Hey everyone, I just finished my custom 4080 sub box installation. Sounds and works great, but now I have to get my amp enclosure comlpeted as well. I am planning on building a box to house it in the "well" in the trunk, carpeted, with a plexi glass screen in the middle, so the amp is viewable. The amp I bought, Alpine MRD-M605 is a monoblock, class D, and is only being used for one 12'' Alpine Type R at 600 watts. There is a fan built into the amp, so if it ever gets to hot it should turn on. I was wondering though, whether I need to install maybe 2 computer case fans on the amp enclosure to make sure it stays cool enough. Seeing as though theres already a fan in the amp, is this really necessary? I noticed some people have just bought the factory Mazda Organizer that fits back there, and no fans were used. So any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated, thanks, greg

 

I don't have a trunk well amp - but I would guess that you don't need the fans but at least leave some kind of vent for fresh air.. and also make sure you have a good ground. the better the ground the more efficent your amp and the less heat there is. (check the ground sticky if you havent already)