What happens If you overpower a car subwoofer?

-I have a 10 inch pioneer, that has 450 watt peak/max power. And my amp is running a little over 500 watts. Is this bad?As long as your amp is putting out a clean signal and not clipping

Your sub can take that extra 50 watts no problem.

and dont listen to mitch... Most audio shops dont do a great job tuning amps... they dont have OScopes... usually in between halfway and 3/4 is a good spot for the gain on the amp and you never want to do more than 3/4 of your max headunit volume or youll send a distorted and clipped signal to the amp.

Clipping will fry that sub ALOT faster than an extra 50 watts.

and a type R can deffinately take more than 600 if you fried it thats your own bad bud....

Subs are underrated because they have to leave room for people like u to **** up
First, ignore peak power numbers.....always refer to RMS. Secondly, amps have a gain control that allows you to control the power going to the sub. Its almost always ok to have a more powerful amp than the subs recommend IF you know how to exercise restraint and dial in the gain to the right level.
The best thing to do is to go to an audio shop and have them tune your amp. With the right settings, your sub will pound hard, and not blow. it seems like a waste of money at the time. but its cheaper than a new sub.