Recent content by Wagonized

We've had this discussion before and it went ugly lol. Im the guy who says that cabin volume doesnt matter nearly as much as people think. There are many many other elements of the vehicle which make a bigger difference than cabin volume...such as dashboard shape and rigidity, windshield angle...

The best money you can spend at this point is to get your own proper SPL sensor. Luckily for people over the last couple years there are more options than having to spend $600+ for a termlab or $1300+ for the AC190. Personally I still think that the TL is best of course, but for testing...

OK....you need to decide if you are simply trying to build this vehicle (or maybe this setup within this vehicle even) to be as loud as possible. Orrrrr you are building for a particular class that has rules. That will drastically change what you spend your money on.

This should be a fun thread if it gets going. Post pics of your favourite wall setups TO YOU. It could be something all airbrushed molded fiberglass that only does 150db but looks ******....or an ugly *** bare wood slathered in resin SPL type setup that is loud as **** and you simply like the...

I do enclosure designs aswell...youre welcome to email me if you like. I already have a design for a single 15" that did very well which depending on your vehicle I would likely adjust it slightly to work. It broke 150db at the dash, sealed, legal from 36hz to 55hz. Single Atomic APX with 1...

I had 4 VLX 400s in 2002-2004. Pretty cool amps actually. Im surprised someone else around here knows their quality. However I really think that the bigger amps nowadays would stomp the VLX400. Dude that makes no sense... Its a poor musical woofer...and Running that amp at 4 ohms is like...

A tunnel is a 4th order my friend. But I hear you what youre saying. Nothing is set in stone as far as the setup goes but the tunnel is what Im leaning towards as of right now. I have 70 cubic feet to play with so I believe I have enough volume for what Im planning to do. Of course it would...

depends on the enclosure and how much room you have. What kind of vehicle?? All things equal I really think 4 10s on 1k would be louder than 2 12s on 1k. However I think 2 15s on 1k would be close. And cheaper than 4 10s too obviously.

well its not really fair if you make all your own custom gear that nobody can use to be on equal playing field right?? I could be wrong. It could be commercially available parts of the gear but youre allowed to mismatch portions together. Either way, it would work. Could work with regular...

ive owned about 15 9500s and 9900s in my day. I love those woofers but id like to try something different, something cheaper and easier to recone...and something plain cheaper in general. I realize that the whole build will cost quite a bit....thats why Id rather spend more on batts, and amps...

build is in an 81 malibu wagon. Enclosure will be a diamond tunnel most likely. Or atleast some shape of tunnel.

Yes im aware the build will be pricey. I like building loud stuff and thats what it takes. wayyy too expensive. Id much rather spend 1/2 on woofers

because that makes them not a commercially available woofer. I could be wrong I suppose but I know in dbdrag you cant be in street class with custom equipment

Dude 9 times outta 10 theyre SUPER easy to build yourself for 1/4 of what youll pay for ToolMaker or other ones. Also, youre far better off (especially if theyre under the hood) to avoid building them in the style that you pictured in the first post. Instead solder ring lugs on the end of all...

What are your guys opinions of a 4" coil woofer that is the best bang for your buck in a setup that is designed to be a groundpounder/demo type build. Designed to drive and play all types of music super loud. Will likely be in a setup with 12 woofers and about 30k rms so about 2500 watts per...