what do you all think of my design

[wafsman 10+ year member]

i have been trying to come up with a design for a ported box, but alas, with the want to keep as much bed space as possible and my bad habit of overdoing things, i have went back to the sealed enclosure. i have come up with something i think will work quite well and look really cool too, let me know what you all think.

the total length is 52", the height is 16", the depth at its longest point is 18" and at its shortest point is 12". each front panel is 14" wide. the box will be in four separate sections (unless of course, it will sound better if it's all open) each measuring 1.3 cu. ft. (factory recommended for sealed box is 1.25 cu. ft.). the square in front represents the blowthrough hole into the cab of the truck, which measures 36" long and 12" tall.

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[wafsman 10+ year member]

bump

 

[jon_k 10+ year member]

So this will sit in the bed of your truck? Got a topper?

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

i say go ported...and im sure he's got a topper, lol.

 

[phemps 10+ year member]

nothing to new of a design ive seen it before. but its alright. i agree with plugitin tho try to go ported you can get something to look a little cooler and get more output

 

[DNick454 10+ year member]

I'm not quite sure the point of doing sealed subs in a truck bed. Just do a single ported sub in the truck or maybe 2 ported in the truck bed, it'll get louder.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

ported or bandpass

 

[wafsman 10+ year member]

well, i have been struggling with the idea of a ported box, but can't quite get the design right. i have never built a ported box before. i know it needs to be bigger than a sealed box, but i still need to work with the same length and height, but i am flexible on the depth. i was looking at the specs for my subs (well, for the W3V2D4, mine are the original W3D4) on the jl audio website and i don't really know what i am looking at for all the specs and the only enclosure it shows is for one speaker. so any help would be great.

 

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

what size subs?

 

[wafsman 10+ year member]

12's