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Topic: clam shell question
ok i'm thinkin of trying dsomething out in a vertical clam shell design but i was wondering if i ported to the middle would it play like a 6th order or like a regular ported box?
Rossfreier
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posted 03-02-2009 05:13 PM
ok i'm thinkin of trying dsomething out in a vertical clam shell design but i was wondering if i ported to the middle would it play like a 6th order or like a regular ported box?
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depends on how close the baffles are to each other and how deep in the enclosure the port is --------------------
TeamSubGoPoof
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posted 03-02-2009 09:31 PM
depends on how close the baffles are to each other and how deep in the enclosure the port is --------------------
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im doing something similar but with a diamond for this year. Should be interesting -------------------- Dustin Page 97 explorer (TOTALLED) 155.8 Team Deaftraps 81 malibu wagon 160+ bassracer--debuting spring 2010 DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH H&K KENT. HE RIPPED ME OFF FOR OVER $2000. STAY AWAY!
Wagonized
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posted 03-03-2009 05:09 AM
im doing something similar but with a diamond for this year. Should be interesting -------------------- Dustin Page 97 explorer (TOTALLED) 155.8 Team Deaftraps 81 malibu wagon 160+ bassracer--debuting spring 2010 DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH H&K KENT. HE RIPPED ME OFF FOR OVER $2000. STAY AWAY!
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so the further the baffles the better?for me it'll be close cuz i'm thinkin of doin it in a trunk
Rossfreier
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posted 03-03-2009 05:36 AM
so the further the baffles the better?for me it'll be close cuz i'm thinkin of doin it in a trunk
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quote: Originally posted by Wagonized: im doing something similar but with a diamond for this year. Should be interesting I did a ported diamond with 8 15s....and the baffles DID act like port depth. It was tuned WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too low Would do like a 52 at 18 hz though lol --------------------
TeamSubGoPoof
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posted 03-03-2009 01:42 PM
quote: Originally posted by Wagonized: im doing something similar but with a diamond for this year. Should be interesting I did a ported diamond with 8 15s....and the baffles DID act like port depth. It was tuned WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY too low Would do like a 52 at 18 hz though lol --------------------
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is there anyway i can figure out roughly what it would tune the front section to or is it just trial and error?
Rossfreier
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posted 03-03-2009 07:56 PM
is there anyway i can figure out roughly what it would tune the front section to or is it just trial and error?
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just figure out your opening of the diamond as port area and then the depth... and taht should get you close -------------------- Team Notoriously Loud Mafia http://brothersbodyshop.com Custom Airbrushing and Vehicle Restoration
Boogie Woogie
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posted 03-03-2009 11:05 PM
just figure out your opening of the diamond as port area and then the depth... and taht should get you close -------------------- Team Notoriously Loud Mafia http://brothersbodyshop.com Custom Airbrushing and Vehicle Restoration
Posts: 2518 | From: philcampbell, al | Registered: Aug 2006
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ya but i'm not doin a diamont its a V
Rossfreier
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posted 03-04-2009 05:11 AM
ya but i'm not doin a diamont its a V
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How much space will the front of the V be apart? -------------------- Never Stop Dreaming...
Kicker700
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posted 03-10-2009 11:19 PM
How much space will the front of the V be apart? -------------------- Never Stop Dreaming...
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i can get about 33 at the opening
Rossfreier
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posted 03-11-2009 05:16 AM
i can get about 33 at the opening
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