sub position...

SX_2.0_Monkey · Post by **SX_2.0_Monkey** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:19 pm

would a sub get better sound facing towards the driver or towards the car behind you?

I just got a sub/amp and was wondering which ways do you guys prefer?

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:47 pm

im pretty sure its facing the car behind you..thats how i have mine and they sound very good

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:06 pm

Best way to hook em up ... Face em like you would normally and towards the other car but it helps to open up the back seat when u wanna really pump em.

crowd00control · Post by **crowd00control** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 5:12 pm

You'll definately feel it when you face em towards your trunk.

But.

I've had mine facing the trunk for the longest time, with no dynomat on the CF one, the thing fucking rattles like two people having sex on a dryer. It ended up unbolting my solenoid that opens my trunk (have no key) so as a temporary fix, I put the subs directly behind my seats. It sounds very nice inside the cab, it doesn't sound like shit outside the vehicle, and the bass is very clear outside as well. The waves travel a lot further.

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:12 am

Have mine facing front with seat open. The noise outside (particularly rattling) a lot less noticable (from cops). I don't have to blast the sh!t out of it as much to get the same boom either.

sullygully · Post by **sullygully** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:16 pm

backwards = better sound pressure
forwards = better sound quality

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:18 pm

sullygully wrote:backwards = better sound pressure
forwards = better sound quality

Yep what he said... kinda depends on your Setup tho...from my experience the best way to find out.. is to try it both ways, and see what works for you..

neonpimp00 · Post by **neonpimp00** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:54 am

yeah either way works, but i have allways found it nicer to have them facing the trunk lid, most of the places that install systems, like the one I worked at, face them toward the trunk lid, but yes u do usually get more vibration if u do that, but that is why there is a thing called dynomat

WykedHellFire · Post by **WykedHellFire** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:04 am

OverDrive418 wrote:
Have mine facing front with seat open. The noise outside (particularly rattling) a lot less noticable (from cops). I don't have to blast the sh!t out of it as much to get the same boom either.

nice bro, I would like something like that for my subs if they weren't so dirty right now...

on topic though, I face my 2 12's towards the car behind me, but thats because I use my car for work and I can pull my seats down to get at the stuff I need in the trunk...but none the less they still sound really good!!

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:44 am

what about a sub facing up torwards the sky? im building a false floor and was wonderin how the subs are gonna sound in the floor.

WykedHellFire · Post by **WykedHellFire** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 9:10 am

neon_ert3 wrote:what about a sub facing up torwards the sky? im building a false floor and was wonderin how the subs are gonna sound in the floor.

now that i think about it my subs face towards the back of my car and up at the same time...so I still say what I said before. they sound great to me

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:34 pm

Sealed box: backwards

Ported box: forwards

that's how i've always done it. And i've gone through at least 10 systems now