need opinions on this box...

[t1990le 10+ year member]

I am building a subwoofer box for a friend of mine that will replace his center console in his 1995 dodge ram reg cab. The posted pics will show the dimensions. It will hold one 12". I figure that after you cound for the wood thickness and the sub displacement, the box will be 2.5 cu ft sealed. We are going ahead and gonna build it while he waits for his aero to come it. We will add a 3" aero thats 4.5" long that will tune the box to close to 36hz. The sub is a Memphis Mclass 12". 300watts rms svc 4ohm. Any comments and opions are appreciated. How much trouble am i gonna run into with doing a sub box in place of his console?

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[Buck 5,000+ posts]

That seems like a small port.

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

That seems like a small port.

the aero? Im doing 2 almost identical in my box but mine is 5cuft also

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

the aero? Im doing 2 almost identical in my box but mine is 5cuft also

What size woofers?

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

What size woofers?

2 12s the stuff in my sig

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

2 12s the stuff in my sig

That is only ~14 in^2 of port. That's a little less than 3 in^2 per cube. A general rule that I have heard is that aeros take about half the in^2 that square ports do.

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

That is only ~14 in^2 of port. That's a little less than 3 in^2 per cube. A general rule that I have heard is that aeros take about half the in^2 that square ports do.

yea, that does seem small, from all of the opinions and online calculators, that port was the best choice i got. and both of them only cost me $10 shipped so i guess im just gonna give em a try when they come in