Jay-C76

haha. i cant wait to see how the design turns out.... p.s. i am going to make a new thread here shorty. i want to know the best way to make this box. like wood glue,sould i use screws or staples. that kind of stuff.. i need as much help as i can get! use Elmers wood glue the blue label.....Use Screws for sure not staples..... and I would say fiberglass resin all the corners and let cure over night! and TAKE YOUR TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT RUSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! iv never fiberglassed in my life haha. or even seen it done Oh lord! I'll stop by on friday after work and show ya how! LOL

Did you download Google SketchUp? I'm going to draw up the design right now.

Oh dear Lord! Mikey on the road with a freakin' semi!!!! We're all gonna DIE!!! Congrats on the new job bro! Just please don't run me over!!!

my failure???? and i meant jay-C76 Hell Lantz, my bad, I thought you weren't gonna do this box build. I'll send ya the design before the weekend. Get Google SketchUp (it's free) so you can view the design. side note- cut Lantz a little slack guys. He's new to the game (compared to most of us) and is trying to "bass on a budget". He may ask some questions that to us may seem dumb. He's trying to learn, (the hard way sometimes) but all in all at least he asks question instead of assuming.

12~15" Zcons!!!!

Good deal Sean, but I gotta wait till next year bro. Going for a epic install and I'll need a meter for tuning.

You could run one amp to one coil and the other to the opposite coil. As long as the amps are 1 ohm stable. Be very careful when doing this b/c you can get settings wrong and wind up doing some damage to the coil. Just back the volume off if you see, smell, or hear any signs of something wrong.

Heck, for a single 10 it wasn't bad sounding. It was a definite difference after going from my truck to yours but then again I'm running a lot more power and cone area.

Super Sweet! Got my wheels turning for sure now! Good lord I wonder if I can blow the doors off my Ranger with this next install!

Sorry for the loss of a family member. Prayer, bro!

I'll maybe be getting either four 18's or 15's. First I have to sell off the Icon's I have now and a R/F T1500-1bd. The amps been taking up space on a shelf ever since I got the AQ3500. I hope the prototype works out because I've been waiting for this day for some time now!

I think I just got a chubby!

Man you love ya some ICP don't ya?!?!?!?

It all depends on what frequencies your vehicle will peak at. Plus is your goal SPL or listening to music? Tuning low will most likely not do well in comps unless you are doing a very high powered system. My enclosure is tuned at 28hz. and my truck install peaks at 32hz. In my case it's not really ideal for trying to win a DB Drag. With cheaper subs I would not try to tune them low due to over excursion which will cause the subs to bottom out. Larger port area generally reduces mach percentage which has an effect on the "huffing" sound produced from the port. It also has an effect on the actual resistance the sub sees while trying to hit each individual wave cycle produced by each freq. note. Longer ports will give you a lower tuning and shorter will give you a higher tuning. Port area and port length go hand in hand as far as actual tuning. Change the port area and the port length will change as well to keep the same desired tuning.

I wouldn't use Optima batteries even if they paid me to.... They really aren't meant for high power audio installs.

Too bad we'll never see another inline 6 in the states again. Main reason I am still so traumatized at the loss of the sled, smoothest big I-6 that actually had torque. It was still pristine internally with 187k on it. So sad, poo. Curious what the sled was. 1993 Brabus 300ce

Which ones did you get? Dual 4ohm or Dual 2ohm?

LMAO! It was an eye catcher!

My bad guys...... I was doing a demo of my Icons and I guess I turned it up a lil' too loud!

That poor van!

All are good ideas above, if it were me I'd wait and bump what ya have now & plan out a new install.

It hurt like hell and sounded like somebody taking a bite of an apple.

To the forum. I got one....... Never try to catch a falling pirahna. Unless you want to get bitten. (true story)

I for one will be upgrading from the Icon's I have now to possibly the new series when they come out. Wanting to run four 15's instead of only two. I hope they still maintain the same integrity as the series I have now as far as awesome sound quality. More power handling will be super nice too. Mine are rated 1000rms and are handling the same power as a Xcon!!