Submasterj Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I have a 02 ford ranger. I have 10 grand to spend on the audio alone. I have designed and built many 150-154 decibel systems (all of them hit over 150 between 27-33hz) but never anything near 160 on music. Weeks of searching on the magical google as left me clueless on how to get my truck to a 160 without throwing 12 18s into a sealed wall. I am not sure if it would be possible to hit 160 decibels around 30-40hz on my price range being I love decaf and chopped and screwed music but I am willing to do anything to get as close as possible. My max dimensions is 70x40x35. All extra oddly shaped room around it I was planning to fill with 2x4s, plywood, and sand. This is leaving 15 inches in the very back for amps and batteries. This truck is getting an 8 inch lift and will have room under the truck worst case scenario for more batteries although i would really like to avoid that. I have a few ideas but am open to anything. I really like the psi platform subs for their customizibility when ordered and extremely high xmax. The smaller subs all have a 54mm xmax. The 18s with an extended voice coil as well as bigger spiders have a 76mm xmax. I was thinking wall it by the front seats. Put 2 platform 3 18s in there. Give the subs maybe 10 cubes each and have the rest be the biggest port possible. Front baffle being 6 layers thick as well as the back and have the entire inside of the box rounded out towards the port. Another idea was to put 2 platform 3 18s in either a 4th or a 6th order tuned between 25-40hz. Giving it maybe 15-20 cubes each. Remember I will be adding wood till it hits the edges of the vehicle and then filling any small gaps to the brim with sand mixed with resin to keep the box as strong as possible as well as forcing the sound to only be able to travel to the cab instead of out the roof or floor. Anything for extra dbs. We could also do a horn system if anyone knows how to tune that. Have a wall or something in the back and just a massive horn leading to the front. Never done any horn systems before so no clue what works and what doesnt but I have seen a couple full car horn systems that sounded really good on music and was over 150 decibels. What do you guys think? I currently have a 240amp mechman laying around. Thinking maybe use that for mids/highs and to replace the stock charging system and find a way to squeeze 2 340 amp alts in with it for the big subs. Everything needs to be completely redone. Main thing is I cant think of any ways to get too power crazy here being we only got 10 grand to spend so Im looking for extreme enclosure efficiency and any possible way to gain some extra dbs. I would like the mids and highs to keep up with the bass as well. Im looking for a 40.60 to a 50.50 ratio of mids/highs to bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 160... Lots of time, money, testing. Lots of cone area, lots of power. You'll need more than 2 18s to pull a 160 I can pretty much guarantee you that ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolarbilz Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 Have fun with that ..test build rest build your best solution for effiency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrd6 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 There is no short answer for how to do 160 dbs on music...that being said, 20k+ in power, 4 - 18s or more in cone area, and a quality well built wall design SHOULD get you that 160. What did the systems you built look like that were doing 150-154? Can you scale them up? What did you change about your past builds to make them louder? Prepare for a ton of time spent building, testing, tuning, and rebuilding. My Build Log: http://www.stevemead...-sundown-power/ Team NorthWestSPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToNasty Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 your lokking for a 160 just like 90% of everyone else ***Super Sellers List***http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/25829-super-sellers-buyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomaguy1 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 burp-easier music-hard Team Flex Issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighossf150 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 your lokking for a 160 just like 90% of everyone elseShit, I'm looking for a 160 too Used to have a loud truck 2009 Corvette Z06, H/C/I, 150 shot, g force tune, 730rwhp/690rwtq 2013 F-150 limited, MPT Tune, leveled on 35"s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRON Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 8 DC level 6s running on 4 DC 9ks with a 18v system. Put that in any vehicle and it could get pretty damn loud. Edit* That's probably not in your budget though. Avalanche Alpine Type S comps Alpine Type S 10'' Alpine MPR-F300 Alpine MRX-M50 Mechamn 270 XS Power d3400s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8PunkRok Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 160... Lots of time, money, testing. Lots of cone area, lots of power. You'll need more than 2 18s to pull a 160 I can pretty much guarantee you that We got a golf to do 160.3 with 2 15s and 6k -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 I've seen some pretty insane systems get stuck at 58/59. SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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