Car subwoofers for home sub use: Whynot? why?


I plan on using some car subwoofers for a home sub.
What is the reason not to?
The 4 ohm is no problem...
So what else is wrong with this picture?
I plan on sticking (2) 8" Polk Momo subs into a box from a dead Klipsch (hunk of crap) computer sub.
8" pair and use the still functioning Klipsch sub 9the other channels are dead)
OR:
I have a Infinity 12" home sub that I want to put a 12" Infinity Perfect 12 into.
Why not?
OR: a Polk Momo 15" sub in a custom box.
(the Momo are a physical match for the Canton speakers I have)
And I have Carver ??45 the famous sub runner that can be bridged to mono 1000 watts
(these brands are already decided upon, so skip the brand trashing and get to the point... )
elizabeth

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The crossover is no problem, as it is done in the Denon 4806 receiver... subwoofer preamp level out.
The box will definitely be a sealed box, no ports or vents, for smoother response.
I can calculate what the box size should be.
I just sort of cannot find a "home" raw woofer I like, and can find raw car woofers I like.
The woofer I have the 12" Infinity is sort of not terrible, but it could be a LOT better.
The actual speaker in the Infinity sub box is a chunk of junk. Ditto the Klipsch 5.1 computer speaker broken down trash box.
The retail subs I see have not got anything better anyway in the price range I can afford.
(A nice Martin-Logan $3,000 or a B&W $3,000 would be ok... but out of the money range I am willing to throw at the problem.)
(am I in a nasty mood or what?)
So far the Canton's do well, they just need the last low freq. from 40hz down to 22hz.. enough to give the bass a bit of feel.