Severe bass loss??

[number3]

Hey all, I just recently sold my Mazda that was housing my system. Today I installed said system into my other vehicle (2000 Subaru Forester)and virtually all bass pressure is lost. I realize now that this is because of the cabin volume difference: one vehicle was a sedan and the other is a wagon/hatch. Therefore, the sound waves have farther to travel and more space to fill up. I am really disappointed with how this turned out because I can't live without some slap! Anyway, is there anything I can do to my current system to give me the bass that I had before? Or do I need to look into some upgrades? I can't even vibrate my mirrors with it in the Subaru! Thanks for the help!

Here's what I'm running as of today:

Head unit - Kenwood KDC-MP242

Amp - Kenwood KAC-9104D (1800 watts peak, 900rms)

Subs - 2 Kenwood 12" KFC-W3012 (800rms)

KnuKoncepts 4 gauge power/negative wire

Fosgate 16 gauge speaker wire

[jmitch]

u can try a different box 1st

[byers319]

try using 8 gauge speaker wire if it will fit in your amp (it should)

[Skullz]

You prolly went from something that rattled like a tin can to something with alot of deadening just sucking your system dry.

[CaptainzPlanetz]

try using 8 gauge speaker wire if it will fit in your amp (it should)

OMG!!!!!!!!!!, Whats with this week and people thinking 8 gauge speaker wire is gonna make any noticable difference from 14/12 gauge wire, when the amp is probably 2 feet max from the box.(This is for 1000rms and less systems)

To the OP, like said before try different box, but other than that you can try and load it off the rear hatch, just put it about 6inches from it see if it makes a difference, but if you do decide to build a new box, SUV's/Hatches tend to like sub up port back, so maybe try something like that.

[number3]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!, Whats with this week and people thinking 8 gauge speaker wire is gonna make any noticable difference from 14/12 gauge wire, when the amp is probably 2 feet max from the box.(This is for 1000rms and less systems)

To the OP, like said before try different box, but other than that you can try and load it off the rear hatch, just put it about 6inches from it see if it makes a difference, but if you do decide to build a new box, SUV's/Hatches tend to like sub up port back, so maybe try something like that.

Ahh I'll have to try that. Thanks for the tips everyone and keep them coming if you have them! FYI, I built 2 custom enclosures for my subs (ported and tuned to the subs).

[Boon]

Foresters like sub up port back or sub back port back. In your case sub back port back will be best.

All Subeys are weird with bass because of the frameless windows. Lots of pressure gets lost there, my WRX is kinda hard to get loud too.

[skittlesRgood]

make sure you have a good amount of space for the port to breathe. more than 4". then look at power. you have half the power those subs want. add another amp and itll get a lot louder.

[DirtyD78]

check and see if your subs are in phase +to+ and -to- cuz if not they are cancelling each other out