month or so mine will be out if you can wait. Having a few z owners get a test fit run soon. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

09-21-2010, 10:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Juleous Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nowhere Posts: 335 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 16	If you got the time might as well do a top notch custom job. Pics on your progress would be awesome, nice to see people doing their own work.

09-21-2010, 11:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 854	Fiberglass probably, not going to stick out of the top of the floor going to have two options with or without spare tire and may have an option of a alpine pdx5 to fit in it as well. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

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