need some input

[Mathman 0]

Soooo, after tons of researching and trying to figure out what I want to use in my boys truck....I think I have settled on getting 2 10" IXL's.....one question though, and I do apologize. I am very new to all of this and usually pay someone to just do all my stuff, but this time I will be building the box and such, which I can figure out. My question is power, at the moment I have a RF10001...1000 watts at 1 Ohm, will this be enough to push these subs or do I need something better/bigger? I would love to stay with just this for power reasons, but I will do what I have to obviously...may just have to get a bigger underhood battery and alt, which I am trying to avoid.

They will be sealed with roughly be 0.6 cubes

[///M5 2,833]

They can take more, but don't even need that much. My IXL 12 has 1kw of an amp on it, but never really even sees 250w.

[mrogowski 6]

You will be fine with that amp. A rough rule for alternators is ~70 amps for every 1000 watts of amp power. So whatever size alt you have make sure it has enough to power the rest of your car as well.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Excellent choice on sub. But am I missing something here. The amplifier is ratted for 1000 watts @ 1 ohm, (but usually does 1400 from birthsheets I have seen), and you are getting a pair of dual 2 ohm sub woofers. So will you run the amplifier at 2 ohm mono, as I don't think it will like .5ohm?

[Mathman 0]

nope, you are not missing a thing....like I said, I usually get people to do all my installations so I was trying to find out if that amp would work or not, if not, I could get a different amp....what amp would you suggest would be great for pushing 2 of those? Any input would be fantastic. esp from you denim and m5....THANKS.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

You could use that amp until you find one that does power at 2 ohm mono. Like PG RSD1200.1 etc.

[Mathman 0]

okay....i think i just screwed up i hope not. Here is the box I was looking at...from Supercrewsound.com.

Fits two 8 or 10 inch subwoofers

Subwoofers fire down

MDF Construction

Air Space = .60 cubic foot per sub

Mounting Depth = 5.25 inches (optional 5 7/8" available below)

Box divider with two speaker terminals

Jack must be removed

Hole cutout for 8" Sub = 7"

Hole cutout for 10" Sub = 9 1/8"

1 1/4" clearance under box

Soooo, if there is only 1 1/4" clearance under the box, I am probably pretty screwed on using the IXL10's aren't I? I really wanted to put in some seat risers and make it so I can fold the seat up, but I dont think the seats will fold up after I install the lift, but I will find out and update this as soon as they get back to me.

Edited November 19, 2008 by Mathman

[Mathman 0]

Ok, so Mark from Supercrew Sound just told me that it only has 1 1/4" clearance under the box, so I am going to have to install some seat risers....at this point, not to sure how I am gonna do this. I might just stay to my original plan and install the lift and build the box myself, with upfiring subs and little leather "pillows" around the box to prevent any wear/tear on the bottom of my seats when they are down.I will almost always have my seats up, so if I can just get a little, like 2" lift somehow, I figured I can keep them from hitting with the seats down (just wont crank it as loud). Only other option available is using some 8" subs or shallow subs.....and I have no experience with either of these.

Edited November 19, 2008 by Mathman