Custom Sub Box?

[shiux]

Anyone build a custom sub box (maybe 8incher?) inbetween the seats? I dont want to put a box behind the seats, because i wont have anywhere for my T-Tops, so I was thinking of a box, Dodge Viper esque.

heres an idea:



also, what are the specs on the stock center console compartment thing that i see some people with? i dont have one.

[Maruki-kun]

I can make it....

[PHOENIX]

Shaun M Subwoofer boxes still retain enough space behind the seat to put your t-tops back there.

MR2 Speaker Enclosures . Com

[mr2ya]

same reason i dont want TMIC, my tops go in back trunk.
amprack is under hood in front. (weight added up front seems to help initial understeer)
1, 10" image dynamics IDQ behind each seat.
cut the storage compartment down some
.65 cu.ft. box fits nice.
also im 6',4" tall
and boxes have no real effect on my comfort.
seat still goes to the wall
as for center console
seen lambo's and other various cars use this style box
speaker selection for this is going to be very important
magnet and basket size.
aswell as how much air space does it need

[shiux]

Ku-sama, how much do you think it would cost to make?

mr2ya, do you have any pictures of your setup? did you do it yourself?

thanks in advance!

[Maruki-kun]

somewhere around $50-60 before shipping.... plus I'd be tuning it to the specific FS of your sub so it would be a dead on tuned box. and if you want to do it his way, you mind as well do it the way I'd be doing it in my MR2. check out the speaker review thread for info about what I'd be doing.

[DenverMR2]

If your really gonna do that i would suggest a Kicker cvt 8 in a sealed box because that design wouldn't allow for much airspace.

[Maruki-kun]

Originally Posted by DenverMR2

If your really gonna do that i would suggest a Kicker cvt 8 in a sealed box because that design wouldn't allow for much airspace.

no, only good sub from kicker is the L7 and SoloX and it's still a crappy sounding sub.


just go with my advice.

[DenverMR2]

Sorry to tell you but actually na the cvt is good and for the amount of airspace your gonna have with that enclosure yu might as well ckuz i can't see you getting anymore than .25cf out of that.
Also you rarely ever tune a box to the the same frequency as the sub.

[Maruki-kun]

Originally Posted by DenverMR2

Sorry to tell you but actually na the cvt is good and for the amount of airspace your gonna have with that enclosure yu might as well ckuz i can't see you getting anymore than .25cf out of that.

I got 1.25CF out of my enclosures..... and I fit in a MUCH better 8

[Maruki-kun]

--SoundSolutionsAudio.com Online Store-- - AA Assassin Series 8"D4


to be exact... I used to own two of the older ones and ran the pair on 1000W RMS and it sounded great ported. but 250W RMS to this specific sub sealed is orgasmic.

[DenverMR2]

Where that center console storage box goes no mutha lovin way after all the displacements... I wanna see your plan on this. Yes I agree the Assassins are nice subs but i fail to see them requiring a smaller box then the cvt.

[Maruki-kun]

not there, behind the seats.

[DenverMR2]

If you noticed he wants one on the center console not behind the seats

[Maruki-kun]

center console, he is better off with a 6.5" tang band subwoofer....

[DenverMR2]

Yeah that the other sub i would recommend though he seemed as if he wanted an 8. To the original poster though i would go with one sub behind the passenger seat in the biggest box possible and just store your tops behind the driver seat.

[Maruki-kun]

Originally Posted by DenverMR2

Yeah that the other sub i would recommend though he seemed as if he wanted an 8. To the original poster though i would go with one sub behind the passenger seat in the biggest box possible and just store your tops behind the driver seat.

X2... you can do a 10 behind the seat in almost 2 cubes

[DenverMR2]

Idk about 2 cubes the most i've gotten out of a design is 1.78 and that was before the displacements of the port n sub so i got like 1.41 net.

[Maruki-kun]

only cause you don't have mad awesome skillz.... go sealed. anything under 2CF isn't worth porting.

[mr2ya]

unless your sub can go below 2.cuft. ported

i will be posting all pics of my car soon

ported in same cab as you can sound crappy due to port noise
in a trunk or Hb this is not as big of factor (ported is louder)
but well not play as deep of a tone as sealed
on the other hand
sealed well need more power to get near same results
always wondered how a underhood (front subbox) would sound

as for airspace my boxes are .65 .70 cuft.
as i am very tall this had to be the limit

as far as sound quality
alot of plastic poly subs dont have best sound
depends on music prefernce
rap, and boom boom boom music
can be played on these subs.

but if like anything with bass guitar
i good sub like IDQ is in order
as it takes .5 to 1cuft. sealed
can play as low as 12HZ
of course you cant here that low, but its good to know
however my system will bang its ass off if i want it to
just not to worried about that at this age

i have built a number of boxes in my time (wood and fiberglass)
but this system in ? was done by soundwaves
in bartlett TN. about 7 years ago

only thing i have changed or would change is
i would get soft dome tweeters instead of titanium (very harsh sounding)
and would not have bought pioneer head unit with all the pretty colors and chrome knobs on it

getting a alpine or (what i have know) an eclipse is best bet for
sound quality and volting output should always be main
concern when buying head unit

crap radio can easily f*#k up a good system