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swerve
07-17-2005, 12:04 AM
Sup guys -
I'm trying to lose my addiction to this place but I have a quick question.

I am thinking about trying a sealed box for my XXX. I like the ported but I find for alot of the music I'm listening to it's just not cutting it... my roll off is at 44hz and shit like Ben Harper just doesn't play like I want it to.

Anyways take care and have a safe sunday.

Love,
Adam
MacLeod
07-17-2005, 01:16 AM
Do it. Sealed boxes are usually more musical than a ported and have always been my favorite. Ive just never liked ported boxes much cause they sounded boomy to me.
swerve
07-17-2005, 03:15 AM
I think I may try... also I never realized how cheap RE8"s were... and I have the c500.1 and that would be money on 2 of them...

hmmm ponders have trunk space...
exalted512
07-17-2005, 03:46 AM
go for it, it wont hurt to try
-Cody
swerve
07-17-2005, 04:17 AM
Originally posted by exalted512
go for it, it wont hurt to try
-Cody I'm really into 80's punk now and some reggae and some of it just doesn't hit..

I like the boomy stuff i'm not so much on the growly shit.
neomagus00
07-18-2005, 06:34 PM
you could also try a ported box with a low tune... you say it's at 44 Hz right now? try 25, much better...
swerve
07-18-2005, 07:25 PM
Originally posted by neomagus00
you could also try a ported box with a low tune... you say it's at 44 Hz right now? try 25, much better... no it's tuned at 32. creating a roll off around like 44hz?
neomagus00
07-19-2005, 11:25 AM
h'okay, i nearly had a heart attack...
swerve
07-19-2005, 12:00 PM
Originally posted by neomagus00
h'okay, i nearly had a heart attack... :D :D
exalted512
07-19-2005, 05:31 PM
whats wrong with 32Hz? i, personally, wouldnt go less than 28
-Cody
swerve
07-19-2005, 05:33 PM
nothing is wrong with it.
neomagus00
07-19-2005, 05:58 PM
indeed, i nearly had a heart attack at the thought of a daily driver with a 44 Hz tune... 32 is much much better

the 13 Hz tune you can get with the big SVS home subwoofers is even better... :D:D
swerve
07-19-2005, 11:01 PM
I figured out what it is... my eq for my curve or whatever was set at 30 hz... so uhhh i bumped it up and lol... bang bang...

too bad 2 of my supercharger pulleys locked up and snapped my belt... therefore my car is not driveable..

-adam
neomagus00
07-20-2005, 09:55 AM
hmm, that's not really a good thing... and keep in mind that i really have only a very small clue what i'm talking about when i say this, but if you can remove the turbine from the charger, mightn't the car be driveable until you can fix it? assuming you have 2 belts and the pulleys are still stuck...
swerve
07-20-2005, 10:36 AM
Originally posted by neomagus00
hmm, that's not really a good thing... and keep in mind that i really have only a very small clue what i'm talking about when i say this, but if you can remove the turbine from the charger, mightn't the car be driveable until you can fix it? assuming you have 2 belts and the pulleys are still stuck... we towed it to my uncle's... he's a mechanic and will fix it in 30 minutes tonight.

it's not a rough fix.... and yes I could have pulled the belt out but it was all tangled in the serpentine belt. It would have been driveable but very very slow.... better safe than sorry.

should have her back tonight and sounding good tomorrow.... i'm glad alpine's I-Personalize saves all your settings online...

-adam
neomagus00
07-20-2005, 10:40 AM
yeah, that is a good idea... i hate getting the car back from the dealer only to discover that they've unplugged the battery, wiping my HU settings...
swerve
07-20-2005, 11:22 AM
Originally posted by neomagus00
yeah, that is a good idea... i hate getting the car back from the dealer only to discover that they've unplugged the battery, wiping my HU settings... yea thats for sure.

i'm just glad i figured out this issue with the amp... because bob marley should bump.... and it wasn't.

new tensioners on the supercharger though? maybe I'll tell a difference... it wasn't running too good and my boost wasn't all that....
neomagus00
07-20-2005, 11:59 AM
hmm... a lot of that is controlled by the ECU (i know mine limits boost to about 6 psi in first and second gear, then lets it go in third and fourth)... you could put a stronger spring on your wastegate/bov, but stuff like this is pretty application-specific...

ensuring the charger is actually spooled by the engine is a good first step, though, yep :)
swerve
07-20-2005, 12:03 PM
i'm sure it will help a bit i really don't care as long as it runs.