small sealed box

i just picked up a pair of rockford p3 12's and have them in a rather large ported box.i want to know if anyone has heard these subs in a small seald box.if so were they loud ? did they hit hard ? was the bass low?i want to make some room in my little hatchback to finish my install.any help with how they sound would be grate

I had thr RF rep loan me a 10" P3 to see if I wanted to sell them. I built a spec sealed box for it. At low volumes it sounded great. As so as I put power to it, it broke up badly.

Have you tried modeling it up? In general, small sealed boxes will be less efficient, won't play as deep as a large ported, and won't be as punch ("hit"). However, they are usually smoother, more transient, and handle much more power. If you're interested in output, I think you'd be -very- disappointed moving from a large ported to a small sealed. New Project: 2003 Pathfinder