18" BTL interchangeable port enclosure :D

[Powers 10+ year member]

PM sent. That box is astounding!

 

[15nissen 10+ year member]

fantastic job on the box. BUT please do not use pvc, buy aero ports. You will be VERY surprised on the gain in output. Then you never need to change anything either. Just stuff a rag in a port etc....

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

love the box man! pvc pipe ftw!!!!

 

[Joseph M 10+ year member]

thats a very small box for a 18''.. does this btl have the neo mag?

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Thanks guys. As for size...that box is almost the largest I could make it, period...I might have been able to get away with another .5" taller and another 1" longer but thats about it.

As for the PVC/Aero ports....Yea aero ports would have been preferred...but I can always snag some in the near future and see the difference..

And I may be adding a few lengths of all-thread bar for supports in the near future as well.

And this is the older-style BTL...triple magnet...kind of want to try out a new one (Or 2 of them next summer *shhh...keep your eyes out for that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif )

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

4.7 cubes and 10.7 square inches per cube for port. All on a 5kw+ amp. Seems like a bad idea.

Old box was almost identical in volume and port area+tuning...did just fine

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

I coated the inside of the enclosure and the back of the port-wall last night with fiberglass resin and will do another coat today...along with adding some vertical supports and will be pooling resin in the corners to add strength and smooth-out the corners so they arent just 90 degrees

Will have pics later

 

[connersdad19 10+ year member]

very nice...box must have taken some time.

 

[pd8731]

Old box was almost identical in volume and port area+tuning...did just fine

I didn't say the box wouldn't make noise. Just going to sound like garbage. You would be better off putting a 15 in a proper box than putting an 18 in a cramped one.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Impressed!

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

I didn't say the box wouldn't make noise. Just going to sound like garbage. You would be better off putting a 15 in a proper box than putting an 18 in a cramped one.

It sounded great, much better than I thought it would...and 4.7 cubes for an 18 isnt really pushing the limits or anything....tons of people put them in 5 cubic feet even when they have the room to go larger...I would like it to be 5 cubes net, but that pretty much cant happen here. And already tested it out even with shotty sealing of the port wall it sounds good (only a couple screws were in and just plugging all the other holes)....nice n low is the way to go

And thanks guys...I'll have some pics up after I finish resin'ing the inside and a couple other improvements

 

[bad_trip 10+ year member]

that looks great! i will be waiting for videos.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

Really nice looking build. Should be nice and loud.

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

thats a very small box for a 18''.. does this btl have the neo mag?

NO BTL HAS A NEO MAGNET!

 

[Pioneer~Saturn 5,000+ posts]

Thanks guys, and my friend has a pretty darn nice camera I can use for some vids instead of my digi-cam....digi-cams ftl on vids //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif...