building a box need help

[mustangbuzz64]

hey whats up im planing on building my own box and i have no clue were to start so i need help and im new to car audio. i am probably getting 2 audio que 2.0 10s and i want it to be a ported box and i have a 2004 ford focus hatchback and i want it to fit in the truck so any help i would be very thankful

[Supercharged DCs]

Max dimensions please

Also, what will be powering them and what are your goals?

Edited August 24, 2011 by Supercharged DCs

[mustangbuzz64]

width is 38 inchs, height is 20 inchs and depth is 22 inchs i wanted a ported box but i dont no if that will fit . my amp is a kenwwod monoblock 1800 watts max and 500 at for ohms thats what im gonna wire them to and its a daily driver but i want it to be pretty loud

[tonedeaf]

What kind of music you listen to? Need to know that for tuning. Is it facing the trunk or towards the front. You wanting slot or aero?

[tonedeaf]

Heres what I threw together for you.

16Hx25Wx20D. Port: 14.5Hx2.75Wx26L with 3 common walls.

Gives you:

2.66 CF net, lil over 1.3CF per.

40 in port, 15 per.

Tuned at about 35 htz.

Cut sheet:

Top/Bottom: 25"x20"

Sides: 14.5"x18.5"

Front/Back: 25"x14.5"

Only thing id do different is maybe make it just a tad bigger with maybe a little more port. I dont know how the AQs like their port.

[mustangbuzz64]

it will be facing the front and i listen to all music mostly hip hop and rap tho and is there only one port and is the dimesions of the port side 14.5x2.75x26 and what material should i use and is this 3/4 inch material

[Guest]

it will be facing the front and i listen to all music mostly hip hop and rap tho and is there only one port and is the dimesions of the port side 14.5x2.75x26 and what material should i use and is this 3/4 inch material

1 port? yes. and use 3/4" MDF. usually runs for about $30 a sheet.

[tonedeaf]

3/4" MDF or Birch, your choice. Birch is more expensive but lighter and I believe slightly stronger, though it wont matter for those 10s.

If you're facing them forward, seal them off. If you dont then face them towards the trunk. It will sound louder and better in most cases towards the trunk unless sealed firing forward.

That tuning is fine then. The port is a slot port, only one, on the driver side of the box.

[mustangbuzz64]

ok so one port and im drawing this out and 16 is the height of the box with the subs on top and 20 inchs in depth so 5 inchs on each side of the sub and the port slot dimesions are 18.5x what is the width of the slot and how many sheets

[Guest]

3/4" MDF or Birch, your choice. Birch is more expensive but lighter and I believe slightly stronger, though it wont matter for those 10s.

If you're facing them forward, seal them off. If you dont then face them towards the trunk. It will sound louder and better in most cases towards the trunk unless sealed firing forward.

That tuning is fine then. The port is a slot port, only one, on the driver side of the box.

i dont know if you saw but he has a hatchback. so i think port back sub up would be ideal, dont you think? but every car is different so that could be totally wrong. acoustics are a bitch.