18" Fi BTL build log *PICS*

[Pickler 10+ year member]

This vid makes me want to get a BTL 18

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

LOL, my BTLs never moved like that... sick bro

Thanks.

Here's a better quality version of it...

http://media.putfile.com/Effects-of-a-18--BTL-on-gas-stations

And here's a short clip of the side window flexing...

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

need one of the bank doors again

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

fvck, that wangs, i like the Fi sticker on the back.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

need one of the bank doors again

LOL, I should, that would be a good comparison between my old R's and my new BTL.

The old R's were no joke with 1k rms on each, got a lil smelly though 0_o during that vid at the bank.

Although when I went to the gas station that I just recorded the BTL in action at the R's didn't come anywhere close to making the roof shake like the BTL does //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

fvck, that wangs, i like the Fi sticker on the back.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Thanks, but I fcked up, I should have put it on the side triangle window so when the window flex's it would look just like the dust cap of the BTL when its pounding.

 

[sku 10+ year member]

Nice!

Are you going to give a review of the BTL vs. other subs you've had in that car?

Also, it's amazing how bass travels...I would have expected that to travel up to 1 mile or MORE (since you had the sub in the open like that)....

I remember a longgggg time ago, I was testing out my Kicker Comp 15s on a PPI 150 x 2 amp (the white amps) and this dude pulls up mad as hell at me...his house was a good half mile away he said (I was in a big office building parking lot)...The Kicker is that I was all sealed up testing inside my car....

Too bad you don't live anywhere near Seattle...I'd like to hear your BTL 18 and you and take a listen to my MT 18 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[SAG3 5,000+ posts]

I don't even like sitting in my car with a BL on 1200 watts when it's not even turned up all the way, I can't imagine how that feels.

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

Nice!
Are you going to give a review of the BTL vs. other subs you've had in that car?

Too bad you don't live anywhere near Seattle...I'd like to hear your BTL 18 and you and take a listen to my MT 18 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Well, the other subs I've had in this vehicle are a couple of MTX 9500 12's in 4.5cubes ported @ 38hz, JLW6v2 12's sealed and Type R 12's in 5cubes ported @34hz. I may write up a lil review, but the main comparision will be made on the type R's vs the BTL. The comparision will be a video review comparing the amount of flex and vibration on a banks front glass doors where my friend works, I'll park in the same spot and use the same song that I did when I made the video for the R's.

Ya I'd like to hear your MT18 too.

I don't even like sitting in my car with a BL on 1200 watts when it's not even turned up all the way, I can't imagine how that feels.

LOL, it's a very tingly feeling, If you relax your jaw your teeth chatter it's pretty cool. I also like the feeling in the back of your throat when your trying to swallow your spit and it's hard to do. Normal breathing is also made much harder, when you breath through your nose you can see the side of your nose flaping back and forth, it tickles. I've never been exposed to any 148db on up vehicles so all of these feelings are very new to me.

 

[sku 10+ year member]

Well, the other subs I've had in this vehicle are a couple of MTX 9500 12's in 4.5cubes ported @ 38hz, JLW6v2 12's sealed and Type R 12's in 5cubes ported @34hz. I may write up a lil review, but the main comparision will be made on the type R's vs the BTL. The comparision will be a video review comparing the amount of flex and vibration on a banks front glass doors where my friend works, I'll park in the same spot and use the same song that I did when I made the video for the R's.
Ya I'd like to hear your MT18 too.

LOL, it's a very tingly feeling, If you relax your jaw your teeth chatter it's pretty cool. I also like the feeling in the back of your throat when your trying to swallow your spit and it's hard to do. Normal breathing is also made much harder, when you breath through your nose you can see the side of your nose flaping back and forth, it tickles. I've never been exposed to any 148db on up vehicles so all of these feelings are very new to me.

Dude that would a very sweet review -- as close to the same scenario as you can get //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif -- same car, same power, diff. subs...

Hmm regarding the 148db thing I was going to make my own thread about it but I seem to get used to it very quickly and want more already...I was wondering if you got used to it yet?

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

Dude that would a very sweet review -- as close to the same scenario as you can get //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif -- same car, same power, diff. subs...
Hmm regarding the 148db thing I was going to make my own thread about it but I seem to get used to it very quickly and want more already...I was wondering if you got used to it yet?

Well it's only been installed for a few days and I'm allready getting used to the pressure of it, but everyonce in a while a song will generate a tone that will hurt my ears and at that point I turn it down. I don't see myself getting to the point where that certain tone won't hurt so that I will not get used to.

I'll allways be stiving for more bass since I'm a pretty big bass head, but on the other hand if I had (6) of these 18's pounding with a proper install I'd probably say thats enough bass and be satisfied there.

As of now I'm stoked and impressed with just having a single 18" BTL with the ability of still using my back seats and being able to see out of my rear window.

My future plans are to experiment with it in another box design and to build up my front stage.

 

[sku 10+ year member]

Well it's only been installed for a few days and I'm allready getting used to the pressure of it, but everyonce in a while a song will generate a tone that will hurt my ears and at that point I turn it down. I don't see myself getting to the point where that certain tone won't hurt so that I will not get used to.
I'll allways be stiving for more bass since I'm a pretty big bass head, but on the other hand if I had (6) of these 18's pounding with a proper install I'd probably say thats enough bass and be satisfied there.

As of now I'm stoked and impressed with just having a single 18" BTL with the ability of still using my back seats and being able to see out of my rear window.

My future plans are to experiment with it in another box design and to build up my front stage.

Does your CD skip at all? If not what model/brand do you have? Mine skips badly and I'm certain it's the CD as the radio still works fine at the higher SPL levels...

You've probably tried most/all of these but I've tried:

sub up/port back

sub back/port up

sub back/port back

To the ear and my meter sub back is louder by consistently 1 db...

I've tried the MT 18 in a 3, 7.5 and now 6 cube box...

 

[perfecxionX 10+ year member]

how dark is that tint on your back windows?

ive been thinking about getting darker tint on just the back of my blazer, but have been kind of worried that 3 tones of tint (back, middle, front) might look bad

 

[SHiZNiLTi 10+ year member]

Does your CD skip at all? If not what model/brand do you have? Mine skips badly and I'm certain it's the CD as the radio still works fine at the higher SPL levels...
You've probably tried most/all of these but I've tried:

sub up/port back

sub back/port up

sub back/port back

To the ear and my meter sub back is louder by consistently 1 db...

I've tried the MT 18 in a 3, 7.5 and now 6 cube box...

LOL, ya it skips on things like 30hz to 50hz sweeps, but does ok on all music, I put a lil dynamate on the bottom of it, lol probably didn't help much, but was worth a try. It's a Premier 680.

Do you have a blazer also?

Ya sub back port back seems to be a tad louder to the ear, but I hate the vibration noise I hear from the rear window/inside panel when I do that. So sub forward port forward is what I run and it prevents any intereor vibration noise and helps alot with vibrations from the outside. The next box I do I want to try sub up port to the back or passenger side. I know it's not important, but out of which sub/port position did the bass sound cleaner and louder when standing in front of your vehicle about 10 ft?

 

[sku 10+ year member]

LOL, ya it skips on things like 30hz to 50hz sweeps, but does ok on all music, I put a lil dynamate on the bottom of it, lol probably didn't help much, but was worth a try. It's a Premier 680.
Do you have a blazer also?

Ya sub back port back seems to be a tad louder to the ear, but I hate the vibration noise I hear from the rear window/inside panel when I do that. So sub forward port forward is what I run and it prevents any intereor vibration noise and helps alot with vibrations from the outside. The next box I do I want to try sub up port to the back or passenger side. I know it's not important, but out of which sub/port position did the bass sound cleaner and louder when standing in front of your vehicle about 10 ft?

I have a Toyota Rav4. I was going to run to Costco in a few here so let me take some pics...nothing special...I like my stuff to look stock from the outside...

I have tried sub back/port to passenger side with a Tumult 15 -- that sounded really good..but then again that could have just been the Tumult //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Hmm...I'm curious as well...to be honest everytime I get out to listen to it, I'm still shocked at how loud it is....but I think sub up is the cleanest sounding outside wise (but this was my sub up/port back combo)...I think it's because the sub is playing into an unobstructed area (but you have this already in you front firing setup)

Do you ride around with your back seat folded down?

Maybe we can do some more testing and compare notes?

 

[sku 10+ year member]

Oh yeah, if anyone has any tips on CD player skipping please help us out...I've tried bracing and made sure I don't have voltage drops...

What CD player does Steve Meade use? How come he has no skipping issues //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif