Sundown X 12 Enclosure help

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

Hey guys, its been a while lol. I just got a 11' Dodge Caliber and looking at getting a Sundown X12 instead of my Zv4 15. Trying to keep it simple, small, compact but daily loud as i can get it lol. Have about 2k on tap nominal. What do you guys recommend enclosure size for a loud daily? Im going aero to save on space. Sub up, Port to side givin its a hatch and i know port to side perform pretty well in them.

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I'd go 2.5 cf at 30-32hz with a 6 inch aero. You'll need 25-29.5 inches of port length.

Might be more feasible to do sub up port to the rear and get a 90deg elbow and bend the port to fit.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

I'd go 2.5 cf at 30-32hz with a 6 inch aero. You'll need 25-29.5 inches of port length.

Might be more feasible to do sub up port to the rear and get a 90deg elbow and bend the port to fit.

i mean i have a bit of length. Theres like 40 inches in length i can go. ill look into getting an elbow tho, not sure where to find one

 

[SlugButter]

Some would say not to bend the aeroports. It’s always better acoustically, in theory, to not have a bend in aeroports, but the port placement becomes an issue In some designs. Since you’re doing a side port, trying to design it without a bend in the port would be my hesitant advice, although I have never had any negative experience in the real world bending an aero port. Doing sub and port firing the same direction almost always requires a bend in the port , and ive never heard anything with my ears that would make me believe that it affects sound much to do a bend of 90 degrees, as long as port area itself is sufficient. I suppose, for the purpose of metering in comps, a rise of a fraction of a decibel makes a difference, so you’d want straight ports, but to my ears, I’ve never had an issue bending aeroports.