{"id":259,"date":"2011-06-18T22:21:45","date_gmt":"2011-06-18T22:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csdaudio.com\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2012-02-07T03:43:28","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T03:43:28","slug":"mazda-speed-3-stealth-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csdaudio.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/18\/mazda-speed-3-stealth-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of two 3&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy projects like this when they come along. Mike was looking to make a substantial improvement to the Bose system in his Speed3, but uses his car to haul things for his business, and couldn&#8217;t give up any trunk space. I built him a custom fiberglass woofer enclosure INSIDE his spare tire which housed one of Pioneer&#8217;s Shallow 12&#8243; woofers. We also added a bass knob in the dash to allow him to fine-tune the music to his exact tastes on the go. Mike now has a car that sounds awesome, retains 100% of the cargo room and still has easy access to his spare tire. <\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-259 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.csdaudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC05007b_900.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csdaudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC05007b_900-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.csdaudio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/DSC05011b_900.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" 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Mike&#8217;s buddy loved this system so much, he wanted one of his own. The design goal was simple&#8230; &#8220;Make it louder than Mike&#8217;s!&#8221; Cool. Cargo space was just as important to Blaine so we stuck with Pioneer&#8217;s shallow 12&#8243; subwoofer, only doubling the quantity and designing a custom vented enclosure to wring every ounce of performance out of this system. Even with 2 woofers and the custom box, we only lost 4&#8243; of cargo room in the rear. The box also has a Speakon quick disconnect system so the box can be quickly and safely removed to free up the rest of the hatch for hauling stuff. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoy projects like this when they come along. Mike was looking to make a substantial improvement to the Bose system in his Speed3, but uses his car to haul things for his business, and couldn&#8217;t give up any trunk space. 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