I built a custom box for this sub under the floor in my hatch by the spare tire - pretty much .35 cu ft. I went with this woofer due to my positive experience with polk component speakers and it's super shallow mounting depth. It seemed to lack low lows until broken in but now I just can't say how impressed I am with an 8" woof. I have my amp bridged at 300 watt rms and the woof seems to do fine even though it is rated at 180 watts. For reference, I've got an equalizer built in to my head unit and a 40 Hz bass boost on my amp that might really be helping me dial in the sound. The lows go low enough and the high/mid bass is more pronounced. It is a quality sound not a boomy sound. That said, if you are looking to wake the neighbors from 2 blocks away, get a couple of 10's or 12's.