SA-12's box design

[DylanH 1]

What box type would you guys reccomend for 2 SA-12's on a Saz-2500D? I have a normal ported box around 3.5 cubes tuned to 35 hz that i'm gonna put them in when I get them but would like to start designing a new box so I can get it designed and built as soon as possible. Not looking for numbers just a loud and low daily driver. I know 4th orders are really efficient if designed right. But what about 6th orders and I don't know much about horns but would love to learn.

I have up to 6 cubic feet to play with, Extended cab Ford Ranger no wall so its a wide and tall box not very deep

Short version

4th Order Bandpass

6th Order bandpass

T-line

Horn

Which is best for a loud daily driver?

[iamamp3pimp 34]

with that power, I'd stick with what you have airspace wise, and tune it lower with a good size port.

[RAM_Designs 25]

with that power, I'd stick with what you have airspace wise, and tune it lower with a good size port.

Same thing I was thinking.

[DylanH 1]

So 4th order wouldn't be good? I have a couple people that can help me design it and i've been reading up on it quite a bit. But tuning lower was my original plan lol just wondered if I could get louder with a different box

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Side fire into the cab corners with a 6" aero on each side. Try for 6-7ft^3 net. I have had the best results with my truck using side fire and subs forward.

[RAM_Designs 25]

How deep can the box be? You said it's going to be more wide and tall than deep, so I'm having a hard time seeing how a BP is going to work when you're going to need at least 14.5" in depth to fit the sub inside the box.

Edited June 27, 2011 by RAM_Designs

[reelfish92 54]

Not sure if these videos would help, but this guy has 2 15 AAs in his ranger subs up and you have to look at the box its tight.

[Kanaworm$ 292]

How deep can the box be? You said it's going to be more wide and tall than deep, so I'm having a hard time seeing how a BP is going to work when you're going to need at least 14.5" in depth to fit the sub inside the box.

This ^^^

[DylanH 1]

I can go 15 deep but then I would be sitting like straight up and pretty close to the steering wheel. So I may just mess with ported boxes. Thanks for saying that though. Oh and I have heard that ports firing to the side is best so i may build something like that. I'll probably just drop the tuning on the box I have now though. Any ideas on the amount of port area? I'm gonna be using aero ports

Thanks for your help guys

[Kanaworm$ 292]

2 4" Aeros would be plenty imo.

[DylanH 1]

Well i have 4 cubic feet before port displacement 2 4"s would only have 6.34" per cube

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Actually it's Pi (3.14) x 2 x 2 = 12.56 and then double that since your using 2 4" diameter ports.

Aeros are more efficient due to the flares and can get away with less port area.

[DylanH 1]

Ohh, I was just using Torres's calculator lol