Reducing Resonance
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Racer
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Reducing Resonance
I just bought some B&B bullets and they have quite a bit of resonance. I love that they are loud and they look great. At times it just seems to be a bit much inside the car. I was planning to put frost king in the trunk area to reduce road noise. Will this help reduce the effects of resonance and are there other things I can do?
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First, I tried kicking out the passenger causing all the resonance ... 
Much quieter after she was gone. She was a little loud and good looking as well. I didn't think about using bullets ... I thought that was a bit extreme.
But really, I've heard people use those heavy duty rubber cargo mats in the cargo area.
Soon, I'll be using putting insulation in the wheel wells. You have to take off the panel in the well, and stuff insulation in there, line it wit shiney stuff (Re-flex or something like that) and voila!
Evil-Twin sent me a write up, I'll try and dig out for you. He didn't use FK though .. said it didn't work as well. I'll have to email you the other stuff. He said it reduced road noise for him about 40% or so. Hope the aforementioned helps a little.
Much quieter after she was gone. She was a little loud and good looking as well. I didn't think about using bullets ... I thought that was a bit extreme.But really, I've heard people use those heavy duty rubber cargo mats in the cargo area.
Soon, I'll be using putting insulation in the wheel wells. You have to take off the panel in the well, and stuff insulation in there, line it wit shiney stuff (Re-flex or something like that) and voila!
Evil-Twin sent me a write up, I'll try and dig out for you. He didn't use FK though .. said it didn't work as well. I'll have to email you the other stuff. He said it reduced road noise for him about 40% or so. Hope the aforementioned helps a little.
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I had some resonance when I installed my exhaust. Ended up putting on a Bassani X-Pipe and it helped considerably.
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Originally Posted by DRKNGHT
X-pipe will help if you don't have one...
X-pipe really reduced the cockpit noise from my Corsa Indys. I also bought the heavy grade Lloyd's mats including the cargo area mat and that made a huge difference in reducing interior noise. Plus they really look sweet!
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