Converting An Explorer to Xploder
 

so here it is!, the system is finally done.

-- Special thanks to Michael Talaj for designing the enclosure, providing the amp and all the other little things along the way. -- :appl:


50FT of O Gauge (Knu)
2 300Amp fuses (Knu)
2 Optima Yellowtops and a 1000CCA motomaster.
American Bass XD2000 (aprox. 2500RMS at .67 OHM's)
6 Sony Xplods (wired together with 8gauge)
custom made ported/braced box (glued, screwed every 3" [holes filled with glue], all inside seams caulked, sanded flush and filled seams.
(^the box designed by Michael Talaj, made by me^)
simple sony deck (CD/AUX)

^^ :stroke::stroke: ^^

(No big three yet, but im going to do within the next few days):eyes:

took about a month or two to get this done, but WELL worth the wait.



ENJOY THE PICTURES! and tell me what you think!

Nice, how does it sound? WOW those are pretty beafy lookin subs for Sonys LOL

If you want a hand with the big 3 let me know. I am always ready to lend a hand. Also I would like to hear this Sony beast LOL
Nick

it POUNDS, its actually really crisp, and it goes super low. Michael tuned it to 38HZ. lol now nobody can say Sony's suck! (I hated it when people said that Sony's were horrible.) and yea for sure, ill get back to you on a date, (doob cruise?) lol.

Don't smoke in mine, but yeah doobs for sure :smokin:LOL I am really only good for Saturdays tho as I have an insane work schedule. :bs: OK now I have to hear this as I am one of those big Sony haters LOL More all Sony products, not just their car audio tho. I have my reasons LOL. For sure let me know anytime you are working on it on a Saturday, sometimes even on Fridays later in the day works too.
Nick

Here is some more sony love for ya. Nice setup!

lol well sony does suck, thats why u got 6 of them. 2 proper 12's would have been all you needed.

single layer mdf for 6 subs? cmon man.

Thanks Yuli that made my day man LOL:lol_hitti:smilie_da

maybe you failed to notice the amount of bracing it has. i designed the enclosure, and told him what he had to do, and it came out remarkable. it's silly loud for a bunch of $50 10"s

to andy, deffinatly post some more pics if you can.

yah i saw the bracing. double baffle next time.

u told him to use caukin? cmon man, what is that? use resin next time, resin the whole box, not just the corners. doesnt the caulkin just peel off?

there's 2000rms going into it. its not a 5000rms fart box made to do 60hz, nothing more, nothing less, where an air leak the size of a needle will ruin your score. if it was THAT important, and funds were unlimited, wouldnt we all go balls to the wall? its suffice for the application.

so why the caulkin in the box then? wood glue and screwes should not leave any air leaks open once the glue has settled. right?

why does it have to be a fart box to get resin put in it? you know much about fart boxes? educate us.

i seen a 1000 rms box tuned to 36hz with resin in it. Did someone make a mistake by putting it in there? They should have used caulkin?

at which point, power and frequency wise, do you use resin vs. caulkin? since that seems to be the criteria.

i know jack about them, but every one i've seen is resined, thats why i made that comment above. i can tell you one thing though, i can make $50 subs sound like the pair of DD's your trying to sell. if this is gonna turn into a bash fest on peoples enclosure abilities i'm not gonna argue. whats done is done.

First of all, its not a pair, I have 3 brand new DD subs, anyone that's interested pls pm me. :)

Secondly, how are you gonna make one sub sound like another sub? Please be very specific.

I wasnt bashing anything, just saying, should have double baffled and used resin instead of ghetto caulkin. Cuz really, there is no point of having it there. He wasted $10 on the tube of caulkin.

nice set up either way.

You know what I see?

I see a guy with an SUV who wanted to build something for himself....if he likes the overall look and effect of a bigass ported box with 6 subs....go ahead and build it.......:smilie_da

If he does it right he will get some serious thud out of that setup.....if he doesn't it was a learning experience that will benefit him the next time he tries.

Could the same SPL (or SQ or whatever combination of the two he was trying to achieve) have been achieved with 2 12s in a smaller box?.....Of course.....which I'm sure he would have done if that's what he wanted to do.

Everyone wants to have a system that makes them happy....he's obviously pleased with the way it turned out or we wouldn't have seen or heard about it.....:smokin:

To the OP....been awhile since I saw something like this in person.....if you and 420guy meet I'd appreciate an invite as well.....:smilie_da

Have fun with the new toys.....:D

^^ This is an awesome guy to know. Will help with anything you need and a great guy to boot.
Bill let me know when you want to go for Cheesesteak again.:smilie_da
Nick

Mmmmm....Philly Cheese Steak on a bun.....yum

Maybe the OP like 'em too......we could meet at the same place and have a snack while we look and listen.....:smilie_da

Every time I see those subs, I can only think of Canadian Tire and Wal-Mart, since those are the major retailers selling them (and allow their customers to do what they want to them in-store).

I'd be really interested to hear it though. Crazy, that's for sure.

Which, oddly enough, means you can't get them anywhere else for less money......:dunno:

Set-ups like this always remind me of the old saying "there's no replacement for displacement"......:D Heard that one from Dukk one day long ago on another board, it's still true.... I'd still like to hear it in person.....:smilie_da

thx for the support yuli. ^_^. obviously to late to change it now, so mabe you could say that i did a good job or just stfu? and for my first custom system i would say this is pretty fvckn good.

oh and yea bigred for sure, mabe this coming sat if your available. i just gotta work out a few minor kinks with it.

also, why would i spend something like 300 or more on a pair of subs, when if i damage one, i'm out all that cash, when i can just buy a cheap one, with good specs (330RMS/1200Peak which is a lot better then some of the more expensive names with lower numbers) and if i damage it or it pops i can just get another one for cheap?

what is your reason for thinking that Sony is garbage? an give me a real reason, not just because you or someone else said so.

Hey man nice setup if your ever up the shwa way id love to hear it i have sonys in the past and they can take one helluva beating actuall my 4 12's and 4 amps are all still pounding in other ppls rides good job that box looks insane

We did a similar box in a Cherokee a long time back - 6 Sony 10s in 9cuft vented. He had one of those red 1000watt Sony X amps and the results were pretty impressive. I thought his truck was going to come apart, lol.

IMO Sony makes one of the best $50 woofers out there.

thx :D.

i way i see it is, sony has 330RMS and 1200 peak for 50$.
other brands have like 300RMS and 600peak for 150$

so unless im missing something, the sony is the obvious choice.

*slow clapping*

:appl: Good Job :appl: :smilie_da

I DID say I'd want to hear it ... so make sure you're pointing the finger at the right person!

lol i was being sarcastic when i said Thx Yuli, that was pointed towards yuli lol.

heard sony and hate sony. but yes for 50$ a sub they do sound better than the others for the power range lol.

AND you do have a nice setup andnice workmanship on the box. :P


lol just dont put sony speakers. they just sound horrible hehe

hahahahah yah man. dont be a baby and take criticism like a man.

oh you mean, learn to let people bash all my hard work and walk all over me.

mabe you should "be a man" and use contructive critisism, which people want, instead of comin into a topic where someone has OBVIOUSLY put alot of work into his system and saying how its pretty much a complete failure.

just because i dont care about this NEARLY as much as you aparently do, nor have as much knowledge, doesnt mean you get to be prick. im obviously a new person, so help me instead of puting down my attempts.

alright yuli since noone wants to play. Im down.

Caulking vs resin. Im not going to argue that too much i think you are right in alot of ways ive seen alot of "big names" (no im not mentioning them u know wtf i mean) use caulking because its better then nothing and cheaper then resin..however if your not worrying about 10th's of dbs the extra bit gained from the caulking shouldn't matter. good call.

However the double baffle....yet again this man obviously isnt worried about gaining every bit he can. The baffle will not break and even the amount of flex might not even do much in this case if he were 2 double up on the baffles.

I know your just havin fun but comeon at least nit pick the important things like the lack of duct tape around his subs ;)

did you ever end up selling the rex?

thats just yuli being yuli, the box is fine for your first time around. If your looking at getting louder there are quite a few things you could do to make your box louder.

As yuli said double baffle, make the inside smoother, make all your bracing as small as you can and rounded. (threaded rod works or wooden dowels). Just do a bit more reading but its really not a bad first box.

Thank you dietz, thats all im looking for...

hahahahahahaahahhahaha you are the best. i dont know why some guys get bent out of shape :dunno:

still got the rex, its waiting for you guys to come and get it.

You mean no harm, so why get all pissed? You also normally do offer advice and its always proved to be good from what ive seen.

I wish you had sold it already. Now i have to try and convince myself not to buy it. I need a new vehicle come summer either a daily driver so i can destory my van or truck\van to destroy...hummm a rex...humm...

Let's all chant...Sony sucks, sony sucks, sony sucks...Go jl, go jl, go jl...hahahhaaha:smokin:

:smilie_da:appl: Gotta agree with you there man. LOL Never liked Sorry:cheeky4: I mean Sony sucks, Go JL :smilie_da

Thanks Jones I am at work and needed a good laugh.

So is the big deal about resin to 'seal' up the MDF so air isn't leaking through the wood? Resin sticks to wood just fine, but I've seen resin flake off. Never seen that happen with caulking. Never seen it peel off on it's own either using it as a seam sealer. I imagine somebody somewhere found a fraction of a DB improvement by using resin (although if a sensor can read fractions of DB's how much variance is there in the exact same system doing back to back runs? Has to be some) but for the purposes of the box you built Equnoxe, the caulking is great.

thx sux lol, so WHY does sony suck? ^_^there has to be a reason you all think Sony subs are garbage.

i found that they sound just horrible. just like theyre HT crap

really? :|, i have no problem with that, they sound crisp and loud to me... i haven't noticed any annoying noises, ive been in cars with Kicker/JL/Clarion/Fosgate and it sounds just as good to me..