Subwoofer

[85rkyboby]

Mostly home stereos ppl go for sound quality (SQ), trying to get the live in concert feeling. Car stereos get ported for ppl that want higher Sound Pressure Levels (SPL) measured in decibels (dB). Ported box hit harder at a certain freq. then they tend to fall off. Sealed box plays good and tight over a broader amount of frequencies. Unless you listen to rap and want to sacrifice sound quality just so you can hit higher decibels on a meter just go with a sealed box. With that being said it doesn't mean that a ported box can't sound good for SQ. It just gets super technical when you really get into sound comps. Personally, if I were you, I wouldn't over think it. Join a car audio forum if you really want to learn about it. It's like these cars, stuff can get super technical. So read, read, & read some more. I guess you have to figure what you want out of all this. Sound quality or high sound pressure levels. Do you want it to sound good in your car or do you want ppl to hear you 1/3 a mile away.

[redse]

Just do a sealed box unless you're going to be doing any SPL comps. I'm assuming you want SQ over SPL.

Oh geez SQ over SPL???

[85rkyboby]

I posted the difference between the 2 above. Sound quality or sound pressure level. Good sound in the car or bass that you hear from 1/3 mile away.

[netminda85]

I kept my stock stereo and went with an amplified tube. Not ground shaking bass, but in my opinion enough to balance all the highs from the speakers. Easy installation by tapping into a rear speaker line. Can take it out for shows, but definitely makes a difference without a major modification. Given the speaker locations on our Fox Mustangs, we are quite limited on what we can do with stereos/speakers. I wish I could do more from a stereo perspective, but the Fox layout makes it tough.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_204BTA8...a-BTA8100.html

Rob

[n20capri]

Back in the day JL made a Mustang Stealth Box specifically for Fox Chassis cars...they no longer make it but it was awesome...

[85rkyboby]

Back in the day JL made a Mustang Stealth Box specifically for Fox Chassis cars...they no longer make it but it was awesome...

That's pretty interesting, is that yours or a pic off the internet?

[n20capri]

Pic from the internet...I just searched for Fox Mustang Stealth Box and that came up from a for sale thread from moons ago! lol

[EARLY84GT]

I would like to find one of them now, wonder if a space saver spare would fit under it?

[redse]

Back in the day JL made a Mustang Stealth Box specifically for Fox Chassis cars...they no longer make it but it was awesome...

Good find that is a awesome set-up boy I would like to find something like that! Any members out there interested in trying to help us out that would be interested in something like this being made?

[redse]

Doesn't seem like to many interested in really good clean loud music? Too me their is nothing better than the sound of a nice car belting out some mean tunes!!!!

[85rkyboby]

Wouldn't be hard to make. Make a template of your cargo area with taped together coke boxes. Then trace that onto MDF and go from there. That's what I did in my 240sx because the trunk hole is so freaking small.

[EARLY84GT]

I like the idea but need to carry a spare to and don't thick the well is deep enough for both even with a spacesaver spare

[DrewM]

My first four-eyed I built a couple of 'false floor' type enclosures, one an amp rack, the other a sub box. It raised the floor a good 6" or so, but I still had the spare under it, and it was built up in such a way I could still get to it with a little work, the factory carpet even covered it all up nicely. The downside is that you cut down on cargo capacity by a decent amount.

[86fiveoh]

↑ I did the same, built a false floor 3 inches above the factory floor and recessed a 12in jl and a Memphis amp. Sounded good but wasn't quite "finished" enough for me.

[Metalbass1979]

I have to agree about going with a sealed box. They hit so much tighter.

[mustangxtreme]

I had my sub installed in my spare tire well for years. No I didn't carry a spare. I didn't need it, never had a flat.

[tonyorlo]

If you dont mind running an 8" you can hid your sub here



Nice alternative to raising your floor, or loosing your spare.

[redse]

that pic isn't to best where are you hiding that?

[tonyorlo]

Yeah sorry there is a lot of sun glare. It's behind the driver side rear speaker in a hatch car. I won't be able to run rear speakers but I didn't plan on doing so anyway. There's roughly .37 cuft to use in that space, which will be perfect for an 8" alpine type R.

[redse]

I think someday I'm goint to get the rear seat delete kit and mount my Infinity Kappas 10.1 both of them and my amps then my stereo will be complete and ur right the design of are hatches really put a crimp on mounting subs!!!

[TopGear85]

When I had my first Mustang (when I was 16) I had to have a killer sound system, but nowadays I find myself not even turning the stock radio on. I prefer to listen to the engine and exhaust. You guys are right about these cars not being very conducive to installing big stereo's. If that's something you really want then that set up that N20Capri posted seems like the perfect piece. Otherwise removing the rear seat is a good option. That's what Saleen did with their Pioneer Promo car, and I think they got like 10 speakers in that thing.

[79Coupe]

Well, the 3.5" up front does suck, but a box in the back with 4 solo 12's and a pair of Boston 6x9s did mighty fine back in tha day!

[85rkyboby]

There's a buddy of mine on the FB FEP page. He's running Sundown Audio 12(s) in a big ole box. He hit 143db, if I'm remembering correctly. Not too shabby

[1200]

[QUOTE=TopGear85;1647952]When I had my first Mustang (when I was 16) I had to have a killer sound system, but nowadays I find myself not even turning the stock radio on. I prefer to listen to the engine and exhaust. QUOTE]

Ha Ha!!! I was thinking the same thing! I happen across this thread because I have just jumped into the waters to build my sound system in the 86 vert. Now there's a challenge for space! But it's funny to hear Topgear85 comment on this issue. My son has been pushing me to include the stereo system in my build. I think he's seeing down the road at when he gets the car. but I too don't think I will be doing too much listening to anything but the mufflers playing their sweet notes...we'll see. I'm a tight bass jazz man myself, maybe I'll drop the top and me and the sweetie will play some nice tunes while we roll down the Pacific Coast Highway.......Not! I live in deep South Florida! lol but who wants to apply gravity to my dreams? I always wanted to ride that highway...someday...

[jzleach]

Do you guys remember these?? I remember seeing some fox Mustangs with the horns under the dash and the mid-woofers glassed and recessed into the floor of the front foot wells....always thought that would be a good set-up.