Subwoofer location in Mach-1/fastback

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1968 Coupe: 393w, TKO-600, Maier Racing springs, Global West suspension, Currie 9in with forged axles, 3.50 gears, Trutrac, Baer brakes front/rear
1973 Mach-1: 351c 4V, C-6, 3.73:1 gears and a long "To Do" list..
I would like to upgrade my stereo system in my '73 Mach-1. I have the stereo but I'm looking for speakers (to include 2x 10" subwoofers). I don't want a ton of bass but I want it to sound good. Classic rock primarily. Any ideas for the speakers? Thank you..

Mike

 
I wouldn't do that. Behind my fold down rear seat, there's the divider between the trunk and cab. When I purchased my car, he square panel was missing. I figured I could build a speaker box and put it in it's place..

 
Bass form the subwoofers are non directional, and your only looking at 10" subs, I would make customs boxes to fit right in the rear wheel wells, this way it doesn't take up your trunk.

years ago that's what I had for mine but I had 12"s but I have a stock radio now.

here are some examples of what I mean

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Interesting. Thanks.. If I put it in the trunk, is one 10" enough? I'm looking for sound quality over the loud booming.

 
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I replaced the original trap door with carpeted plywood and mounted the speakers to that. The amps are below the plywood false floor. There are no holes in the carpet so you don't even know there are speakers there.

 
I have a pair of MTX 10" Terminators, since those are what came in the MTX Thunderbox I received from a pal for my '97 Ram. With a 400 watt amp (MTX Sledgehammer) dialed in at about half-power, so the bass is "there, but not overpowering" with the radio's Bass setting on +1, it's a really good combination, and doesn't seem out of control. There's also lots of room to dial-in a little more bass or a lot less if a particular tune has too much or too little for your liking (rather than having to mess with the amp gain and whatnot).

I really like Austin Vert's set-up for a non-folding rear seat (like mine), and 71mach351's solution sounds perfect for your set-up. Good luck and post pics! ::thumb::

 
In high school I purchased a couple of 12" MTX sub in boxes. I wired them in behind the folding seat and left the wires between the rear panel and the floor support panel for the folding seat. I could take them out whenever I wanted and best of all required no modifications to the interior. Just a suggestion.

 
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I replaced the original trap door with carpeted plywood and mounted the speakers to that. The amps are below the plywood false floor. There are no holes in the carpet so you don't even know there are speakers there.
How does that setup sound? I notice that you didn't enclose the speakers in a box. I was thinking if something similar but every subwoofer setup I've ever seen, they were in some sort of an enclosure.. Also, is one 10" going to be enough or do I need 2?

 
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Kicker makes a "Free Air" sub (other manufacturers too, I'm sure) that's supposed to be really good for this kind of application - as long as the trunk is effectively sealed off from the cab, it should sound pretty awesome - uses the whole trunk as an 'enclosure,' much like the 6x9s in a rear deck would.

I remember in my '82 Mustang hatchback, I made a cover for the entire hatch area with 2 Clarion 990 6x9s - no enclosure, and they sounded awesome. After learning about the bass response of subwoofers in enclosures, I decided to make a box for the 6x9s under the cover, and to be honest, they sounded like crap afterward. The Free Air subs use the same technology as the 6x9s (probably a different magnet & voice coil make-up, resistance, and reflexive fastener for the cone-to-basket attachment), so I'm guessing they've gotta be pretty good. Check the specs on the Kicker Free Air subs against their Competition line, and I think you'll see they are comparable - without needing enclosures. Running one of them "out of phase" can have some really interesting effects as well - that's how the Kicker Comp 8s in a single enclosure are wired in the Jeep... and they hit hard (with the roof on, that is - still not too bad with the top off as well... just the obvious reflective loss without the roof).

Hope that helps.

 

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