bmwking Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hey gurus I need your help making an enclosure for a buddy's xmas gift. The vehiclae/placement is a 2014 F150 stx supercab (the half rear door 4 door thing), the placement will be under the 60 side(drivers side) of the rear fold up seat wit hthe sub facing forward covered by a 3 bar grille. Sub will be a CT sounds Meso 8 d4 receiving approx 900rms @ 2 ohms from an eXcelon 812d. We'd like to go slot ported if possible, tuned to about 37-40hz, he listens to mainly hardcore metal (august burns red, hatebreed, etc.) and chill edm type stuff but i know having a versatile sub will make him expand his listening variety to incorporate some thump, so having the ability to bump while being musical af is paramount. available space is 8" height at the front edge of the seat bottom, 6" height at the rear (still allowing the seat to fold up all the way), 11" depth, and max width of 33". Ideally I'd like to make the box out of 3/4" mdf. The first issue I can already see potentially causing some issue is the sub cutout of 7.3" but i figure I'll just sand out any tight spots and coat with resin if need be to put the strength back in. If anyone can help, that'd be super! If you need any more details, please just ask. I really appreciate you and your big brains! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 this is what i was able to come up with in torres, does this work/make sense? * i added the sub displacement of 0.08cu ft, then changed the width to 27 to make up for it * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckeeler11 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Not nearly enough port area for 900 watts. gonna kill output. Also tuning that high will make it peaky not good for type of music he listens to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 32 minutes ago, ckeeler11 said: Not nearly enough port area for 900 watts. gonna kill output. Also tuning that high will make it peaky not good for type of music he listens to. and thsi is why i asked you guys what should i do for the port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckeeler11 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 You need to double the size of the port area and I would tune into the low 30's at least. If that not doable then you might want to consider going sealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 is there a way i can do that with a slot port in torres? this is the first time im really trying to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 hows this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckeeler11 Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 Make the port 6.5 x 2.75 with 3 common port walls. that will give you a better idea of where you need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triticum Agricolam Posted December 29, 2017 Report Share Posted December 29, 2017 I don't think you are going to be able to make it fit, no matter what you do. Like ckeeler11 said, port area is going to be an issue, you are going to want 15 sq in minimum. That's not the real problem though. What's going to get you is the magnet diameter. Just looking at the pics of the Meso 8" that magnet looks to be 6.5" in diameter or so and it sticks back 6.6". You only have just under 7" of total vertical space at 6.6" back from the front. That leaves you almost no room for the top and bottom panels. "Nothing prevents people from knowing the truth more than the belief they already know it.""Making bass is easy, making music is the hard part."Builds: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Triticum Agricolam said: I don't think you are going to be able to make it fit, no matter what you do. Like ckeeler11 said, port area is going to be an issue, you are going to want 15 sq in minimum. That's not the real problem though. What's going to get you is the magnet diameter. Just looking at the pics of the Meso 8" that magnet looks to be 6.5" in diameter or so and it sticks back 6.6". You only have just under 7" of total vertical space at 6.6" back from the front. That leaves you almost no room for the top and bottom panels. well thats a little disheartening, do you think maybe i should try a center console extension instead? would that be easier to get the correct port length and fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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