Nightshade help needed

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

So I'm gettin an 18" nightshade and would like some opinions on what to tune it to. Never messed with a sundown sub before so I don't know what they like.

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[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

30-34

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

what size box would you recommend for an 18? site says 4-5 but idk how accurate that is

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

that sounds kinda small, i just finished design on the box for my 15 and its just under 4 cubes,

i would say more like 6 for that.

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

Nightshades like small boxes, go by sundowns specs and sugguestions. jacob probably knows his subs better then ^^^

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

cant argue with you there, i was just thinking average 18, but i should know better than that with sundown.

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

hmmm what makes sundown so different? like I said never messed with one before so I don't really know much about them. just saw power handling and the coils were what I needed so I bought it lol

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

im not sure. email jacob and ask. lol

but i do know for a fact, that he wouldnt put any info out there that wasnt the best for the equipment

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

and I'm guessing these subs will handle lower tunings better than my aq did?

 

[CL1CKCLACK 5,000+ posts]

depends on your goals. the nightshade is super versatile. tune it high if your worried about numbers and output, tune it in the low 30s, high 20s if you wanna kill the lows

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

hmm ok, so looks like interchangeable ports are definitely gonna be used for this build.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

The Nightshades and most of our subs are designed around smaller enclosures -- the suspension is tuned for this application.

 

[lowriderram_95 10+ year member]

don't know why I waited this long to try one out then, space has always been an issue in my builds. maybe by using the nightshade I can put the batts somewhere other than the rear floorboard...

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

5 cubes tuned to 30-35

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

I had my ns 18 in iirc 4.8 cubes tuned to 28. Got hella loud and was violent with lows