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Sub box question

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If I was to make a sealed box for each of the xenon 12 I have
What happens if the box is let's say 8inch deep till I can get to the spare tire area
I want the subs inverted and to the back seat of my vw gti
And the 2 Amps closest to the back in a flush floor design
So the air space will be 2cub each but the shallow start will it effect the sound output kill lower hz? I'm not sure
Let me know
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how shallow?
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Say 8inch by 22 x2 than it will open up at the spare tire about 8inch away
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oh heck I see you said that in the OP now. I have been considering a similar box myself with the sub inverted in the trunk but using the spare tire well for the majority of the space. I don't think it would be a problem if you have 8". I can't remember the rule for down firing boxes for how much space you need to leave between the sub and the floor but I thought it was no less then 1/3 the subs diameter and it seems like it would be about the same here. I have never done one though and it might be worth the time to try and find someone that has.
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Thanks Scott this is why I'm asking
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maybe try pm'ing whitenoise and see if he has made one. He is not on all that often but I think if you pm him it emails him. Would love for him to stop by as I think I saw that he finished JK's roadster?
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He didn't work on the roadster.. I have 4 original 1st gen solo 12's.. 2 on each side of the trunk.. they are firing left and right in regular boxes.. not regular, but regular..

I think Scott's correct by saying 1/3.. I had a Plymouth laser when I was 19.. the speakers faced down into the floor and the ports faced up off of the back hatch.. I'd say there was a 6" gap inbetween the subs and the floor.. that system bangged so hard.. that was actually when I discovered PG MPS/MS amps.. I had a MPS2500 on the subs and 2 MS275's on the highs and mids.. one on the front and one on the rear..
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