SPL & SQ / Fabrication

Maybe its just me, but, i was just on their website and they didnt have any events posted in Cali....... anyone shed some light on this..

When drilling into the mdf boards, it seems to split every time when i am screwing in i think there deck screws... Can anyone help me out and tell me what kind of screws to get for this project! Thanks, Curt

just kidding ok when posting DB numbers you should post what mic it was on and how you metered (sealed on the dash or outlaw) seeing all these people doing 155+ make's me cry till i find out it was on the ac mic with the door open LOL

Hey I am just wanting to clarify that this box design meets the specs that I was told. This is for "1" 15" Fi BTL. It was designed to have 4 cuft. tuned to 35Hz. (Calculations done by BKOLFO4) The box with a slot port will need to be 17" tall in front, 14" tall in the rear, 31" wide, and 23" deep. The slot port will be 12.5" x 4". You will run it into the box until it is 4" from the back wall, and then turn and go 2" parallel to the back wall. (Designed by BKOLFO4) Like this (note the port dimensions are internal dimensions): Thanks in advance, Curt

Was going to build a small sealed box for my brothers truck. Just wondering if any tuning can be put in a sealed box. Or perhaps it goes off the speakers "Fs" ...hell if I know haha

K, box dimensions are 35x32x16 externally. Internally this gives me roughly 8.57Cubes. I want to port this to 34hz or so, and i need a min area of 6 cubic feet after displacements, is this possible? I also need to know how many sq inches of port i should need. I am just going to run out and grab 2 sheets of MDF right now so any help would be wonderful. The only confusing part is that the RE calculator keeps giving me ridiculous port lengths when removing the second portion of the L to make it a square. Any port dimension recommendations would be wonderful. Thanks in advance. Chris

Im changing my set up.. i only had my 2 10" Qs for a couple months but they arent loud enough for me anymore. I have an 04 super crew F150 and im taking the center seat out of the back seat and im gonna center console 2 12" BTLs. maybe if i can fit it 2 15" BTLs id like to keep it a wood enclosure to keep the cost down. Anyone have any ideas for how to get them to fit and have the airspace they need? and then ports?

Hi everyone, My name is Paul Mocan, and i am from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Adrian_D is a good friend of mine, and one day we decided to transform my 20 year old Volvo 340, in a SPL car... here is what happend. We started with adding a second battery behind the passanger seet, and complettly removed the rear seats. We made a box design with 2 ports, one for SPL and one for music. My car was a wreck. I had oil and watter dripping out of it, but it was a crowd gatherer. I'll come back with some pictures...

Doing a system for a friend with an Intrepid. He already has the subs and amp- 2 12" T2's in D4 config, and a rockford T2000 to power them. Lots of room in the trunk to play around with so this is what i was thinking: 5 cubes gross, single slot port appox 96 sq inch tuned to 35hz. Subs and Ports firing rear. Goal is primarily SPL and as long as it doesn't sound like complete ass he's cool with whatever. Listens mostly to rap. What do you guys think?

I need help to build a box for one 12" Fi Q in the back of my regular cab GMC truck. I don't want to compromise sound quality and i do want it to get loud. What i was thinking of doing is fiberglassing the bottom floor behind the passenger seat where a box would normally go and use MDF for the front, sides and top. I 'm not the best at 'glassing, it works but isn't pretty. I'm trying to get there recommended size of 1.2 - 1.3 cubic feet. Any ideas to start??? If any one has any ideas please let me know i am open for suggestions. Thanks in advance I want to run a 12" Q and a Sundown Audio SAZ-1500D.

The dimensions are" 20" Wide x 18" Tall x 15" Deep = 3.125 ft^3 external Internal = 2.385 ft^3 - .15 (speaker) = 2.235 ft ^3 to work with minus whatever port area??? a little area in the back lost to the plexi window that will be put in, but negligible The speaker is a Fi BL 12, with flatwind and pchamfer options. Tuning is suggested to be 32 hz and box size between 1.8-2.5 ft^3 I can't go much bigger due to trunk opening, and for that reason I am building to boxes of the same size and putting them in the trunk that way. I mainly listen to Rap/ Hip Hop and Hanna Montana ( ) These will be facing towards the seat so that the plexi rear is visible when opening the trunk. I …

I have modeled up a box for a 12" Fi.SSD Now I'd just some of you box builders to just verify what I've done. And let me know if its good or not Here is a pic since they're worth 1000 words: Port and Sub displacement has been accounted for. Where would be the best location on the port side to place the sub? I dont quite understand port loading and such. Thanks in advance

i am trying to build a box for 4 of my kicker cvx 15's. i called kicker and they recommending using separate 3.5 cub. ft chambers tuned to 38 hz. since this is gonna be my first box build is there an easier less way to build the box without having 4 separate chambers? maybe 2 subs per port or all 4 with one port. it is going inside the car. maybe even a wall design. my available space is 32x56x36.

Is tuning a ported box to 35 hz for daily use normal.

can I make a port in a shape of a L and still tune the box too 35 hz. your advise is need badly

I recently brought a pair of LvL 4 with LvL 5 coils to go with my single Autotek MM4000.1D amp. I want to put these subs in an 07 Chevy Suburban LT.The idea is to keep my third row seats. That was the main reason why I brought a suburban instead of a tahoe. So far this is what I've came up with. *Note all measurements are external* Height: 23 3/8 inches or 28 1/2 inches if I go up to top of headrest Width: 49 inches Depth: 28 3/4 inches I went to 12volt.com to use their volume calculator and it came out to roughly 15 cft of internal volume space. I want to go ported with the 18's and I want to go both subs and ports facing up as apposed to subs up and ports to the rear. …

I'm wanting to build a new enclosure for 2 12" Eclipse TI's sw-9122(tc 3HP) I currently have the in a CRX style enclosure 4ft3@35. Its in a CRX. This works well. I just want to try a different sttle enclosure. I really like the chambered t-lines Rich(stratus) from here and ROE designs. I'd like help designing a box like the one in the pciture below, its from a member on here. he did 2 separate boxes, but there CRX style sub up/port back.. so if anybody would like to give me a hand I apprecite it.. thanks, Joe

I would like to get a few different tones on a CD or something to play around with, where can I find some? Thanks, Mike B.

I've built quite a few boxes over the last few years, and they've all been with screws. However, I have the opportunity of getting a brad nailer (either a Hitachi or Porter and Cable) for free. It seems like brad nailing would make things go a lot faster, but I have no experience with them. I was wondering which you guys prefer, and why?

I am trying to come up with a good design for a ported box for a 18" BTL. Now it is going to be in my trunk but I am going to try to get a full 8 cubic feet. It can be 41" wide, 29 inches deep, and the tallest it can be is 18.5" and that is exactly right size for a 18" BTL. The only problem I have had is that I know it is going to need some kind of bracing and since I have no idea how to go about that I don't know how to calculate in the displacement of the extra bracing, and I don't know how to figuire out how big I will have to make my port to be at about 30hz. If it is under 8 which I'm sure it probably will be I'm fine with that I guess, but I need some help on how to…

Well, here's the deal. I'm going to be building a box for 2 Fi Bl 18's. I figured up the box will be 11.27 cubes before displacement, which is about 10.81 cubes after sub displacement. I figured that I will have 158 sq. inches of port area total. The question I have is, since I want to tune the box to 34hz, how long do I make the port? The port will be 44.5" wide, and 3.55" tall (inside measurements).

What should i tune my box for a JL 13w6?

I own the following items: http://www.kaptionaudio.com/manuals/SPLManual.pdf ( I have the 15 inch) http://www.kaptionaudio.com/manuals/KaptionD-Class.pdf (biggest amp they make) I am trying to build a loud, clean system. The dimensions and information are in the pdf for the sub. Now, I listen mostly to rap, some rock but mostly rap and otherwise a mixed back. I believe sealed is the way to go because I like the clean, clear bass... I will be leaving in the third row of seating in, but have it flipped up (or maybe I should take it out). I need to use the space above the sub for the transfer of some goods etc... Should I center the sub, put it towards the rear seats or t…

I need help on porting a box for a 12" sub. I would like the box to be around 2 cubic feet. My only restriction is that it can only be 13.5 inches in height. Any help would be great.

As far as sealed enclosures are concerned, I find myself to be pretty knowledgeable. When it comes to ported enclosures, thats a different story. Ive been reading quite a bit and tryin to find out how the fudge to make one - mainly the port itself and how you incorporate this with the rest of the box. When i look at ported boxes it looks likes a pucking maze and i havent the slightest clue how long to cut each piece of wood <-----thats just one of the many things im not educated on....I know about displacement and all that good stuff but still find myself extremely confused when it comes to ports....if anyone has a site i can go to and read up that would be appreciated…