[Z06] Z06 Road Noise
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '05
Z06 Road Noise
I would like to reduce the sound coming primarily from the rear wheel wells or rear section.
I searched the form and found some good articles my question is! If I sound proof just the rear part of the car would it make a significant difference? Or would I need to do the whole interior?
Has anyone laid sound proofing material in just the back of their Z? If so how were the results? Thanks!
I searched the form and found some good articles my question is! If I sound proof just the rear part of the car would it make a significant difference? Or would I need to do the whole interior?
Has anyone laid sound proofing material in just the back of their Z? If so how were the results? Thanks!
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (Bman)
I've heard of some people having good results with dynamat.
Check out this thread...good how to stuff as well and documented well with pix:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=415731
Lemme know how you get along with this.
~m
Check out this thread...good how to stuff as well and documented well with pix:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=415731
Lemme know how you get along with this.
~m
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '05
Re: Z06 Road Noise (ivox)
IVOX, Thanks I actually saw that post.
The rear end looks real easy to do without seeming to time consuming. I was basically wondering if it would make a difference without having to do the whole interior..
Anyone sound proof just the rear of thier Z's :flag
The rear end looks real easy to do without seeming to time consuming. I was basically wondering if it would make a difference without having to do the whole interior..
Anyone sound proof just the rear of thier Z's :flag
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (Bman)
I dynamatted the whole thing!
Used two rolls of the Extreme...no petroleum base Dynamat. http://audio-n-more.com/dynamat.htm
Also installed the partition.
In all, much less noise.
Used two rolls of the Extreme...no petroleum base Dynamat. http://audio-n-more.com/dynamat.htm
Also installed the partition.
In all, much less noise.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '05
Re: Z06 Road Noise (FLYNLO)
BMAN, dunno if you have looked into the partitions, but that is a good way to go as well.
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Re: Z06 Road Noise
The partition will help (I got the $99 Ecklers one), but there is still a lot of road noise even with it. I'm probably going to dynamat the trunk sometime soon.
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (EvanZ06)
I cant find the 99 dollar Ecklers special!!!!!
This is all I found
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...4V6704MA4X48K2
$299
:skep:
[Modified by Bman, 5:34 PM 5/7/2003]
This is all I found
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...4V6704MA4X48K2
$299
:skep:
[Modified by Bman, 5:34 PM 5/7/2003]
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (ixlr8)
If you are worried about road noise you should have bought a Lexus not a Vette. J/K LOL :lolg:
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (Bman)
What noise...Can't hear the road noise for the Blower and headers!!Around town with the windows down, its loud, but on a trip in 6th no big deal..I did make a partition myself out of 2 inch solid insulation board...What .... can't hear you :lol:
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Re: Z06 Road Noise (Bman)
Check out this link:
http://www.koolmat.com.
I am a dealer for DynaMat, and I used DynaMat on several cars in the past and it really doesn't make a big difference unless you use multiple layers, a combination of their products, or both; which is expensive, very time consuming, and the thickness doesn't work in some areas or makes the carpet look funny.
I saw KoolMat in a recent issue of Vette and they have precut kits for all C5's. One for the rear area, one for the bulkhead behind the seats, and one for the front. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND IS A LOT EASIER TO INSTALL!
Most people just do the rear section and maybe the bulkhead, but all three make the car as quite as a luxury car.
KoolMat is the same thickness as DynaMat Extreme, ~.070", but is twice as dense. Density is what reduces the noise. And it refects direct heat up to 1,100 degrees if you need it for that. Almost all of the NAsCAR teams use it on their cars.
I liked it so much I'm now a distributor, and I will be happy to give anyone from the forum interested a 10% discount off their advertised pricing like I have for the members of the local Lone Star Corvette Club.
This is really the trick deal for all years of Corvettes IMHO.
Shoot me an e-mail and I'll give you my phone number so we can talk.
[Modified by FST*CARR, 10:54 PM 5/8/2003]
http://www.koolmat.com.
I am a dealer for DynaMat, and I used DynaMat on several cars in the past and it really doesn't make a big difference unless you use multiple layers, a combination of their products, or both; which is expensive, very time consuming, and the thickness doesn't work in some areas or makes the carpet look funny.
I saw KoolMat in a recent issue of Vette and they have precut kits for all C5's. One for the rear area, one for the bulkhead behind the seats, and one for the front. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND IS A LOT EASIER TO INSTALL!
Most people just do the rear section and maybe the bulkhead, but all three make the car as quite as a luxury car.
KoolMat is the same thickness as DynaMat Extreme, ~.070", but is twice as dense. Density is what reduces the noise. And it refects direct heat up to 1,100 degrees if you need it for that. Almost all of the NAsCAR teams use it on their cars.
I liked it so much I'm now a distributor, and I will be happy to give anyone from the forum interested a 10% discount off their advertised pricing like I have for the members of the local Lone Star Corvette Club.
This is really the trick deal for all years of Corvettes IMHO.
Shoot me an e-mail and I'll give you my phone number so we can talk.
[Modified by FST*CARR, 10:54 PM 5/8/2003]
