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I bought an older set of Q-forms for my camaro....just kept em stock, no insulation behind them, bracing, reinforcement, or anything. The imaging was very good but anything below 150hz sounded like butt! So yesterday I got ambitious and put 2-3 layers of fiberglass on the back of them, let it sit overnight....and today I put 2-3 layers of dynamat super on the back of them. I bolted my drivers in place and mounted the kicks nice and secure.....all I can say is WOW!!! If there is anyone out there that has qforms that they haven't reinforced, do it!! It's totally worth it!! I'm just running a set of mtx thunderpro 5 1/4 compnents w/out a high pass xover to them! I just have the VTE on my tube driver turned up and it's unbeleivable....It won't respond to much under 35-40hz....(I was playin some bass cds to see just what they can do)..hehe
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ya..thats something I would do first thing if I got q-forms. They are not bad premade pannels they just lack strength. Doing what you did is a very good idea...
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Hey, the q forms for the camaro are prolly the best they make. You wanna have some real fun? Make a fiberglass mold of the kickpanel area, then glass it to the q form, measure it's size, and see if your woofers will work ported in it! I did ported kicks in my last Accord (RIP) and it was JUST incredible! Try to tune them for around 70hz or so, and I would bet you'd be even happier!!!!
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quote:Originally posted by Audiophyle: Hey, the q forms for the camaro are prolly the best they make. You wanna have some real fun? Make a fiberglass mold of the kickpanel area, then glass it to the q form, measure it's size, and see if your woofers will work ported in it! I did ported kicks in my last Accord (RIP) and it was JUST incredible! Try to tune them for around 70hz or so, and I would bet you'd be even happier!!!!
How did you determine the correct interior volume and port length? I have never been able to find a pair of components that have the t/s parameters listed. Did you test the speakers yourself?
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Get ahold of the manufacturer. Most of the higher quality manufacuterers can get you the t/s specs for your components. You may be able to find someone who has access to all the equipment needed to get the specs yourself also. I was using a/d/s/ 320is components, and just emailed a/d/s/ and they very happily sent me the t/s spec for the mids. GREAT customer service!!!
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