[Z06] partitions / devider worth it?
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Melting Slicks
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From: chicago area IL.
partitions / devider worth it?
my car is very loud on the inside filled with road noise I have a Pre Cut Insulation Kit coming in but wanted to know if the partitions / dividers really help any?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
Drifting
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From: Missi'ppi... no mo' MO for me!!
I put two layers of sound deadener in mine. Can't remember the brand name now... senility . But I have a divider in there just to stop things from flying if we ever get in an accident going fast enough to project objects from the trunk area.
I removed the divider once to see how much it helped. I couldn't hear any difference at all; not even a little bit. Two layers of deadener really quieted the car down remarkably. It's so quiet in the car we can carry a regular conversation without having to look at each other. KILLS the joy of hearing the tailpipes, though--at least when it's WOT, it's still loud enough to be fun.
The weight of the whole extra roll of deadener was about 20 lb as I recall--maybe 7-10 lb heavier than a "carpeted" particle-board divider.
I removed the divider once to see how much it helped. I couldn't hear any difference at all; not even a little bit. Two layers of deadener really quieted the car down remarkably. It's so quiet in the car we can carry a regular conversation without having to look at each other. KILLS the joy of hearing the tailpipes, though--at least when it's WOT, it's still loud enough to be fun.
The weight of the whole extra roll of deadener was about 20 lb as I recall--maybe 7-10 lb heavier than a "carpeted" particle-board divider.
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my car is very loud on the inside filled with road noise I have a Pre Cut Insulation Kit coming in but wanted to know if the partitions / dividers really help any?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
1: Quieting the exhaust noise (20%).
2. Better sound from speakers
3. Smaller cabin space to air condition.
I highly recommend.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sammamish WA
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Same here, it helps. But I still plan to rip out the interior and install a heat and noise reduction kit I purchased awhile back. It's still a very road noisey car...
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Melting Slicks
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From: chicago area IL.
i'm really surprised at how noisy the car is friends who have or had c5's (non zo6's) said there cars was much quieter?
i'm thinking the foam one would be getter but really like the covered one's with the plexiglass and emblems
i'm thinking the foam one would be getter but really like the covered one's with the plexiglass and emblems
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Le Mans Master
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From: Piedmont, SC Currently Own: 99 Nassau blue FRC. Previously Owned: 84,95,98 Indy Pace,01 Z06
I'm running slp loudmouths and i noticed a great deal of noise reduction in the cabin using a partition. Of course it serves as other purposes also. 
Race Director
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Its was basically designed as a street legal race car, did you really expect it to be as quiet as a base c5? They went as far as to use a light weight windshield and back window to make the car as light as possible, pretty sure they skimped on sound deadining material too. Anyway, I made my own divider out of 2" rigid foamboard and interior fabric. Looks completely factory and weighs like 2 lbs. Id say it cuts down on noise from the rear of the car a good 25% or so. Plus it keeps stuff from going into the trunk which is another big plus.
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my car is very loud on the inside filled with road noise I have a Pre Cut Insulation Kit coming in but wanted to know if the partitions / dividers really help any?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
my wife would love the divider since it would keep her purse from flying in the trunk every time i get aggressive lol but thats not enough to make me buy one
so if you can tell me how do you like yours and how much of an improvement was it?
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From: Farmington Hills MI
Drifting
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Are most people getting these from Southern? I am going to get the tray & divider as I too am sick of crap flying around. The sound doesn't bother me, but the small cabin to keep cool would be an added benefit in the summer. I jammed the brakes the other day when a group of turkeys decided to run across the road in front of me and my golf clubs went flying through the trunk into the passenger compartment and my 7 iron was about 1" from the windshield....could've been pretty crappy
Drifting
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Mine is from southern, I didn't get the tray though. In hindsight the tray would probably help the partition stay in place - as is a bag a of golf clubs hitting it from behind would totally dislodge it and you'd probably still have stuff in your lap.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
Le Mans Master
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Got mine from Southern Car Parts. I do believe that it does cut down somewhat on noise. I got it really to stop stuff from flying into the drivers compartment in the event of something going wrong. Mine is securely fastened but you never know.
I would buy another, I guess that is the telling part.
I would buy another, I guess that is the telling part.
Racer
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From: Farmington Hills MI
Mine is from southern, I didn't get the tray though. In hindsight the tray would probably help the partition stay in place - as is a bag a of golf clubs hitting it from behind would totally dislodge it and you'd probably still have stuff in your lap.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
Le Mans Master
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Are most people getting these from Southern? I am going to get the tray & divider as I too am sick of crap flying around. The sound doesn't bother me, but the small cabin to keep cool would be an added benefit in the summer. I jammed the brakes the other day when a group of turkeys decided to run across the road in front of me and my golf clubs went flying through the trunk into the passenger compartment and my 7 iron was about 1" from the windshield....could've been pretty crappy
Mine is from southern, I didn't get the tray though. In hindsight the tray would probably help the partition stay in place - as is a bag a of golf clubs hitting it from behind would totally dislodge it and you'd probably still have stuff in your lap.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
I pull the partition and everything whenever I go to track/autox though so I figured the tray would just be one more thing to be in the way every weekend.
lol
