[flash]

i listened to it when i was working out what i wanted to do for my cab - in a hardtop, one of those will work pretty well - it doesn't go as low as i would like, but not too bad - i would choose a different driver though, as the volume of the unit is only .23 cu ft



as for fitment, it is indeed for a 944, and has some issues with the 968 - not insurmountable though - i would get the one for the driver side (they are not interchangeable), and pack some foam in there to hold it still

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[timbits]

[quote name='flash' post='61082' date='Oct 2 2008, 09:14 PM']i listened to it when i was working out what i wanted to do for my cab - in a hardtop, one of those will work pretty well - it doesn't go as low as i would like, but not too bad - i would choose a different driver though, as the volume of the unit is only .23 cu ft



as for fitment, it is indeed for a 944, and has some issues with the 968 - not insurmountable though - i would get the one for the driver side (they are not interchangeable), and pack some foam in there to hold it still[/quote]



Thanks for the feedback flash! Do you recall specifically what the issues where with the fitment? Was it just a little loose in the 968 so it just needed some foam on the outside to get it nice and snug?



I'm not looking for anything crazy out of this setup, just a nice solid fill on the low end. More quality over quantity. Although I do like it where you can just start to feel the bass. I'll admit I'm not enough of an audiophile to explain my thoughts very well so what I'm saying might not really make a ton of sense.

That being said since I already have a 200w amp (http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/archive/rt2200.cfm) that I pulled out of my SUV so I was looking at getting the JL 8v3w3. JL recommends a .3 cu ft sealed enclosure which is a bit more than the .23 cu ft of this box. Even with this the 8c3w3 looked to be the best I could find that would handle the output from my amp and still fit in the box (JL says it'll be close but should fit). Am I looking down the wrong path here? Should I be looking at a different amp\sub setup? I really like the idea of the KLA enclosure to keep it out of the way and hidden even if that limits my options a bit.



Thanks,

Tim

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[flash]

yeah, it just sort of flopped around in there - the taillight on the 944 did the job of holding it in place, but the 968 light doesn't do that



i have exactly that JL driver - LOVE THEM - very good choice - much better than the punch



use about a bunch of polyfill in the box to fake it into thinking it's larger - are you anywhere near me? i have a bunch of it left over from other boxes i've worked on



then you should be in pretty good shape, and it should sound good

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[S_Cal968]

No issues with mine. Placement shouldn't be too critical in regard to sound, [low frequencies are not as sensitive to placement as high freq's].

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[timbits]

It's nice to hear I'm on the right track with this <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> I suppose I'll be ordering up some stuff this weekend then.



Thanks for the offer flash, but I'm up in Seattle, so while I'm not as far from you as I could be I'm not really close to you.



Tim

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[EEZATOY]

I'm very happy with mine - put mine in the passenger side (offset drivers wieght) and the amp sits down with the spare tire. No supprt needed the KLA just slipped into the cubby.



Sam

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[flash]

they make one for each side - the shapes differ left to right - sounds like either you got a right or the chamber is big enough that it doesn't matter in the 968 like it would in the 944

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[EEZATOY]

I ordered a right side one - and yes they are specific as to fit right/left

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[DaveN]

[quote name='EEZATOY' post='61229' date='Oct 6 2008, 12:10 PM']I ordered a right side one - and yes they are specific as to fit right/left[/quote]





For what it's worth now that the thread is almost over <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

I put a Bazooka in my first 944 and was quite happy with it except I could never get over the feeling that someone would smash the 5K glass to steal a 99.00 item so I was always hiding it under the sunroof cover.

When I bought my 944 S2 I decided to build it in so I chose the right cubby. Spend some time making a template and cut a piece of plywood to fit. Siliconed a metal ridge inside the cubby that the plywood could rest on and be screwed to. I mounted an 8" Cerwin-Vega sub in the hole with no port and drove it with a small Audison amp. I put a small stopper in the side of the carpet wall where the flap passes by so that the rear carpet flap stops just above the speaker. THis all worked wonderfull.

Now I am selling that car cuz I have 93 968! YEA. I have already done the same thing to the 968 but learned a bit on the way. I chose the left cubby this time as I wanted more storage room for my air compressor, rags etc. in the right cubby. I made the mounting plate slightly smaller so it sits lower in the cubby. Now I can let the flap down flush with no speaker clearance issues. Because bass tones are under 100 Hz there is no need to have the driver fully open to the cabin. The freq will pass though the carpet ok, I'm not trying to win any competitions for sound levels <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> .

I have some left-over "968" numbers so I got tacky and put those on too.

So I blew 15.00 on materials and a Saturday all for fun. The amp, sub and install kit was a little more than 15.00!

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[timbits]

Well I was finally (my truck broke down and I had to deal with that in the middle of this) able to get the sub in and just wanted to share my impressions for anyone else who comes along and reads this thread later.



I started off by ordering the sub box for the drivers side, but this didn't fit. I don't have a 944 to compare the cubby's but the 968 is apperently different enough that the sub box doesn't fit nicely. The trouble is that the sub box can't sit as far down in the cubby on the 968. So on the driver's side there's not enough clearance for the sunroof motor bracket. Even after pulling off the sunroof motor assembly and bending the bracket out of the way there was no way the box was going to fit. However they were nice enough to allow me to swap cubbies. So I sent the driver's side back and had the passenger's side on it's way.



Once the passenger's side sub box came in I took it out to my 968 for a test fit and while it was much closer to fitting, it still wasn't quite right. It wouldn't sit down far enough in the cubby to sit flushly. I had to take a lot of marterial away from a few edges and cut a few lines in the box to clear the sheetmetal seams and other obstructions. It took me a while but I was finally able to get the box in the cubby with it sitting nice and flush for the carpet.



I loaded up the JL (fit just fine), hooked up the amp and spent a few minutes calibrating the stereo. It's exactly what I was looking for. It adds a nice solid low end but not so loud that it sounds out of place with the rest of the system. Now that the sub has had a change to break in a bit more it's sounding even better <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> I'm defintiely very happy with how everything turned out with this.



Thanks for all the advice I got in putting this together.

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[DaveN]

I have just finished the amp mounting bracket for mine yesterday and thought you might like to see. I mounted my amp in my 944-S2 in front of the spare tire as the spare is not slanted and there was plenty of room. In the 968 there is very little room anywhere and I didn't want to mount the amp in the cubby where I built the sub into. If I mounted the amp to the bulkhead in front of the spare you would have to unbolt the amp if you ever had a flat so that place was out of the question. Decided to make a removeable mount and put it directly on the spare <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

Made a backing plate from 1/8 steel and glued a rubber mat to the back so that it won't scratch or bang on the spare.

Now I can have the amp sit on the spare and just lift it out of the holes it I ever get a flat.

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[timbits]

[quote name='DaveN' post='63910' date='Dec 6 2008, 05:53 PM']I have just finished the amp mounting bracket for mine yesterday and thought you might like to see. I mounted my amp in my 944-S2 in front of the spare tire as the spare is not slanted and there was plenty of room. In the 968 there is very little room anywhere and I didn't want to mount the amp in the cubby where I built the sub into. If I mounted the amp to the bulkhead in front of the spare you would have to unbolt the amp if you ever had a flat so that place was out of the question. Decided to make a removeable mount and put it directly on the spare <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/wink.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

Made a backing plate from 1/8 steel and glued a rubber mat to the back so that it won't scratch or bang on the spare.

Now I can have the amp sit on the spare and just lift it out of the holes it I ever get a flat.[/quote]





Oh. Very nice <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> This the last piece that I have to figure out, right now the amp is just sitting in the back hidden under the cargo cover. I was thinking of making a bracket and slide the amp in the cubby on the other side but hadn't figured out a good way to do it. I really like how you have it setup to hook onto the spare. I think I may just have to figure out something similar.

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[PorscheDude]

Nice job Dave.



I mounted my amp on the wood board the covers the engine ECU and put my sub in place of the spare tire.



Here is a link to some of what I did. No pics of he sub box though.

http://www.968forums.com/index.php?showtop...+stereo+install

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[DaveN]

Our house is a little unique in that I am 6' 4", my Porsche breathing 21 year old is 6' 6" and my 15 year old is already pushing 6' 2+ so mounting the amp in the footwell of the passenger side would have meant everyone kicking it during drives. Don't think the warranty covers the amp as a large foot rest <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

I don't think I could delete the spare, there are very few tow trucks on the drives our club takes. Ther're mostly those humdrum, everyone's got one, 911's and I'm not sure if their spares would fit. Let's not even mention the fact I would have to ask a Porsche owner to "loan" its precious, brand new, never been breathed on, concours ready spare. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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[SILVY968]

[quote name='DaveN' post='63927' date='Dec 7 2008, 10:00 AM']Our house is a little unique in that I am 6' 4", my Porsche breathing 21 year old is 6' 6" and my 15 year old is already pushing 6' 2+ so mounting the amp in the footwell of the passenger side would have meant everyone kicking it during drives. Don't think the warranty covers the amp as a large foot rest <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

I don't think I could delete the spare, there are very few tow trucks on the drives our club takes. Ther're mostly those humdrum, everyone's got one, 911's and I'm not sure if their spares would fit. Let's not even mention the fact I would have to ask a Porsche owner to "loan" its precious, brand new, never been breathed on, concours ready spare. <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/laugh.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />[/quote]

Dave,

Try a can of FIX A FLAT and dump the spare.

Brian

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[DaveN]

[quote name='SILVY968' post='63928' date='Dec 7 2008, 11:47 AM']Dave,

Try a can of FIX A FLAT and dump the spare.

Brian[/quote]





For fear of getting off topic I'll be brief. First flat I get will be more than a puncture, that's what Murphy dictates and FIX A FLAT won't help there. Also, doesn't that suff ruin the inside of your tire when it comes time for a patch making for an unhappy a tire rapair guy?

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[SILVY968]

[quote name='DaveN' post='63939' date='Dec 7 2008, 05:16 PM']For fear of getting off topic I'll be brief. First flat I get will be more than a puncture, that's what Murphy dictates and FIX A FLAT won't help there. Also, doesn't that suff ruin the inside of your tire when it comes time for a patch making for an unhappy a tire rapair guy?[/quote]

Dave,



I used it this summer when I was running my 18" turbo twist wheels. I was on the rim when I got to the car to go home after work. The product worked great and I got to my PM after 45 mins of fwy and city driving. I told him what happened and he fixed the tire without comment or issue.



Maybe I am just lucky, but in my 40+ years of driving, none of the flats have been more than a puncture. I believe that in an earlier discussion about weight reduction, Flash removed his spare and jack as I did and claimed that new 911's do not come with a spare any longer and that they come with this type of product for ordinary flats. Besides if you ever damage a tire such that the can will not help you a AAA card in your wallet will do the trick in short oder. Remember that extra weight costs you horsepower and fuel.

Brian

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[PorscheDude]

i carry AAA, no spare no jack. Just a few basic tools.

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[DaveN]

Only problem is I live in the 1/2 way up Vancouver Island in BC. Most of my driving is north or west with the VIRPCA. The only thing within 200 Km with an "A" is "AA" <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/tongue.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> .

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[flash]

run flats?

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