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I've recently started buying all the equipment for my build and I just wanted to thank Jacob at Sundown, Nick at Fi, and Rick at Raam for the unbelievable customer service and response to all my questions. If you are ever torn between a product from another company and one of these guys, you would have to be crazy to go with someone other than them. Check out this email Rick sent me after I ordered an extra item that I didn't need. >> Thanks Kevin, got the order, will ship out in a few hours:) Just to >> make sure, you do not need the glue for the RAAMmat, only for the >> ensolite which is an incredibly good product, far better than every >> other foam I have ever tried over many years doing this;) >> >> Have a great day! >> Rick And here is another one: > Kevin, > You are most welcome buddy and thanks:) > > Here are a few things about how I do business. > > 1) you are my fellow enthusiast first and foremost, I want to help you > succeed, if you are happy then I am happy and it does matter to me a > great deal. > > 2) I never try to sell more product just to make a bigger sale, I have > more than enough business but even when I just started out I would talk > guys into buying less if they wanted more than needed. > > 3) I am having trouble keeping Ensolite in stock, I get 1,000 yards at a > time and it ships out of here like mad, I could do well selling less > really:) > > 4) I am always honest and when I say the results are so much better with > both materials, it is only to help you succeed in your goals, most > everyone passes them and they sure do not complain about better results > than they knew they could get:) > > 5) there are other foams, etc, sometimes the same thing but renamed, I > just call it what is is and it is the best, if I ever have a multi layer > product it will be with BXT and Ensolite, no other substitutes will do;) > > Have a great day Sir! > Rick Well it turns out Rick shipped me the mat and gave me the spray for free! He said he was busy and accidently forgot to take it off my order. I had a wonderful experience ordering from RAAM and I will recommend them to anyone who asks about sound deadener.

I'm dumb.........what does pwned and teh mean?

I thought about just stripping the stock 4awg wires that connect to the battery posts and crimping some terminals on them, and then sliding the bolts that came with the powermaster battery through those terminals and the 1/0 terminals that I'm doing the BIG 3 with. But I already ordered the 586 terminals so I guess we'll see how that goes.

I think I read about people downfiring a sealed 12 in a Jeep. That box could be around 11'' tall x 13'' deep x whatever width you can use.

I agree, this was a very informative build log. Good work.

Thanks for the tip LilBlacky but I ordered what scottiej recommended already this morning. Hopefully it works but if not, I know what my next attempt will be!

Here are some updated pictures: The box doesn't look the best but it performs pretty great. Gets loud and low. It also pretty decent on normal music like Dave Matthews Band, Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, CCR, and whatever else I typically listen to. But it is a little too deep at the top so I'm going to have to find a way to build a new box that is a typical wedge style truck box with the port firing into a corner. I don't like how the tweeter is mounted so I'm going to figure out a way to mount it inside the door panel. My batteries died when I was going to take pictures of the deadener under the carpet and behind the doors, so I'll have to get those later. Also, I'm almost done with the BIG 3 but I'm waiting to do the battery + to alternator + when the new posts for my powermaster xs1200 gets in, then I'll have pictures of under the hood. But all in all I'm very impressed with how everything sounds. The PG RSD 6.5's sound amazing for only being $87. The 10'' Bl gets loud and low, rediculously impressive for being one 10. And once the new battery is in I'm going to bring it to an audio-shop and have them dial the amps in with a scope. Raamat is the chit and last but not least the sundown 100.2 is sexy as hell.

If you are on a budget get the bl ported but if you have money to spend get the 2 q's. The enclosure will be roughly the same size either way you go. I love my bl ported but I've heard great things about the q as well.

I wasn't aware that I needed to buy new posts or terminals for the battery, I just assumed it came with it. I went to Pep Boys, Autozone, and a local auto-parts store that my friend's dad owns and couldnt find the parts I needed. I also called Powermaster but I called 15 min too late. ScottieJ, it is a huge benefit to us all that you are here to answer these random questions for us, thank you. So how do I order these 586 terminals? Does Jegs have them or do I have to order directly through Powermaster? I need them as soon as possible because the BIG 3 is begging to be done! Thanks for all the help johnecon and scottiej.

According to re audios box builder that is 6.0ft^[email protected] before sub displacement. If you want it to be 6.2@32 make the box w: 37 h: 19 d: 28 with a 7'' wide port that goes 7'' before the back wall and turns another 12'' to the side. That should make it 6.15@32 according to re's box builder.

what program did you use to design that?

I have my bl10 in 1.1-1.2@33hz or so on a jl 1000/1 and it gets impressively loud for a 10. Louder than the two 12'' kappa perfects I had sealed. It is obviously great for rap but it is acceptable for other genres as well. When I listen to Pink Floyd or Tom Petty or anything other than rap I just turn the subwoofer control on my headunit down so it blends better. I would highly recommend it for what you are looking for. I can't comment on the HDC3 because I haven't heard one, but the bl is a great daily pounding woofer.

The big 3 was supposed to be getting done today as well. Although the 1/0 I got from welding supply seems much smaller than the hyperflex I used for the amps.

I ordered the xs1200 yesterday morning, I can't wait for it to get here!

Youll move to Cali just to work for a audio company? Don't forget how will you live (don't say your car) , pay for gas, and anything else on your list of things to survive. Haha Curt I thought they were in Vegas?

My 10'' bl came in today and I couldn't wait to hear how my box turned out. Here's a picture of what it looks like: The box is roughly 1.15@33hz with a 3'' aeroport. But when the lower bass notes (in rap) were played, there was a very distinct "slapping" noise coming from inside the port to the beat of the bass. Is this considered port noise? Or could it be that one of the wires inside the enclosure is too long and is hitting the side of the box/sub? Or could it be a leak somewhere? It is very noticeable, especially because it is behind the seats in a reg cab pickup and the port is firing up right behind your head.

If you want loud, go ported. Musical accuracy, go sealed. I will add that 2 12's will still get loud even if sealed. But the ported will be louder.

I don't have the room to add another one. I read that a 3'' aero would be enough port area for my box size though. Do you think the port noise can be from not sealing the 90 onto the tube well enough?

So I messed around with my amp during my lunch break and played some songs pretty hard. The noise I'm hearing is most definitely chuffing coming from the port. I don't have a clue how I'm getting so much port noise. I might try and designing a new box with the port firing into a corner or something but this would bring the box down to 1ft@35 or so. Does anyone think this would reduce port noise?

I ordered my 10'' bl on the 4th and got it on the 17th. So expect at least two weeks from the day you ordered it. I'm the most impatient person in the world and would check the tracking at least 10 times a day, haha. But once it got here it was definitely worth the wait

yep, that would be plenty

I fooled around with the settings on the amp a little bit and I didn't notice the noise as much. Now I just hear some port noise. But I guess having a port that close to your head will make you hear it easier. I am very very impressed by the amount of bass coming out of that 10'' bl. Now I just need to figure out how to dial in that JL amp. This is a totally different subject but I tried setting the gain with a 50hz tone and I couldn't get the fluke meter to read a steady voltage. I followed the directions on JL's website and I couldn't get it right.

Thanks for all the tips/advice guys. I'll try it out after work.

Cardinals fans are the worst in the world. I lived 20 min away from St. Louis for two years and I'm never going back, haha.

I don't think that is what mine is. My port is firing up towards the ceiling, but its a good 3 ft. away. I'm thinking it is just port noise, but I don't know how I can be getting port noise from such a small enclosure with a 3'' aero. Maybe my port has a leak in it on the inside of the enclosure, can that cause port noise?