Kicker CVR12

Personally I would not, I dont think the back wall is large enough to cause a problem. Others would disagree with me. I feel it is much more important to brace the baffle board (the board that the speaker mounts to). But your doing that with the port so your OK there.

Bracing will not hurt as long as its place away from the port opening.

 

Team CAT Custom Subwoofer Enclosure? lol

 

Yes this is what I mean.

 

Ooooooooh lol. I was like wtf?

I've got a couple short videos of the box Azn helped design, the first box I ever built...

Video 1

Video 2

 

Well I hope this box sounds good. The people on the lowrider site I go on have been saying 4.5 cubes tuned to 33 Hz with 50 sq. inches of port forever. This box is 6.21 cubes tuned to 39 hz with 56.25 sq. inches of port lol. Right now I'm just worried about the lows.

 

Most of the music the youner generation listens too (rap) generally has nothing lower than 40 Hz, and most of it is around 45-55 Hz......

Unless you play the 1812 overture, or some new age bach busters.....you will love it....

 

Okay good. The f3 is 31.5 Hz according to WinISD beta.

 

Yeah I'm going to need some help using the DMM to match the amp gains... the DMM I bought doesn't have any instructions.

 

Well I've got like two topics on the same thing right now, but oh well lol....

Here's what I've done this morning...








I'm going to have to attach some small blocks to fit in between the 2 front pieces at the end of the port... then sand it all of course





So much for clamping...



I think I'll brace it like this.

 

Great job so far, the only thing I would have done different is put the baffle boards on last. But don't change your game plan now, your on a roll. I also noticed Elmer, really good choice. It will never come apart.

The work looks really good, have you done this before?

 

This is my third box.

The first box was 2.95 cubes tuned to 31-32 Hz with 25 sq. inches of port area for a single kicker cvr12. That sounded pretty good.

The second box was a 2 chambered box, 2.5 cubes tuned to 35 Hz with 31 sq. inches of port area, for two kicker cvr12's. Unfortunately it didn't fit in my car so I never finished building it.

Now here I am with the third box. This is the first box I've cut the pieces myself though. The other two I had the hardware store do it for me. And the first box I had a stereo shop cut the sub hole... then I found my dad had a 1970's circle saw lying around so I got a new blade for that and bought a 25 dollar jigsaw.

 

Now i just need to cut those braces, sand the edges like the port pieces, glue and screw them in place, attach the blocks at the end of the port, sand the port down, do some caulking with some paintable silicone, put the top on, spray paint the port, carpet it, and drop the subs in and wire it up.

 

those cuts look burnt...new blade

 

The blade is brand new. I bought it like a week and a half ago. Maybe I just need to push it along faster.

 

is it a fine tooth blade???? those blades suck for cutting MDF

 

It's a 7.25" steel 140 tooth blade.