My New Custom 12 Sub

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Topic: My New Custom 12 Sub

Posted By: jmelton86
Subject: My New Custom 12 Sub
Date Posted: November 30, 2011 at 9:39 PM

Custom 12" groundpounder built by stovebolt9 from forum.realmofexcursion.com

TC-3000 motor
TC-3000 basket
TC-OEM honeycomb cone
TC-OEM surround
TC-OEM spiders
Hand- stitched leads
3" Pierce Audio flat- wound aluminum D1 VC
Carbon fiber dust cap

*The pics bring out the dirt. This baby is SEXY!

Box has been designed. I'm just waiting until this weekend to order some aero ports and buy a sheet of MDF. :)

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

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Posted By: xchrisx
Date Posted: January 12, 2012 at 3:53 PM

Any updates on this? What's it hitting?

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BP

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: January 12, 2012 at 4:22 PM

I haven't had it metered... yet.

I'm expecting close to 140dB, as it 'appears' to be about 4-5dB louder than my other 10", which was doing close to 135dB legal on the TL @ 36Hz.

It's in about 2.99cubes net, tuned to 32Hz, using x2 4" aero ports.

It's pretty nasty. It blurs my vision on both the high and low notes when cranked up.

Me likey :)

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

Posted By: xchrisx
Date Posted: January 12, 2012 at 4:48 PM

nice.

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BP

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: January 13, 2012 at 10:57 AM

By the way, the VC is 8 layer.

They are wired in series for more BL posted_image

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

Posted By: xchrisx
Date Posted: January 13, 2012 at 11:48 AM

That is pretty damn insane!

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BP

Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: January 14, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Ahhh.... I do love Thilo's designs... Nobody better in the world of long throw, high-output woofers!

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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: January 16, 2012 at 6:34 PM

So, I haven't updated this thread like I have at forum.realmofexcursion.com, so here I go.

posted_image

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: January 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM

The black duct tape looks way better in person.
I can't wait to get this thing metered. My rearview mirror is useless when I crank it up LoL

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: January 16, 2012 at 6:49 PM

EDIT: I don't know why I can't get these Photobucket vids to work...

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001