i have 2 kicker cvr's 12's in my 99 mustang. i barely got them this past weekend after selling my audiopipe ones. when i hooked the kickers i thought they would make a big difference but it wasn't as big a difference as i thought. maybe my expectations were too high? i have a u.s. amps xterminator 1600.2 bridged at 1100 watts rms. the kickers are wired in series and since theyre 4 ohm they are a 8 ohm load. since the mustang's trunk opening isnt as big what kind of box should i get to really make it hit?
Let's get the wiring figured out first. Those are 4ohm dual voice coils subs? You can get 2 DVC 4ohm subs wired to an 8ohm load. You can only do 1, 4, and 16ohms...what's wrong in the info you gave? They may not be slamming if they're not getting enough power. As for the box, get 2 cu ft per sub box tuned in the mid 30s. In that box they'll only need 300W, not 400.
the kickers are 4 ohm dvc and each is wired in series so i'm guessing thats 8 ohms each right? so then how much is it altogether? these kicker cvr come in either 2 ohm dvc or 4 ohm dvc and they first gave me the 2 ohm dvc and i wired them in series and whoa they hit big time! but they suggested me that since my amp wasn't stable a 2 ohms bridged it would mess it up. so i switched them for the ones i have now. so what's the right way to wire them for my amp to work at its best without messin up?
Chris, you'll need about 3.5cu ft for 2 subs before driver and port displacement. Take a measuring tape and see exactly how big of a box you can fit in the trunk. Shoot Mr. Mark and email with that and see what can be worked out. Kickers don't need that big of a ported box.
ok i'll take the measurements and let you know. now i have another question... how is my amp gonna push the kickers better? the specs are: 200w rms X 2 ch. @ 4ohms 400w rms X 2 ch. @ 2ohms 1100w rms X 1 ch. bridged @ 4ohm mono
right now its bridged and the subs are both in series. if i wire them parallel each and hook them up to one channel for each will that make them hit harder? theyre 4 ohm dvc
The way Rovin showed is the way you have them wired, unless you have the coils AND subs in series, then you're getting a 16ohm load, which is too much. That amp should push them really well, my friend has 600W pushing them and that's all they needed - it's a sealed box. Either something's not right with the wiring or your expectations were too high lol
yeah thats how theyre wired. maybe ur right and my expectations are too high. i mean they do hit hard it just threw me off because when i had the 2 ohm dvc subs and had them wired exactly the same way they hit harder than these. but that wouldve messed up my amp because my amp isnt stable at 2 ohms bridged. so the way they are wired right now each sub has an 8 ohm load right? hows 2 of them equal 4 ohms altogether?
lol. dont get me wrong, i love how it sounds. and it does hit. i'm just tryin to see if this was as good as it gets or if i could push the envolope a bit more. but do u think i should stick with a similar box like the one i have now, or should i get a ported box that about the same size? cuz my current box gots to go
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