2 mj 18's . Now with pictures of box build

[82cutty 0]

Hay everyone...this kid i know wants 2 18's in his 04 explorer . I have been reading up on these and from what i read they are very nice . Anyway...how much port do these like . I'm thinking like 5-6 cubes each tuned to 35 hz...atleast 500 watts on each . He hasn't decided on amp yet . They are going to fire up and port up also . What do you guys think

Thanks for any input

Scott

Edited August 22, 2007 by 82cutty

[aznboi3644 2]

what year explorer??

two would pound pretty good

not sure on how much space to give em though

Edited August 9, 2007 by aznboi3644

[82cutty 0]

what year explorer??

two would pound pretty good

not sure on how much space to give em though

04 explorer . Yeah it should sound nice . It's either these 18's or 4 15's of the black series from powerbass . Those are very nice for what they are

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

There is also the MAW-15 from Mach5. But the pair of 18's ported and tuned low with a strong amp would be very cool.

[82cutty 0]

There is also the MAW-15 from Mach5. But the pair of 18's ported and tuned low with a strong amp would be very cool.

That's what I'm thinking . He gave me the money to buy one 18 today . Next week he'll have the money for the other one . I'll post some pictures when I get to installing . So what do they need atleast 500 watts ea. ? Do you know how much port they like ?

[JEREMIAH 0]

about 53 square inches of port area

[82cutty 0]

about 53 square inches of port area

50in. for both or each ? I would think atleast 50 each . I'm going to tune it at 35 hz.

Should sound nice

I ordered 1 of the 18's yesturday...he should have the money for the other one next week .

I'll post some pictures when I get this going

[JEREMIAH 0]

my bad each

[82cutty 0]

my bad each

So is 6 cubes good . I have more room...what's the biggest i can go with these 18's

[ANeonRider 3]

Infinite Baffle.

[82cutty 0]

Infinite Baffle.

They're going in an explorer so i'm going to port them . Is 6 cubes plenty ? Gonna tune to 35hz.

[ANeonRider 3]

Sealed 6ft^3 is fine... need close to 8.5-9 ported.

[82cutty 0]

Sealed 6ft^3 is fine... need close to 8.5-9 ported.

Sorry didn't specify...6 cubes ea. so 12 cubes total

[ANeonRider 3]

Plan on powering these with 300W each or something? Too big...

[82cutty 0]

Plan on powering these with 300W each or something? Too big...

Ok so 4.5 - 5 cubes ea. is the most you would go with ported ? I'm just trying to get the most out of these . Going to have 1200 watts on the pair .

[ANeonRider 3]

That is what I would go ported if I ran one ported... yes.

Question is... at what freq?

[82cutty 0]

That is what I would go ported if I ran one ported... yes.

Question is... at what freq?

35hz. Also how many inches of port do these need . I going to do a single slot port for the 2 . 100 inches of port for the 2 a good start ?

[ANeonRider 3]

Yep.... better include LOTS of bracing & double baffle.

[82cutty 0]

Yep.... better include LOTS of bracing & double baffle.

Yeah I have 4 sheets of mdf allready and some 2 x 3's . Probably going to use some resin also . I double baffle everything i build lol .

I just got the first 18 today...looks nice I'll post some pics of the build when I get it going

Thanks for the help

[ANeonRider 3]

Resin adds no strength... it only seals when used alone. Add some glass strands... and then you'll have something that can strengthen.

[82cutty 0]

Resin adds no strength... it only seals when used alone. Add some glass strands... and then you'll have something that can strengthen.

Yeah...that's what I plan on doing

[mrogowski 6]

Definitely post some pictures and notes about your build...

[82cutty 0]

Definitely post some pictures and notes about your build...

Sure will...Nice product you have . I will be buying more from you in the near future .

Thanks

[82cutty 0]

Well i got one of the 18's in and should have the other one in on Monday . Went to home depot today and got 100.00 worth of MDF and 2 x 3's for the box. Gonna start building the box on Monday . I'll make sure to post some pictures

[johnecon2001 82]

I'm guessing you already thought of this.. but what Ohm MJ's did you get? 8 or 4?