1st build re audio sxx12d2

[Jimcat]

Whats going on my name is Jim i have been following the fourm trying to self educate and gain knowledge to help myself put together a decent system for my car i have a 2011 mustang and the entryway to the trunk is a joke lol dso im going with 1 re sxx12d2 with a hifonics 1000.1d along with a metra dash kit and pioneer avh-x1600dvd double din i am already wired with knuconcept 4 gauge and have replaced the door and decklid speakers wich also soon will be upgraded still cant chose a new pair so down to the business i would like to build a vented aeroprt box with 2 cubic feet after displacemt using a 4 inch flarred aeroport still havent calculated length tuned at 34 hz and also would like to add bracing i seen posts of people using wooden dowls and 45s in the corners for added stiffness I know thiss all sounds a lil rough but i feel like im headed in a ok direction ....side note i want to build the box from birch so i can stain and varnish then build a false wall in the trunk to stelth everthing and have the face of the sub and port fire into the cab with my seats down cause thats how i ride Please i would love some advice and any comments on my ideas would be greatly appriciated im gonna start building asap starring at all this gear in my living room is driving me nuts lol

[yurvalentine]

Damn that's a long sentence.

I have no help to offer, sorry. Hopefully someone will though...

[hoit]

welcome! there are peeps here on this forum that can definitely give you some advice...im not one of them...yet...still learning TONS myself. if it is your very first build, i'd suggest a sealed box, unless you already have great woodworking skill.

[Jimcat]

thanks man but im not that green i have had subs and sealed boxes but none i was happy with so im looking to do it right this time and actually ive always been around wood my dad is a carpenter and boat builder. I personally am a autobody tech at ford

[Ritch40]

welcome! there are peeps here on this forum that can definitely give you some advice...im not one of them...yet...still learning TONS myself. if it is your very first build, i'd suggest a sealed box, unless you already have great woodworking skill.

the sub he has needs to be run in a vented enclosure. they arent set up for sealed at all.

[hoit]

^^thanks Ritch...the last thing I want to do is lead folks in the wrong direction!

[Ritch40]

Both methods of bracing do work well. 1 thing i will tell you is be liberal with the glue when assembling. Seems as you want to stain the box id also recommend keeping a damp rag handy to clean up any excess as you assemble. Assuming that is an original sxx and not a v2, i honestly think you should rethink the port and box volume too.

that series of sub does like big boxes and a fair amount of port. a properly sized 4" port with a net of 2cuft you will be over 220 feet per second on port velocity. ideally this number should be below 55 feet per second. you could get away with a 7" aeroport that was 40" long in a 2cuft net box @ 34Hz. your port velocity would still be a touch high at that point, but, it wouldn't be much above 55 feet per second. Ports that get above that often times get a lot of port noise.

[Jimcat]

awesome rich and yes it is a original not the v2 i seen people are puting them in boxes around 2.25-2.5 but i want to save space the max sized box i can fit in my trunk is 26 wide 17 high and 15 deep so 7 inch port 40 inches long i dont see working i still havnt learned about port velocity i have seen people talk about it but still havnt done enough reading when i calculated on 12volt it asked for the 4" aero to be right around 12 inches for a 2 cubic feet box after dispacements ...your saying that will create port noise i was going to buy the duel flared port from parts express its trim to fit

...side note the insperation or look i want to build comes from dave the box guy nice quality boxs