joakwin Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 im building a 1984 rhd classic mini, the car has a honda d16z6 in it I dont have much room in the car for a stereo but that wont stop me I have a jbl gto 501-ez amp to power the subs with, ive seen the amp dyno video for it and I found it local to me for $60 used, so I picked it up currently I have two mtx thunder 5000 8's, but im pretty sure that jbl amp will be way to much power, I dont want to kill the subs I have less then 1 cube of air space to work with, im looking at cutting the back seat wall between the trunk and cab area, and sliding the box into the trunk from inside the cab area and making the face of the box oversize to bolt it into the back wall the area I have to work with is around 20 inches wide and 9.5 inches tall and the depth I have alittle room to work with but not much because I have to stick the jbl amps in that space as well, I may be able to go a hair wider but space is going to be very tight I also have a small 2ch jbl amp that im running the 6.5 2 way comps off for the front sound and no rear fill speaker, and that amp is going to go into the trunk as well so im looking for ideas for small subs that will sound good and not be to crazy in price, something around $100 each or so I guess, I listen to hip hop and rock music but for the most part, anything with a good beat im still doing body work on the car and im kind of waiting for the cold weather to go away for primer and paint, next spring time it will be painted thanks for any help you can give me here's a picture of the car outside in the sun by joa kwin, on Flickr 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwking Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 ok, hear me out, because i've just started getting into the world of tiny subs. in your space, if you can swing an extra inch or so in height (and lose about half your width which would free up more room in that teeny trunk), you could use a 6.5" sub ported. Just for gits and shiggles, look at the massive audio hippoXL64. They're very highly recommended in the tiny sub world. and at $100 it's perfect budget wise. https://www.amazon.com/Massive-Audio-HippoXL64-6-Competition-Individually/dp/B073RP7LVY they're dual 4, so you can wire to 2 ohm. they're rated 300 rms conservatively. as long as you tune for clean power i dont think youll have any issue with your amp. plus the manufacturer recommended box specs are 12"H x 10"D x 10"W with a 3" round port 7" long. if you use they're spec it'll be tuned to about 70hz according to torres (one of the other box gurus may be able to chime in with a better design for you too) however if you use you're original 20" width and do 10" height and depth, that'll be a hair over 1 cubif ft and with the same 3" round 7" long port, tune your box to about 46hz. a much more usable tune with your music tastes. Personally I've used 4 6.5" subs to great result so far. I even used a CT Sounds meso6.5 in a smaller than recommended sealed box in the hatch of an 03 cooper s. on 300 watts that little fucker shook the rearview mirror! you have tons of options in your price range as far as 6.5s go too, even a sundown SA series 6.5". food for thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broke_Audio_Addict Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Stereo integrity bmkv Its over your budget but worth it. Its purpose built for situations like yours. Nevermind,,just read your dimensions. That being said a lot of people's definition of "music" is a clipped 30 hz sine wave with some 80 IQ knuckle head grunting about committing crimes and his genitals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakwin Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 my wife got me some jbl stage 8's for Christmas, im now planning to keep the stereo all jbl in the car speakers, amps, and now subs so I built a box for the jbl's and im using some sony subs for mock up sub box by joa kwin, on Flickr 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakwin Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 mini sub box by joa kwin, on Flickr before any bracing rear subbox by joa kwin, on Flickr sub box ready by joa kwin, on Flickr I had to offset the sub box into the car to leave room for the fuel tank filler neck on the left side of the boot 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakwin Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 amp rack by joa kwin, on Flickr amp rack 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakwin Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 I still need to make the side fillers for the boot and make some panels for the boot lid Im not really good at working with carpet, so im trying to learn as I go the sub box is .85 cu ft sealed, I put alittle poly filler into the box so far the system hits pretty nice, since the front seats are so far back, and the volume inside the shell is so small 47682509_697669890632855_2042862475212226560_n by joa kwin, on Flickr 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joakwin Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 I built my old box for my Nissan micra about 7 years ago, and I no longer have that car, so I stuck that system into my honda element, but I wanted to build a box for this car, so after about 18 months, I got around to it, I haven't put any wire terminals into this box yet because im still playing around with this box, moving it around to see how it sounds new box and old box with a single 10 inch American bass sub, its based on a tc7 design old box by joa kwin, on Flickr new box by joa kwin, on Flickr 84 austin mini building a system for it currently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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