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ya, after we get our house all finished up and moved in i am going to drop them to 1 ohm and would like to have a box design worked out since i will have a shop to work in. the truck is a dodge dakota.

im no artist but im thinkin somethin like this (maybe somone can help me draw a better mock up)- the seats would be on either side of the horizontal section (where the black circles aka rl-i8s would be). i can calculate the volume of the right side (behind the seats, along the back wall) like a typical wedge box. then add the volume of the other section with the 8s which would be a rectangle shape... i just dont know where i would position the ports or if it matters.... would the shape be a problem with the ports? should i keep it sealed? anyone else get what im sayin or am i off my rocker?

thanks for the welcome guys! anyone else in or around texas?

Would it be alright for me to build a ported box in the " T " shape then? I really dont have room to build regular rectangular a ported box (with 1.3 ft^3, and still shift) between the seats. The box now is almost too tall really. If i use the space behind the seats I would be able to build a box up to ~3ft^3. I dont see why not but just checking to see what you guys think as I am still quite a new guy. Thanks! edit: i will also see about modding my amp...

So I made the switch from one SX12, sealed (scary i know) to two RL-i8s currently sealed in my regular cab truck and need some help getting some more output from the little boogers... my amp is a 81000d and the 8s are D4 wired to 4 ohms to the amp since its unmodded, so I figure about 300 watts a piece on em. The box is sealed right at 1ft^3 net between the 2 seats. I am not competing or anything just looking for some nice LSQ (which these 8s sound great) but I am hoping that you guys can help me with a box design that will get a lot louder. Would it be possible to use a ported box (maybe using round ports) that has sort of a " T " shape to it, going between the front seats to the back wall and continues behind both seats along the back wall? should I sell one 8 and keep one and port it? or am i just outta luck and not gonna get that much output from some 8s? they seem to want more power, should i mod the amp and run them at 1 ohm? no selling the truck is not an option neither is a blow through.... thanks for any advice!

Whats up? im just another newbie down in texas. i just sold off my SX12 and got 2 rl-i8s... been trollin around a little bit here and thought i might as well join and jump right in the fun