Will a ported box help me?

[Twostrokeking]

Okay well i have a 10" mtx thunder 4000 under the back seat of my truck in a small sealed box. the sub sounds great inside the truck but outside u cant really tell that i have a sub. I want to be heard more but i dont have a lot of money. My buddy works at a stereo shop and is making me a ported box that will take up more then half of under my back seat. Will this make a huge difference??

here is the sub and the box i got.

[fmedina]

Yes you'll get more output with a ported enclosure. Just make sure your friend is building it by the sub's specs. What's the specs of the enclosure?

[carlosg_313]

its not about being heard from the outside, its all about what you can hear in the inside. yes a ported box will be louder, but that eliminates the sound quality and turns it to sound pressure. but then again, sound quality can be had depending in the application. also, a ported box will be a bigger box than the sealed box you have.

[Twostrokeking]

Yes you'll get more output with a ported enclosure. Just make sure your friend is building it by the sub's specs. What's the specs of the enclosure?

haha i dont have any idea on the specs. i know it will take up a little more then half of all the space under my back seat. Hes been doin this for 15 years so i dont ask questions!

[Twostrokeking]

its not about being heard from the outside, its all about what you can hear in the inside. yes a ported box will be louder, but that eliminates the sound quality and turns it to sound pressure. but then again, sound quality can be had depending in the application. also, a ported box will be a bigger box than the sealed box you have.

haha yes i know but the sub has a hard time hitting the deep notes and when i turn it up past 25 it sounds like shit. well it sounds good in the mids but u can tell the sub doesnt sound good. Plus i want to be heard (:

[armykyle1]

9 times out of 10 it will help. Make sure its to specs.

[Brandonrcm]

its not about being heard from the outside, its all about what you can hear in the inside. yes a ported box will be louder, but that eliminates the sound quality and turns it to sound pressure. but then again, sound quality can be had depending in the application. also, a ported box will be a bigger box than the sealed box you have.

haha yes i know but the sub has a hard time hitting the deep notes and when i turn it up past 25 it sounds like shit. well it sounds good in the mids but u can tell the sub doesnt sound good. Plus i want to be heard (:

You don't want to be heard from outside of the car, once you start getting heard from down the street while driving people are going to want to steal your shit, better off not making your goal to be loud outside, rather inside.

[Twostrokeking]

its not about being heard from the outside, its all about what you can hear in the inside. yes a ported box will be louder, but that eliminates the sound quality and turns it to sound pressure. but then again, sound quality can be had depending in the application. also, a ported box will be a bigger box than the sealed box you have.

haha yes i know but the sub has a hard time hitting the deep notes and when i turn it up past 25 it sounds like shit. well it sounds good in the mids but u can tell the sub doesnt sound good. Plus i want to be heard (:

You don't want to be heard from outside of the car, once you start getting heard from down the street while driving people are going to want to steal your shit, better off not making your goal to be loud outside, rather inside.

haha i live in utah man (; gotta disturb the peace