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Enclosure Question
I have a Kicker S10L5 (Old style, not the new *bling!bling!* version) I'm
thinking of doing an install in my new car that is a "Free air" box. I know the old Kicker Solo's were Free air subs. Does anyone know how well the new L5's fair in a free air type enclosure? *enclosure thoughts* I have a 99' BMW 528i, im going to remove the spare tire and floor in trunk, place a board over the floor and drop the sub into the wood with no side or bottom to the enclosure, just the top of the box that is the new "trunk floor" board. It will be a Stealth install into the trunk. Thanks for your time. -Branden |
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"Branden Nelsen" wrote in message news:egSLe.268996$xm3.24437@attbi_s21... I have a Kicker S10L5 (Old style, not the new *bling!bling!* version) I'm thinking of doing an install in my new car that is a "Free air" box. I know the old Kicker Solo's were Free air subs. Does anyone know how well the new L5's fair in a free air type enclosure? *enclosure thoughts* I have a 99' BMW 528i, im going to remove the spare tire and floor in trunk, place a board over the floor and drop the sub into the wood with no side or bottom to the enclosure, just the top of the box that is the new "trunk floor" board. It will be a Stealth install into the trunk. Thanks for your time. -Branden I was under the impression that the Kicker Solobarics were only to be used in a small sealed box. |
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What you're proposing isn't really "free-air". WIth the board completely
covering the tire well it will still act as an enclosure with the sides/bottom being metal instead of wood or fiberglass. The volume of the wheel well will probably act more like a large sealed enclosure as I'm sure it will be more than the .66-1.0 ft^3 for a sealed that I believe those 10" L5s prefer. Brandonb Branden Nelsen wrote: I have a Kicker S10L5 (Old style, not the new *bling!bling!* version) I'm thinking of doing an install in my new car that is a "Free air" box. I know the old Kicker Solo's were Free air subs. Does anyone know how well the new L5's fair in a free air type enclosure? *enclosure thoughts* I have a 99' BMW 528i, im going to remove the spare tire and floor in trunk, place a board over the floor and drop the sub into the wood with no side or bottom to the enclosure, just the top of the box that is the new "trunk floor" board. It will be a Stealth install into the trunk. Thanks for your time. -Branden |
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I'm unclear on where he's mounting it. But if the space is over the Vas
of the driver, then it's free air, no? I'm not really sure what's to be gained by his mounting setup though, but I don't really understand it anyway. On Tue, 16 Aug 2005, Brandonb wrote: What you're proposing isn't really "free-air". WIth the board completely covering the tire well it will still act as an enclosure with the sides/bottom being metal instead of wood or fiberglass. The volume of the wheel well will probably act more like a large sealed enclosure as I'm sure it will be more than the .66-1.0 ft^3 for a sealed that I believe those 10" L5s prefer. Brandonb Branden Nelsen wrote: I have a Kicker S10L5 (Old style, not the new *bling!bling!* version) I'm thinking of doing an install in my new car that is a "Free air" box. I know the old Kicker Solo's were Free air subs. Does anyone know how well the new L5's fair in a free air type enclosure? *enclosure thoughts* I have a 99' BMW 528i, im going to remove the spare tire and floor in trunk, place a board over the floor and drop the sub into the wood with no side or bottom to the enclosure, just the top of the box that is the new "trunk floor" board. It will be a Stealth install into the trunk. Thanks for your time. -Branden |
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