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I know this is probably not a well thought out question as i did no research at all but I'm going to ask anyway. I know Fi does not give a sealed enclosure figure for the BTL or BL, what would happen if you put them in a sealed box? I was just woundering. Thanks in advance...

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Kenwood DNX890HD

Rockford Fosgate White wolf RCA's

2 Rockford Fosgate T400.4 on RF fanatic q components (6.5 in the kick, 6.5 in the front doors, 5.25 in rear doors)
2 Rockford Fosgate T2500's on sub

1 Fi car audio Team 15 D1

XS Power D3400 and three D975's in the rear

Mechman Elite 370

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It's probly going to sound like ass and the box will get blown up. If you want a sealed box do not put a BTL in it. It will end up being bad news

-Car: 2006 Ford expedition King Ranch

-Subs: 2 FI BTLs 18 fully loaded

-amps: 2 sundown SAZ 3000D

-Alternator: DC Power 260 amps

-Batterys: 2 optima yellowtops

-A whole shit load of 0 guage knu hyper flex and raptor cable

-Rockford Fosegate 3sixty

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There is a general rule of thumb when determining if a driver will work in a sealed / ported enclosure, or both!

The formula is the Fs of the driver divided by the Qes of the driver. So Fs / Qes will either give you a number less then 50, between 50 and 100, or over 100.

If the number is below 50, the driver will work best in a sealed enclosure.

If the number is between 50 and 100, the driver will work both in a sealed or ported enclosure

If the number is above 100, the driver will work best in a ported enclosure

So, lets do some basic math.

12" BTL D1

Fs= 39.3hz

Qes= .21

39.3 / .21 = 187.14

15" BTL D1

Fs= 35.6hz

Qes= .24

35.6 / .24 = 148.33

18" BTL D1

Fs= 31.9hz

Qes= .26

31.9 / .26 = 122.69

None of the drivers fall between that 50-100 range, leaving the BTL best suited for a ported enclosure. However I am curious to see how a BTL sealed in various sized enclosures would plot in winISD, maybe I will post again later with results.

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