mattxc

You don't think you'll have room to face it backward? I'd think you should have plenty enough room... In these cars (and in my experience), orienting the enclosure to be sub-back port-back is the way to go. That is, if you aren't willing to give up your back seat and seal the box off to the cabin... then you'd want to go sub-forward port-forward

I have a Grand Prix. I haven't read through all the replies yet, but this caught my eye. The trunk itself, yes, is very wide and very large. However, the trunk opening is deceivingly narrow. Trust me on this. I had trouble fitting my 2.25 cuft ported box in the trunk (not saying fitting that size box in is hard, but I didn't think through the measurements very well), and I can tell you for sure, if you want to put a box in there that will really let the 18" breathe, you'll need to build it in the trunk. You're best off getting 2 12"s just like practically everyone else here has said.

xcon and i'm a fi fanboy lol

w-bodies ftw... idk if ive seen a wall in these cars in a while, if ever tuned in!

my Q is in a box@34hz... sure it should be lower but it still sounds great

Hahaha. Me either. same!!!

NO BASS BOOST NOOB lol, i'm just giving u grief... but srsly bass boost kills subs

you have my full attention for the next several weeks... months... whatever it takes lol. i cant wait to see this finished

144.4?? O_o thats some serious midbass...

ahh i c

wonder why he didnt post about this on our car club site..... he always seems to be switchin stuff up though, haha. nice build.

you might be able to have your alt re-spun

pics of ur grand prix? its what i drive. on topic, look into the Q by Fi, srsly is one of the cleanest sounding subs ive heard in the right application.

x2 i've been told to go active with my front stage but idk how to go about that

i vote a 15 or 18 q

i'm rofling

i'm interested in cutting a lot of corners then

this may be in the wrong section so mods plz move it if needed ok. substage sounds absolutely amazing but i'm tired of turning the sub volume down so i can hear my frontstage. which is bose btw (ftl!). sooo.... time for an amp and some comps! i am getting around 1200 clean watts to my Q. what kind of power should i need up front to match or at least keep up with my sub? no real budget here... just because i have no idea what kind of money i will need to spend. once i figure out what power i should need, then i will figure a budget lol... i can see the answers now... "its all in the application" or "i cant help you unless i hear the car" or whatever.... just humor me plz ps. setup in sig

either/or put the Q in a 2.25-2.5cuft box tuned to 32ish and u'll love it

orly? sounds good to me. so i guess i need some ideas for speakers that fit in my budget. ive been recommended infinity kappa's how do they sound? also type r's and then a friend said he could try and get me a deal on some upper end cdt's but they may be out of my price range.

not particularly lol. its difficult because i listen to every kind of music. some days i'm bumpin to gorilla zoe and young jeezy, other days its impending doom and as i lay dying, sometimes its jazz, post rock, so really i need something pretty versatile and i guess my budget is pretty low, around 300 for the entire setup. amps, wiring, speakers, etc. i can save up some more than that if necessary because frankly i dont know what are reliable brands for lower cost, etc

ok from what i'm reading here i should be happy with passive rather than active. hopefully tomorrow or next weekend i can make it out to some audio shops and listen to some speakers... thanks for the advice everyone. what i'm mostly unsure of, however, is what kind of power i should need. frankly i dont want to just guess at how much power i need and buy an amp but maybe thats the only way to really do it. hopefully at some shops i can have some guys listen to my setup as it is now and recommend me something. keep the advice coming, i'm sure as i dive into this i'll have lots of dumb questions for you all thx

the stockers are 5.25 but i know how to upgrade to some 6.5's pretty easily. and what do u mean by active? sry

Loaded 12" Fi Q D2 2.26cuft @ 34hz Hifonics Bxi 1608d... meh 4ga Stinger Power Wire Pioneer DEH-4000UB and yes i know i shouldve done front first then back.. but what can i say... i'm a noob...