Rough sketchup need to find port length

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Whats up with the brace piece I circled?

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Should I just take a 4" hole saw to this then? Or would multiple smaller holes be better? I don't think that'll effect displacements too much

 

[fithwheel]

Man that camera angle. It does look pretty damn wide. 

 

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Man that camera angle. It does look pretty damn wide. 

haha yea, after I took the picture & saw it on my computer I was like damn... Just waiting on recommendation on whether to do one big hole or multiple smaller holes in it

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Cut off the vertical piece where it meets the horizontal piece. That is too much flow restriction. In the future a better design would be to make a flange out of wood and mount the port tube to that to make an assembly and then mount the assembly to the box. You could even use bolts and wingnuts to make it removable like one of my pics below. 

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

I've never in the 25+ years into car audio seen biscuits involved in boxbuilding. Save that **** for making cabinetry or making house doors. It's almost like seeing people taking simple things then overcomplicating it.

Just a few example pics I made a T-line enclosure a few yrs ago. I didn't use any biscuits, once the top panel is on, it's done.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Biscuits aren't a bad idea. If you have access to the tool and it doesn't add a lot of cost or time to the build then it would be ok. Biscuits give you a cleaner look than screws and add a little bit of strength over glue by itself. 

 

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Adding the biscuits only took 20 min if that.

Overall I'm ecstatic with the results, got way more range & clarity out of this speaker than any other I've ever had! Ended up cutting some of that brace out so the tune is probably closer to 32hz now, but it still sounds tight & has plenty of volume through the higher frequencies... just absolutely smashes the lows without sounding boomy. I didn't expect to keep the responsiveness & tight sound it had sealed but it actually sounds a lot cleaner

Thank you everyone for your help along the way!!

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Looks great, good craftsmanship