Tank enclosure for 8s

[SlugButter]

Doing an enclosure build this week for a guys suv for 4 SSA F8L 8s. He requested that it be 1.5 inches thick all the way around and It’s getting a double baffle with an extra 3/4 inch flush mount beauty panel, so technically a triple baffle. He also wanted MDF, but I wanted to use wood with real fibers for the kerf. I have a little bracing to add in still before I close up the top. Sending update pics to the customer and thought I’d post here and give my back a few minutes rest.

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[chillin 10+ year member]

Looks pretty nice. Will you get to listen or just making the box. I've been interested in those f8l for a while but hard to find reviews.

 

[huberoy123 10+ year member]

Looks very nice!! How did you convince him to scrap the MDF, my choice of material. Thanks.

 

[djdilliodon!]

That looks sweet! A bit overkill on the thickness but if he doesn’t mind the weight then it’s all good. How much power is he gonna run?

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Have to use ply on the curf, no two ways about it. Nice build!

 

[SlugButter]

That looks sweet! A bit overkill on the thickness but if he doesn’t mind the weight then it’s all good. How much power is he gonna run?

He has them on a 3K. He had a D4S prefab and a custom box he had made fall apart. I sense some paranoia with his request for the double thick walls.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Man.. I always like watching your enclosures build outs. They are always some fantastic builds. hopefully you get to hear it in action as it usually is the last part of satisfaction to see and hear the product. Deff going to be a bullet proof enclosure!!

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

What is the over all cu.ft. and tuning going to be for this encolosure?

 

[deez283 10+ year member]

Another Nice build slug.

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

 

[SlugButter]

What is the over all cu.ft. and tuning going to be for this encolosure?

He wanted the recommendation from SSA, which is .55 cubes per sub, 2.2 cubes after displacement total, tuned to 31 HZ. The port takes up 1/3 of the enclosure. Really impressive looking specs for an 8 inch sub. Strong motor, low FS, good specs for ported boxes. It’s only 15 mm of xmax, and lots of 8s have more xmax, but xmax is one of those specs that people look at and automatically think that more means a louder or lower playing sub. In a ported setup, xmax doesn’t mean as much as it does in a sealed setup. I’ve never heard these subs, but I’m excited to hear what they do in .55 cubes. They look pretty damn good in software modeling.

 

[TheBigPilferer]

That's a really nice looking enclosure. I've never heard of anyone breaking a box with 8s!

I will say that 8 had a kicker L5 in the kicker prefab for a while and it started coming apart at the seams and was making horrible noise. I used some 2" screws and tire bond 2 to reinforce the box. I also used a scrap of MDF I had to lengthen the port by 2x and lower the tuning frequency. I sold it a few days after for what I paid for it.

 

[SlugButter]

Finished it up. Have fun stealing this box. It will likely weigh 200 + pounds with subs in it.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

Finished it up. Have fun stealing this box. It will likely weigh 200 + pounds with subs in it.
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Dammned!! Joker looks BadAzzed!!! Deff be nice to hear and see that in action!! Dammned good looking enclosure man!! !!!

 

[SlugButter]

Dammned!! Joker looks BadAzzed!!! Deff be nice to hear and see that in action!! Dammned good looking enclosure man!! !!!

I’m curious what an 8 in half a cube ported sounds like. That’s pretty small for most 8s.