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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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kicker l7

do u think i can fit to kicker l7 15s in my 88 camaro
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Sure, you could fit a 32" in there if you really wanted to.

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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:20 PM
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sure there is enough room to physically fit them there in the well, but the sub requirements call for too much air space to sound good. The available air space in the well is barely enough for a sealed box. The L7s sound way better ported, but that needs almost twice the space as a sealed box.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Re: kicker l7

A single L7 15 calls for a minimum of 1.5 cu ft for sealed and 3.0 cu ft for ported. 3.0 is probably a little big for a thirdgen, especially after the port. Why anyone needs a 15 inside a thirdgen is beyond me anyways.
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Old Feb 26, 2011 | 04:29 AM
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Re: kicker l7

Originally Posted by 87350IROC
Why anyone needs a 15 inside a thirdgen is beyond me anyways.
Because it's bigger than a 12" and they don't understand the relationship between cone space, power and the 3db rule. They just (think) they want the boom!
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 03:24 PM
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Re: kicker l7

i have 2 15 hx2s in my 91 z and they sound awesome im bout to have a box built for my subs and ported tuned to 30 hertz (: just something you gotta love lol
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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i have 2 15 hx2s in my 91 z and they sound awesome im bout to have a box built for my subs and ported tuned to 30 hertz (: just something you gotta love lol
Hmmm thats a minimum of 5 cubic feet of box volume. Thats pretty hard to do in a thirdgen. Got any pics of your setup?
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Re: kicker l7

I'm running 2 18"s sealed and there around 3.0 cubic or so each (seperated chambers of course). I cut out most of the plastic pieces though.

To get an L7 15" to fit you'll probably have to mount it off to one side because I doubt you'll have enough room with the pulldown motor. You could always find the specs and make a mock-up piece from cardboard that'll give you a better idea on sub placement.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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Re: kicker l7

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I'm running 2 18"s sealed and there around 3.0 cubic or so each (seperated chambers of course). I cut out most of the plastic pieces though.

To get an L7 15" to fit you'll probably have to mount it off to one side because I doubt you'll have enough room with the pulldown motor. You could always find the specs and make a mock-up piece from cardboard that'll give you a better idea on sub placement.
Yes the amount of work you had to do to get them to fit is hardly average. May I ask what you do with the sound system that you felt 2 18's were required?
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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It's purely a street pounding toy car. I found the subs and stuff super cheap on eBay. One of my friends was using a ported 12" W7 in his Monte Carlo. I was just looking for something no one back home had or even thought of yet. One of the local shops told me there was no way to get 18"s to fit and even if I did it would rip the hinges on the hatch. The first shop I had build the box was horrible so I decided I might as well give it a try myself. Like anything I do I always seem to go over board.... At least I can hear something more than the "budget 383" motor screaming through 4" exhaust and race muffler.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Re: kicker l7

Originally Posted by fireturd350
It's purely a street pounding toy car. I found the subs and stuff super cheap on eBay. One of my friends was using a ported 12" W7 in his Monte Carlo. I was just looking for something no one back home had or even thought of yet. One of the local shops told me there was no way to get 18"s to fit and even if I did it would rip the hinges on the hatch. The first shop I had build the box was horrible so I decided I might as well give it a try myself. Like anything I do I always seem to go over board.... At least I can hear something more than the "budget 383" motor screaming through 4" exhaust and race muffler.
Yes the 18's sure make it look comical. Definitely not practical though.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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Re: kicker l7

Originally Posted by 87350IROC
Hmmm thats a minimum of 5 cubic feet of box volume. Thats pretty hard to do in a thirdgen. Got any pics of your setup?
as of right now its just a prefab dual 15 box. ill get pics up asap. but a new box is in the making.
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 03:43 AM
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Re: kicker l7

If You Need A Ported Box For L7 Kickers On Your Third Gen, You Can Get Them On eBay, They Work A Lot Better Than The Sealed Ones Because There's Not Enough Space To have Two Of Them Hitting As It Is And With No Air Flow To Them You have To Make Them Work A Lot Harder & They Blow Out So If Anyone Plans On have More Than 1 L7 I Would Reccomend The Ported Box You Can Buy On eBay, Or Get 1 12" JL Audio W7 In A Sealed Box And You'll Be Hitting A Lot Harder Than 2 L7's In A Ported Box.
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