Type R 15 in an S10

[Hammbone 10+ year member]

Alright guys, I'm in a quandary here. I've got a '98 S10 Ext. Cab. I want to build a wedge box that's ported and will allow a 15" Alpine Type R. Could I put the port on top and the sub on the front? I read somewhere that you needed the port on the same side as the sub. Slotted port was what I was aiming for. Here's the dimensions I'm workin with.

Width - 18

Height - 24

Depth - 12 top and 18 bottom

Any better ideas?

Thanks guys. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

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[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

sub up and port towards the driver or passenger side would probly work best. but ive never done it. i only had a reg cab truck. and so i had to do port forward and i did the port to the passenger side

why are you doing a wedge box in a ext cab?

 

[01 S 10 10+ year member]

Ive had sub(s) forward and port up (towards roof) and I really like it, i would recommend that.

 

[Hammbone 10+ year member]

ya think there's anyway from putting the sub anywhere besides the top? because I wanna retain the leg room on the passenger side so the sub doesn't take up that much room that way.

 

[Hammbone 10+ year member]

another question: what size does the box need to be? recommended size was this: ported box volume: 1.5-3.0 cu. ft. I think SPL was 2.9. How you recommend building the port? just along the the back of the box? the manufacturer states 27" long and 15" wide with a 1.5 inch port. I can only build the height of the box to 24"

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

3.5 cubes at 34hz and i would do 2 4" aero ports firing towards the passenger side, now whether you do them on the front or back or top or bottom of the box i have no idea, but i would fire them sideways. my box is 3.5 cubes at 33 hz with a single 6" port firing towards the side. sub firing forward (but i don't have a type R)

 

[PSturmer 10+ year member]

i would do a box like 3.5 net big. get as many external aero ports as you can on the side of the box. i think 3 4's is what people do. when there external they look something like this:

http://s24.photobucket.com/albums/c8/psturmer/2%2015s%20SPL%20setup%202007/?action=view&current=100_1095.jpg

so sub forward and port to the side in your case.

 

[tyler_fitz 10+ year member]

here's what i did with my 15" Fi Q, it worked pretty well...

I'm thinking of building a new box using aero ports... should i use 2 4" aeros, or one 6"???

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

here's what i did with my 15" Fi Q, it worked pretty well...

I'm thinking of building a new box using aero ports... should i use 2 4" aeros, or one 6"???

one 6", you want the greatest port area with the least amount of surface area.

 

[Hammbone 10+ year member]

I'm building a wedge to save passenger legroom and reduce the overall amount of space taken up in the back of the truck.

 

[tyler_fitz 10+ year member]

i wedged my so i could lean the seats back if i needed to... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Hammbone 10+ year member]

exactly. That's was my original intention. I had an 18" deep square box for my type r 12, and it killed leg space.