sean 371 Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Ok, so I got the new car today, 2000 tahoe. This is a TEMPORARY sub, don't flame me for it. It was the first sub I ever had, as you can tell by the fact that I tried to fix the cracked cone with caulk. And yes, I know I'm using particle board. It's only temporary. But I still tried to do everything the right way on it. If anything looks off in the process, let me know. Anyway, I want to say thanks to forvrbumpn for his t line tutorial. That's how this box came about. The T line is 2 feet tall, 4 wide, and 7" deep. 77 inches of port. I forget exactly how long the line was, i think it's around 7.6 feet. Tuned to 38 hz, I'll boost it there to create an "artificial Fs." The Fs of the sub is 26, which is longer than I wanted to go. The car: The plans: all cuts were done with a circle saw , those are looong cuts for that, no fun I ordered the $20 Harbor Freight nail gun/stapler, damn this thing rocks. Building boxes was never so easy ^^ rounded port edges 45'ed port corners. used gorilla glue to expand/seal. then caulked Gorilla Glued top on, again, to seal, seeing as i can't get in there with a caulk gun. My ghetto circle jig. Sub hole cut: Sub in hole: More pics to come, I have to go cut out the port now, and flush rout some more edges. I don't think I'm going to carpet it, because hopefully its only temporary. But I'll probably end up doing it. Back soon with more pics. Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civichatch Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 looks pretty good man. Nice Tahoe to. Quote System Specs: Alpine SWR-1542D 15" sub Sealed Subwoofer Box MTX mxa 6001 Class D 774watts RMS @ 2ohms MTX Bass Knob Pioneer 6.5's in doors MTX Thunderdome 6x9 in rear Stinger 1 Farad capacitor 80 amp stinger fuse BIG 3 in 4 gauge wire 4 gauge power/ground wire JVC MP3 CD Car Deck (KD-G320) 12 gauge Monster speaker wire to Sub 16 gauge Stinger speaker wire to doors Stinger Gold Plated Battery Terminals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean 371 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Well, somehow, with only 200 watts (i ran wiring from my brothers amp into my car) this sub actually sounds damn good. The amp's a lower line kenwood and doesnt have a bass boost, so i wasnt able to really mess around with tuning at all. That and the neighbor came over because it woke her up.... It doesn't hit the lows as well as I wanted it to, I think that's because the box is tuned to 38 hz. maybe a lower freq bass boost will wake it up a little, or some polyfill. I'll do some more testing tomorrow, but heres a pic and a quick (but dark) video. Finished! Rounded all the corners, installed the last 45 degree angle, and then sanded all the corners. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v643/MXH...nt=DSCN0006.flv Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean 371 Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Yea, it's not quite hitting as low as i wanted. I'm going to try some polyfill. Even though I'm rebuilding the box later on with real MDF for a different sub, this might end up in the home theater...If I can get it tuned right it should work out. Especially cause my dad wants to spend like no money on the HT setup. Here's a daylight vid. You can tell its hitting pretty hard by the fact that the camera moves when the bass hits, but you can also tell that its starting to roll off when it hits the lower note. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v643/MXH...nt=DSCN0007.flv Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean 371 Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 K, another update. Seeing as I can't wire up my RF yet, I just patched into my stock sub wires after ripping that lil 8" out, and this thing still puts out some pretty good bass. This sub used to completely suck in a sealed enclosure, and now it somehow shows some light. Lil bit of mirror vibration, but thats all i can get out of 50 watts haha http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v643/MXH...nt=DSCN0009.flv Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean 371 Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Eh no love for the box or what?? Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSN2meBoom916 Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 I was just reading your "plans" on the side on that pic w/ the drawing... did you print out what Forevrbmpn had said? looks very close to his quotes... or did HE cut & past it from elsewhere... Not that that's so bad, but if it's his, just like +1 for him to be writing that good of a tutorial. It def opened my eyes to this type of enclosure. Quote COOGLE SAID:"bro thats how we got where we are... buy making messes ...... i still learn all the time you just gota be willing to ruck up some shit" "In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd." ~ Miguel de Unamuno"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men, but no machine can do the work of one extraordinary man" -Elbert Hubbard"A proud man can learn humility...but he will be proud of that too" ~I forget who.I'm far from perfect and I know it better than anyone, but I hope to be good at what I do, when I do it...Installs I've done:My Integra: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3161The Lexus : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=1535Law's Maxima: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5568&hl=Jeff's 2500HD: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=5382&hl=Acura RSX-S: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=3142Z-32 300zx: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=34602004 Civic 4dr: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...?showtopic=8190Trunk/Corner Box: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=16036&hl=1969 Chevy C-10: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...c=20319&hl=Seat-Back AMP-RACK How-to: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...ic=9428&hl=Bunch of subs still for salehttp://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...l=lsn2meboom916"It's game night...we're playin......sex."~Quagmire"When disneyland started it was powered completely by orphan children running on treadmills to generate e-lectrissty…and today, them children are New York Yankees". ~Dale Gribble"Fill it with ice...then pour it up to the top of the ice...& Shut da Fu** up!" ~Urs truly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean 371 Posted February 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 No that's his notes don't worry. This enclosure type is definately the way to go if you have the room. This is as loud as my D6 was off 550 watts, and it was only powered at 170. Now it's off even less power and its still alright. I'll be doing an "official" buildup with a full install soon with a different sub in a better designed line. Quote A couple links to some box builds: Tahoe Box 1, Tahoe Box 2, Nissan Titan, VW GTI, Mini-Bump, Hummer H2, Ford F-150 My own car builds (current setup --- under construction): Overall Thread, Kickpods, Dash, Back Doors Subwoofer Wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Supra. Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Lil bit of mirror vibration, but thats all i can get out of 50 watts hahahttp://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v643/MXH...nt=DSCN0009.flv thats pretty good for only 50 watts keep them vids comin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_Bass Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 50 watts! i bet you can't wait to get some real power in the truck! Quote To Slide Sideways Or Not To Slide Sideways? Head unit: Pioneer AVH-5000DVDSpeakers: 4 Pionner TS-G6842R Amplifier: Alpine MRD-300Subwoofers: 10" JL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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