Dib's Stealth Box designs
 

Hi all,

I have been searching for a while now, but couldn't really find anything in terms of a design and dims for a stealthbox, so I decided to create one. This site has helped me tons over the past couple of months, so here is my contribution... :)

I had a bit of time on my hands yesterday, so I measured the rear compartment and came up with these 2 designs.

Both designs were made with the average guy (or gal - yes, i just used hick jargon - i grew up in calgary...) like me in mind. They should both be fairly simple to build and there are no fancy cuts involved.

The first is a box that has a deep base at the bottom to fill that cave inside the compartment. It also adds about .03 cu.ft internally for more air - I would suggest this if you are using a 10" shallow mount sub.

The second one is a simple little box that would need a little more securing (brackets, etc). It is quite small and I would only suggest an 8" - I have heard the infinity 8"reference sub in a box this size and it pounded well...

btw - the angled piece at the back shows 11" - this is approximate - it will probably be slightly smaller...

These designs are for reference only - adapt them however you want - there is still plenty of room left in that compartment - again, I designed these with the simplest contruction in mind. And remember - always double check the measurements!! Measure twice before cutting and all the best to those who want to try these out... :thumbup:

Ok - I don't have the tools to do these myself right now, so I'm hoping some of you will be willing to try these out and let me know. I plan to try and sort out making my own soon enough and I will post pics and results...

Thank you
 

DIB,

Thank you. I also plan on making a stealthbox and really appreciate the dimensions you provided. When finished, mine will be slightly different and protruding into the trunk space a bit becuase I plan on putting a JL 10w6 in it. This gives me a place to start.

-TC

dib, thanks for this contribution. Lots of folks have asked for dimensions for making a sub box for the X5 and this should get them going in the right direction. :thumbup:

TC -
Welcome to the forums. ;)

nice - i just checked in and realised there was some feedback. TC I'm glad this has helped you - make sure you post some pics and feedback when you're done!

please feel free to pm me with any questions - I'm just in the process of having the 'with base' version made for mine - i'll post pics and some follow ups soon enough...

btw - i'm adding a detailed drawing of my final box with cutout dims for the 8" sub (the hole at the top is for a 2" speaker wire terminal)...

Very nice!

tnx guys for sharing the dimensions and measurements. there was a thread about this before but they dont wanna share it. i really appreciate it...:thumbup:

thanks for the feedback... :thumbup:
franc x5 - feel free to pm me with questions and if you build anything, please post pics - i'd like to see some of the variations you guys(/gals) are using... :popcorn:

Is it possible to use a 10" sub for this design ? what size sub did you use with this ????? thanks for your input

The pioneer sub in the other thread requires a 23.8 cm (9 1/3") hole to be cut. So i think that will fit.

True the hole size is 9 1/3 but the screw hole to screw hole is actually 10" .....