2009 sedan rear deck porting

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Originally Posted by TOLMACH

Hi,

Holes in the rear deck (as large as practicable) would have some positive effect.. However, a sub in the sedan's trunk will always perform worse than, say a pair of firee-air subs in the rear deck

That is an irresponsible blanket statement to say the least. This type of statement is untrue given so many variables around a system. I'll give three examples of world championship type builds I've auditioned within the last 6 months that exemplify the antithesis of what Tolmach is claiming:

-Scott Buwalda's current iteration of his G35 which uses four I6SWs in a bandpass enclosure

-Bill Pleasant's Altima which uses two RF 15s in sealed pods on either side of the trunk

-Dave Edward's Camry with uses two 12" test mule speakers IB'd

All of them sound unique yet have great low end extension. The idea that the ONLY way to sound good or sound "the best" in any vehicle let alone ours is to use woofers in a free air (infinite baffle) configuration is preposterous. All three are championship vehicles. The claim that only IB/free air woofers sound the best or that they always sound better than a trunk mounted setup whether that be sealed, vented, or bandpass enclosures is bunk.