fourlug Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have 2 Fi SSD 10's that'll be powered by a kicker zx2500.1 I have room for a box that is 27x19x12 I'd like to go with a ported box tuned to 35hz. I'm already pushing these subs with the power is it a good idea to just go with a sealed box? For a ported box, less ft3 = better able to handle power right? I'll design a ported box but I'll be looking at probably 1.5 ft3 depending on the size of port. Sorry guys I've been out of car audio for a couple years so bear with me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 I have 2 Fi SSD 10's that'll be powered by a kicker zx2500.1 I have room for a box that is 27x19x12 I'd like to go with a ported box tuned to 35hz. I'm already pushing these subs with the power is it a good idea to just go with a sealed box? For a ported box, less ft3 = better able to handle power right? I'll design a ported box but I'll be looking at probably 1.5 ft3 depending on the size of port. Sorry guys I've been out of car audio for a couple years so bear with me lol you may want to consider sealed. you only have 3.5ft^3 to play with. thats before material, subs, and port. Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourlug Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Sealed box: H-Qts .2-.4 cuft Ported box: .6-1.2 cuft @ 33Hz This is whats recommended on Fi's site. That seams awfully small.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh G. Rection Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Sealed box: H-Qts .2-.4 cuft Ported box: .6-1.2 cuft @ 33Hz This is whats recommended on Fi's site. That seams awfully small.. i usually run 10's in 2.5-3ft^3 each ported. it wangs.... Quote Owner of BigAss Ports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourlug Posted December 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Here's what I have. 2.47 ft^3 0.21 port vol I just don't want to go with a sealed design if I can. This will leave 1.235 ft^3 per woofer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourlug Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Well it's in there.. Now I need a real alternator! 60a isn't going to cut it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjay Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 I would go with whatever Fi recommends...they know their subs, and have designed optimum enclosures for their subs...trust them. Quote Principal JTech Consulting - Leader in 12-Volt Training and Product PlanningIt's not about how much power you have, but how well you use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourlug Posted December 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 I shouldn't need to say this, but describe optimum. I'm already going to throw more power at them than RMS. That should show I trust their quality =p I ran my 15" Audioque HD3's @ 0.5 ohm with my 2 zx2500.1's =D 300a of alt, 5 blue tops, 6ft^3 of enclosure. tuned low. I did a 149.7 @ 32hz lol (blew 1 sub eventually) But yeah I figure the enclosure is small enough that I shouldn't have a problem with this setup. I won't get maximum performance out of the subs but sometimes a reliable system trumps performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOPA Posted December 25, 2010 Report Share Posted December 25, 2010 Sealed box: H-Qts .2-.4 cuft Ported box: .6-1.2 cuft @ 33Hz This is whats recommended on Fi's site. That seams awfully small.. i usually run 10's in 2.5-3ft^3 each ported. it wangs.... By wangs, you ,must mean it has low impact, narrow bandwidth, and leans heavily to the lows. That is huge for a 10 Quote 04 Monochrome LT Chevy Tahoe -A few wires, half a speaker, some watts -All Black 6's -Paint to Match, SS Bumper, Black grills. -HID'ed and LED'ed -A few performance enhancers I have two nice subs for sale, but I am not allowed to help my fellow forum members by offering it to them for a nice price via my signature, sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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