P4killer_ Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Dont cut it up, the sealed box is prolly built to spec and ported boxes are significantly larger than sealed. so its prolly not big enough to begin with , and adding a port will not only be difficult but just rob more air from your subs. As someone above me said, just buy a sheet, glue, screws and all for 2 12's ported will be roughly $50 and take you a couple afternoons max as long as you have the tools. its fun though def give it a try-- and you will have a better ported box that cost less and you built yourself. remember, if it aint broke, dont fix it-- dont cut your box good luck, P4killer Quote Setup: 2010 Hyundai Elantra Factory Unit via 4 chan NVX LOC Excessive Amperage "H/O" Alt Xs D3400/ Xs XP3000 Big 3. 2 Runs of +, 2 Runs of - DD M3b and 2 12" AQ HDC4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofthehour Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Dont cut it up, the sealed box is prolly built to spec and ported boxes are significantly larger than sealed. so its prolly not big enough to begin with , and adding a port will not only be difficult but just rob more air from your subs. As someone above me said, just buy a sheet, glue, screws and all for 2 12's ported will be roughly $50 and take you a couple afternoons max as long as you have the tools. its fun though def give it a try-- and you will have a better ported box that cost less and you built yourself. remember, if it aint broke, dont fix it-- dont cut your box good luck, P4killer lol thanks man will do uhhh and another thing that wall in the box itself that separates the 2 12s (hopefully that made sense lol) it doesnt do anything no? Quote My stuff '06 Scion xA: -Alpine iDa-x100 -Alpine KTP-445 Power Pack -Polk Audio db6501 (front components) -Polk Audio db651 (back coaxials) -2 RE Audio SEX12D4s -Cadence F1200-1D - Custom box tuned to 33Hz - Kinetik HC1400 - 50 ft2 of Audio Technix sound deadner - Big 3 My photography page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4killer_ Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 lol thanks man will do uhhh and another thing that wall in the box itself that separates the 2 12s (hopefully that made sense lol) it doesnt do anything no? Well it depends, it most likely does do something, if the wall completely separates the two sides , ie:. no gaps, then it obvi seals the two side off from eachother, which is to give each subs its own individual air space. It makes it so if one sub blows, you can still play with the other, if the subs were not in separate chambers, you could not bump if one sub blew. well you could but it might risk straining the other sub and obvi in this scenario you would unhook/ disconnect the blown sub. the other case is this: the wall does have a gap and does allow air to move through, then the wall is likely used for the box' port, which is extremely important and removing the wall is not reccomended and could damage your subs, or make them sound bad or a plethora of things may happen in short, leave the wall/box as it sits, and if you want more boom, ported boxes will def help. as many have suggested, bite the bullet and build your own. even if its crappy when you finish, it will only cost 50 bux max. and you could redo it and STILL save money over buying one from a shop. good luck p4killer. ps- sorry for the late reply btw Quote Setup: 2010 Hyundai Elantra Factory Unit via 4 chan NVX LOC Excessive Amperage "H/O" Alt Xs D3400/ Xs XP3000 Big 3. 2 Runs of +, 2 Runs of - DD M3b and 2 12" AQ HDC4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manofthehour Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Well it depends, it most likely does do something, if the wall completely separates the two sides , ie:. no gaps, then it obvi seals the two side off from eachother, which is to give each subs its own individual air space. It makes it so if one sub blows, you can still play with the other, if the subs were not in separate chambers, you could not bump if one sub blew. well you could but it might risk straining the other sub and obvi in this scenario you would unhook/ disconnect the blown sub. the other case is this: the wall does have a gap and does allow air to move through, then the wall is likely used for the box' port, which is extremely important and removing the wall is not reccomended and could damage your subs, or make them sound bad or a plethora of things may happen in short, leave the wall/box as it sits, and if you want more boom, ported boxes will def help. as many have suggested, bite the bullet and build your own. even if its crappy when you finish, it will only cost 50 bux max. and you could redo it and STILL save money over buying one from a shop. good luck p4killer. ps- sorry for the late reply btw LOL yea I had already built the box by then LOL thanks tho! Quote My stuff '06 Scion xA: -Alpine iDa-x100 -Alpine KTP-445 Power Pack -Polk Audio db6501 (front components) -Polk Audio db651 (back coaxials) -2 RE Audio SEX12D4s -Cadence F1200-1D - Custom box tuned to 33Hz - Kinetik HC1400 - 50 ft2 of Audio Technix sound deadner - Big 3 My photography page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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