For a sedan, one sub, 500 W. It’s the same math as the designer’s step-by-step mode, where you can fit the box to your space, vehicle and amp and get plans, a cut sheet and DXF.
Sealed Ported · SPL in dB at 1 W / 1 m, no cabin gain
Thiele/Small parameters
Fs
28.4 Hz
Qts
0.49
Qes
0.52
Qms
8.82
Vas
2.25 ft³
Re (one coil)
4.2 Ω
Sd
79.2 in²
Xmax
0.75″
Vd
59.2 in³ calc.
Mms
182 g calc.
BL
16.2 T·m calc.
EBP
55 — sealed or ported calc.
Sensitivity, 1 W / 1 m
86.5 dB calc.
General
Size
12″
Voice coils
dual 4 Ω
RMS power
500 W
Mounting dimensions
Cutout diameter
11 1/16″
Mounting depth
6 5/8″
Overall diameter
12 5/8″
“≈” means the value isn’t in the spec sheet and a typical value for the size is used; “calc.” means it’s calculated from the published parameters. Check the manufacturer’s spec sheet before you build.