Well, curiosity's getting the better of me...

What would you guys think about an Imperial Horn in a vehicle? I drive a '94 E-150 cargo van, with nothing in back behind the two seats...currently I have a "normal" 1.5cF ported box for my e12a.22, but I'm getting the urge to do something insane for a year or two. Something like an Imperial Horn. But I have some questions...

1. Is this a horrible idea? It would be firing up in an area about 11'x6'x5'.

2. If it's not such a bad idea, what drivers would be suitable for this sort of thing? I have 1.4kW @ 2-4 ohms on tap, I'm well aware that a small fraction of that will actually be needed

Thanks in advance.

That was in the SQ lanes @ MECA WV State Finals last October...I could fit an Imperial Horn and have plenty of room left over

As for subwoofers, any suggestions? Close to $300 in materials alone is going to be pretty draining on my checkbook, so I can't afford $200 each driver

I read that thread about the SO, so really the benefit is an improved HF cutoff...so the original Horn wouldn't fare so well as a sub cabinet? Something about having the drivers exposed and inverted that I like  ;D

This isn't going to be permanently in the van, but living in an apartment doesn't lend itself to something this size Figure I'll use it mobile for a year or so until I have a place big enough to accomodate it.

Two laying down with the hornmouths at the ass end of the van  would be nice.  Look damn Cool, and the back doors would act like the floor of a house the imperials are in.  or upside down in the very back if you have the height.

It would look damn cool no matter what, just not sure if it would sound good or not.

 Imp. for automotive applications

Thats just silly.

If some rooms are too small for an Imperial then a van?

But it might sound cool outside the van. I like the point about the beast sliding in an accident and crushing everything in its path.

sound took out the walls of Jericho so an Imperial taking out a couple of bass heads is not much of a feat.

crushing sound takes on a new meaning

Works for me!

DOO EET!!!!!!

Im not entirely certain that the confines of the van would even allow a waveform from the hornmouth to form before it started cancelling itself out, though if you mounted it facing rearwards, right behind the front seats you could get decent sound outside the van with the rear doors open.  Steve D says to mount the SO in an alcove about 8' back from your mains to allow for the length of the waves.  Likely an Imp in a van would simply compress the interior the same way as the drivers would in a standard ported enclosure.

If you did get crushed by them in an accident, you could also use them as a coffin, I think its genius, the worlds first dual usage enclosure  ???

If your back can handle it, then follow Jets advice, but be prepared to take that sucker out of there too, as it may only worsen your fuel economy.  ($1.10/L today... gawd)