46 replies to this topic

[prasamin]

Yeah, I think i need to make a small compartment that tightly holds the jack and handle in place, or maybe raise the floor a bit

and all that junk in the trunk isn't very safe flying around loose in there lol

[Tyler850R]

Hurr durr, my bass goes hammur, hurr durr.

off topic BUT, your looking to sell your car, where are you located fine sir.

[VolvoForLife91]

off topic BUT, your looking to sell your car, where are you located fine sir.

Just a couple of minutes outside of New Orleans. AND, to get us back on topic, I have a sub/amp combo that actually doesn't sound like shit.

[5cyl]

heres my set up finally "finished" and i can still fold up my 3rd row

Edited by 5cyl, 15 July 2012 - 02:35 PM.

[Simply Volvo]

Please do tell us about the effect of the pvc pipe, i am very curious. Does it move a lot of air?

[5cyl]

the pvc is the port. most of the time a port in internal so you dont see it, but the space requirements made it nessicary to put it out side the box.

ported boxes are more efficient than sealed boxes because they take advantage of the sound waves from the woofer moving backwards as well as froward.

Edited by 5cyl, 15 July 2012 - 06:53 PM.

[Simply Volvo]

Hm interesting. I always wanted to try out a ported box.

[5cyl]

you should do it. much nicer imo.

[brad850]

Sealed is so much better in my opinion. Nothing beats a sub that can play extremely low frequency while still being tight and accurate.
Sealed is also easier on the woofer.

Not saying you can't have a good sounding ported setup though.

[prasamin]

Sealed is so much better in my opinion. Nothing beats a sub that can play extremely low frequency while still being tight and accurate.
Sealed is also easier on the woofer.

Not saying you can't have a good sounding ported setup though.

I prefer sealed. sub just sounds so much cleaner and quicker...

[Deimos]

I prefer sealed as well, everything just seems to run together with a ported box.

[andyb5]

The trunk in my old 98 V70, now my younger brothers car.



Here's the start of my setup for my 99 R, but I'm waiting on carpet to come in to finish up the trunk.

[5cyl]

thats awesome andy. i dont have enough patience to build around the wheel wheels and what not lol. that pretty awesome how you fit your most recent box. how much space did you manage to get out of that?

[adamjjohn203]

Thread jack....

Edited by adamjjohn203, 23 July 2012 - 03:51 PM.

[5cyl]

WHOA! where do you get those little cargo nets?!? i would love one. keep all my shit from flying around in the back

[adamjjohn203]

I believe the cargo nets are stock in the XC's

[andyb5]

thats awesome andy. i dont have enough patience to build around the wheel wheels and what not lol. that pretty awesome how you fit your most recent box. how much space did you manage to get out of that?

Thanks dude! I don't actually know how much internal volume the box has, only that it is more than the 1.3 cu ft I needed for the sub I actually re-worked the way the floor panels fit on that side of the trunk--the bottom of the box replaces the small panel there, and reuses the stock clips to help secure it in place.

I can't wait to fiberglass a box that fits much better. Its not the stealthiest setup, but it sounds quite good in my opinion.

EDIT: Also, in that picture, the amp's cover isn't on so it looks like dick, but oh well

[5cyl]

yea cuz when i was trying to build a box for a single 12 sealed. i couldn't manage to get more than .8 cube (not enough) in that area with out putting that extension like you have.

and i did not feel like designing a peice like that to make up some more volume. im happy with my ported set up.

[andyb5]

The first box I built is exactly that, 0.8 cu ft. You can get to around 1.0 cu ft simply by adding the bit towards the tailgate--that's pretty easy carpentry and doesn't take too much planning. The part over the wheel well is a bit of a pain in the ass though

[Modus]

I prefer sealed as well, everything just seems to run together with a ported box.

Agreed, as most ported set ups are optimized for a specific frequency response, if you change the music it will sound off.
Also getting the port to that optimized sound is such a pin in the arse IMO. Must use flared ports to minimize port noise.