Decision time Comp vs. inline

**Platipy** · 02-04-2010, 03:35 PM

So i am having so much trouble deciding what to do and i need to hurry cause i am putting in my fans this weekend so i am going to buy them tomorrow. MY cab will be 16x30" in footprint and i think around 40" tall stealth dresser. I am torn betwwen using 2 or 3 80-100 cfm computer fans, or going all out and getting 4" can fan or something comparable. I plan on having about 250-300 watts of cfl's (using 26's and 42's). My two things are that with the computer fans i feel getting smell under control would be harder and with the inline exhaust sound and size are issues (if anyone could tell me how to hang with bungees and other sound-reducing tips it would be great). what do you guys think two comp fans with homemade filters or a 4 in can fan with a carbon filter? would like this to be pretty stealth how quiet can i get that can fan?

**Platipy** · 02-04-2010, 05:01 PM

anyone used the panasonic whisper fans??? im mostly worried about noise

**Rippedvanwinkle77** · 02-04-2010, 09:10 PM

Bump...

I am building the same thing, and thought inline would be easier also.

**Platipy** · 02-04-2010, 10:38 PM

yeah anyone use the inline model of the panasonic whisper?? no the ceiling style found this thread on icmag but thought it might be too big so i wanna break down the casing so it is just a fan. this is why i was leaning toward a can fan but these things are just so quiet. Also torn between 3 high cfm computer fans for exhaust with homemade carbon filters (probably the cheapest way) any stealth dresser growers here to help me out.

**redi jedi** · 02-04-2010, 11:01 PM

If stealth is what your going for the computer fans would be the way to go. Don't know how well they would work with a filter though? I know the 4" inline would...Only problem is, to keep the stealth theme going you would have to mount the fan and filter inside your cabinet. Taking up alot of headroom in the process.

**Platipy** · 02-04-2010, 11:20 PM

ye check this out everyone think i am gonna get two, little louder than the other models (still very quiet) but very cheap and it is a blower fan. here is the link
http://www.westsidewholesale.com/cat...-plist/id/156/

**Platipy** · 02-07-2010, 03:27 PM

went ahead and ordered the 80 cfm whisper. will be making a thread based on the ic one on how to mod it when it gets here! excited to build my first legit stealth box.