Enclosure size for 2 XL 10s?

[arcwcb]

First post on SMD, so here goes I have a single 10" XL now, will soon be ordering another, and I have two RF T1500-1bds to power them. I'm looking for an enclosure that will get LOW and LOUD, it will be in a 2006 Mustang GT and will be sealed off from the trunk, forward firing (subs would contact nitrous bottles if they rear fired). I want the box to be professionally built (I don't have the tools to do it right) but I'm from the midwest and there are NO shops around me that deal with DC stuff, so I'm scared they will just throw a box together and hope it works for my XLs. I'm looking to compete pretty regularly in Midwest SPL next summer, so I want to put up respectable numbers on the TL while still being able to get really low and really musical at car shows and demos. What size enclosure/tuning do you recommend for a noob to competing like me that wants a pretty mean ground pounder for shows and music? Thanks for the help guys

[WCA Rusty]

A great person to talk to about your set up would be thors hammer as he has built a lot of boxes this style and uses DC product. Probly also helps hes loud but anyways a good place to start if nothing else is 1.15 per 10 after displacments with 15-17si of port per cubic foot of box

[thorshammer]

Excellent suggestion as always boss lol

If your looking to go bigger with power down the road have your box built to .8 after displacements. Thats where I've found the real magic at lol

[arcwcb]

Well, I'm only gonna be giving them 3kw for now, but probably the summer after, I'm hoping to pick up two RF T2500-1bds, so 5kw for the two of them. But that will be another year or two. So 0.8 cu ft per woofer will still get loud and have real nice lows? I knew I wanted DC since they save space for not needing huge enclosures, but DAMN, that's tiny lol. But from what I've seen of your car, it works, so I won't argue. So for 3000 watts RMS, should I do the 1.15, 0.8, or the suggested on the website of 1 (all of these per woofer of course lol)?

[matt402]

where in the midwest do u live?

kurt BILLS could help u out w/ a box if ur close to him .

[arcwcb]

I'm from Missouri, I live close to KC and go to school closer to STL, so pretty much anywhere in MO or eastern KS I would make the drive if they are good.

[matt402]

pretty sure hes in omaha...

[arcwcb]

Damn...

[memphisbasshead]

Well, I'm only gonna be giving them 3kw for now, but probably the summer after, I'm hoping to pick up two RF T2500-1bds, so 5kw for the two of them. But that will be another year or two. So 0.8 cu ft per woofer will still get loud and have real nice lows? I knew I wanted DC since they save space for not needing huge enclosures, but DAMN, that's tiny lol. But from what I've seen of your car, it works, so I won't argue. So for 3000 watts RMS, should I do the 1.15, 0.8, or the suggested on the website of 1 (all of these per woofer of course lol)?

if your gonna be putting 2.5k to each one i would do 1.15 like rusty said except i would do a bit more port area if you can because these subs seem to like port area so i would do around 18-22 square inches of port area tuned to somewhere around 34-38 hz

EDIT: i take that back if you plan on upgrading to more power than 0.8 after displacement would be better but if you don't plan on upgrading the power than 1.15 would be good

Edited August 27, 2010 by memphisbasshead

[matt402]

u could just go between the sizes & do 1 cube each... lol.