BOX IS DONE!

yeah i just wanted some quick nice bass and to rock out with paps for a few hrs. and didnt want a comp. system or anything just loud music with bass haha thats all, and thats what i got. -bf

ya I got tired of it about - say 15 years ago and attacked it with a sledge hammer then welded up the gaping hole that was left after the back wall split from the floor.
box looks good.

hey bro, how does it sound?

And thats all that matters. Thats what its all about.

thanks guys. and maz, it sounds great, i love it but it aint loud nuff for me. i might sell my sub and buy 2 10s/12s that i can fit behind my seats with the amp in the middle. dont get me wrong this thing is loud but i want it ungodly haha plus i want it sealed. any suggestions from anybody?

if you want it louder, rebuild it out of mdf, don't buy anything else (subs, amps, or wood). if that sub handles that much power at rms, give it the power. i don't know how you have it wired, it looks to be a mono amp with a single voice coil sub? if it is dual voice coil run the pos. of 1 voice coil to the neg of the other and then run the amp neg to the open sub neg. and the amp pos to the open sub pos. this will get you more power. if you decide to build a new box...build the port or vent on top so that the seat won't cover it up. hope this helps out.

1 Image Dynamics 10". I think that its a 1.2 cubic foot box (inside with subwoofer displacement), with a 3" diameter port, 18" long with an angled face (about 20 degrees). I did one of these boxes and it meter's at 140.8 db. Its the loudest single 10" that I have ever built. It took 4 boxes to get to that stage but that was the end result with the dimensions that I just gave. If you want I can get the exact specs for the box.

Another route is the slim pioneer subs. Two 10's or 12's of those pound good for the price. Sealed enclosure size is about .5-1 cubic feet.

And rember that your equipment is only as good as what you put it in. A cap on your sub amp, good wiring (proper gauge, ground), battery power, RCA Voltage output, enclosure quality and properly matched subs and amps will make a huge difference. A single battery system will only be able to put out 600-900 watts, battery depending. So even if your amp is 2000 watts, you don't have enough battery power to use it all up even if you have a crazy alternator.



Be careful if you do this. First measure the Ohms of each of the voice coils. And then find out what the amp can run at. If you run at too low then you might end up overloading the amp.

haha, never is loud enough until your head explodes. i had 2 15" cerwin vegas in my ford escape with 4 cubic feet per box. it would vibrate the sunvisor down and stop you from breathing but it still wasn't loud enough after a few months. haha. i eventually just got rid of it all and will probably just put 1 12 in my truck. but damn those c.v. are nuts!

nope its a 2 channel amp, and a dvc sub, dual 2ohm. heres the amps specs. i have it wired reg. just pos to pos/neg to neg. i donno if my amp is bridgable or not so i didnt mess w/ it. shit boys, if i can get more out of it tell me, im all over it haha.
2 x 300W RMS @ 4 Ohm Stereo
2 x 400W RMS @ 2 Ohm Stereo
2 x 600W RMS @ 1 Ohm Stereo
1 x 1200W RMS @ 2 Ohm Mono
now i realize..i can bridge it, but i tried it and i didnt hear any difference so....anyways, thanks -bf

you need lots of power for those MA amps when ya run low ohms.
Look for wiring diagrams or manuals online for your sub and amp.

I find reverse mounting subs to not be as powerful as regular mounting.

SeirraX is right on the money.
Mdf is better too, but its a great effrot ya got there, I would save the pieces from this project to use as a template for the future, even if you decide to try something else for a while, you can make a nice painted box instead of carpet, w / MDF = ( medium density fiberboard )