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I'm going to install a subwoofer in my 350z. Planning on using the factory
cut out behind the drivers seat. Any suggestions on what to stuff in behind it to deaden the area? t |
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tater wrote:
I'm going to install a subwoofer in my 350z. Planning on using the factory cut out behind the drivers seat. Any suggestions on what to stuff in behind it to deaden the area? What area ? In the cutout or in the outer compartment. Are you matching woofer with box size and type ? I had some unused area in my 280Z so I made use of them and also an additional space made from wood. See pics. Inside a closed compartment polyfill is the norm, but for extra small spaces, you can use better stuff, as well as Isobarik drivers. http://zekfrivolous.com/280z/page_01.htm greg |
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... What area ? In the cutout or in the outer compartment. Are you matching woofer with box size and type ? I had some unused area in my 280Z so I made use of them and also an additional space made from wood. See pics. Inside a closed compartment polyfill is the norm, but for extra small spaces, you can use better stuff, as well as Isobarik drivers. http://zekfrivolous.com/280z/page_01.htm greg Nice looking Z. Back in the early 70s I had one of the first 240z's in our area. I'm going to put the woofer in the area behind the driver's seat that's designed for it. It's not a sealed compartment back there though. My Z is the Enthusiast model which doesn't come with the woofer. The Touring model does. It's a 10 inch woofer. I was going to install it in that normal factory location and pack some kind of fill back there and see what I get for sound. If it's not good then I suppose building some kind of enclosure back behind the speaker is an option. |
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In article , "tater" wrote:
"gs" wrote in message ... What area ? In the cutout or in the outer compartment. Are you matching woofer with box size and type ? I had some unused area in my 280Z so I made use of them and also an additional space made from wood. See pics. Inside a closed compartment polyfill is the norm, but for extra small spaces, you can use better stuff, as well as Isobarik drivers. http://zekfrivolous.com/280z/page_01.htm greg Nice looking Z. Back in the early 70s I had one of the first 240z's in our area. I'm going to put the woofer in the area behind the driver's seat that's designed for it. It's not a sealed compartment back there though. My Z is the Enthusiast model which doesn't come with the woofer. The Touring model does. It's a 10 inch woofer. I was going to install it in that normal factory location and pack some kind of fill back there and see what I get for sound. If it's not good then I suppose building some kind of enclosure back behind the speaker is an option. You most always need to enclose the area. One can get by with a high Q driver with minmum enclosure requirments, such as between rear seat and trunk. A Carver system used high Q drivers in a dipole. Your best bet is to get or build something that will fit exactly into the space. You can even face the magnet out to get maximum internal volume. If you have a(the) woofer, you can plug the parameters into an enclosure program to see what works. greg |
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GregS wrote:
In article , "tater" wrote: "gs" wrote in message ... What area ? In the cutout or in the outer compartment. Are you matching woofer with box size and type ? I had some unused area in my 280Z so I made use of them and also an additional space made from wood. See pics. Inside a closed compartment polyfill is the norm, but for extra small spaces, you can use better stuff, as well as Isobarik drivers. http://zekfrivolous.com/280z/page_01.htm greg Nice looking Z. Back in the early 70s I had one of the first 240z's in our area. I'm going to put the woofer in the area behind the driver's seat that's designed for it. It's not a sealed compartment back there though. My Z is the Enthusiast model which doesn't come with the woofer. The Touring model does. It's a 10 inch woofer. I was going to install it in that normal factory location and pack some kind of fill back there and see what I get for sound. If it's not good then I suppose building some kind of enclosure back behind the speaker is an option. You most always need to enclose the area. One can get by with a high Q driver with minmum enclosure requirments, such as between rear seat and trunk. A Carver system used high Q drivers in a dipole. Your best bet is to get or build something that will fit exactly into the space. You can even face the magnet out to get maximum internal volume. If you have a(the) woofer, you can plug the parameters into an enclosure program to see what works. greg I agree with ^^^^. Your best bet would be to find a sub that works well in a small sealed enclosure then get someone to build you a fiberglass enclosure to fit in that area behind the seat. I don't even know if an infinite baffle setup would work good in your situation, so maybe someone else can chime in on that... -ChrisB |
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"ChrisB" wrote in message ... Your best bet would be to find a sub that works well in a small sealed enclosure then get someone to build you a fiberglass enclosure to fit in that area behind the seat. I don't even know if an infinite baffle setup would work good in your situation, so maybe someone else can chime in on that... -ChrisB I just built a small sealed enclosure for the sub and put it back in the area behind the seat. In addition I put a lot of sound absorbing fill in that area and it sounds pretty good. Thanks. |
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In article , "tater" wrote:
"ChrisB" wrote in message m... Your best bet would be to find a sub that works well in a small sealed enclosure then get someone to build you a fiberglass enclosure to fit in that area behind the seat. I don't even know if an infinite baffle setup would work good in your situation, so maybe someone else can chime in on that... -ChrisB I just built a small sealed enclosure for the sub and put it back in the area behind the seat. In addition I put a lot of sound absorbing fill in that area and it sounds pretty good. Thanks. Thanks for the info. Sealed enclosures are the easiest to bump up with bass boost. With a custom equalizer, you can get a slope to get fairly low down to 20 or 30 Hz. All you have to worry about is power handling and power capability. greg |
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