Rubberized undercoating and heat?
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
Rubberized undercoating and heat?
I plan to take two stock tunnel plates, sandwich heat/noise barrier material in between them and spray the sandwich with rubberized undercoating. Once it dries well I will install.
I know that the fumes are flammable while drying and I plan do dry for about a week before installing the assembled piece. Will there be an issue with exhaust or drivetrain heat on the tunnel plate? Thanks
Cajun
I know that the fumes are flammable while drying and I plan do dry for about a week before installing the assembled piece. Will there be an issue with exhaust or drivetrain heat on the tunnel plate? Thanks
Cajun
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I plan to take two stock tunnel plates, sandwich heat/noise barrier material in between them and spray the sandwich with rubberized undercoating. Once it dries well I will install.
I know that the fumes are flammable while drying and I plan do dry for about a week before installing the assembled piece. Will there be an issue with exhaust or drivetrain heat on the tunnel plate? Thanks
Cajun
I know that the fumes are flammable while drying and I plan do dry for about a week before installing the assembled piece. Will there be an issue with exhaust or drivetrain heat on the tunnel plate? Thanks
Cajun
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
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skip the rubbberized coating. Use the KoolMat products for insulation.
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1565or
http://www.koolmat.com/corvette.shtml
Plus coated Long tube headers do quite a bit to keep heat out of the cabin.
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1565or
http://www.koolmat.com/corvette.shtml
Plus coated Long tube headers do quite a bit to keep heat out of the cabin.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
That might be an option. I am thinking of using the frost king insulation in between the two plates but will have to heat test that. Also might go with this
http://www.jcwhitney.com/COOL-IT-ADH...1115_10114.jcw
http://www.jcwhitney.com/COOL-IT-ADH...1115_10114.jcw
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
skip the rubbberized coating. Use the KoolMat products for insulation.
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1565or
http://www.koolmat.com/corvette.shtml
Plus coated Long tube headers do quite a bit to keep heat out of the cabin.
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1565or
http://www.koolmat.com/corvette.shtml
Plus coated Long tube headers do quite a bit to keep heat out of the cabin.
I am sure that stuff is off the hook but the prices are absolutely ridiculous. If I was going to pay that amount I would just buy a plate from a vendor. I am trying to be cheap here guys
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Yeah, that's obvious....
Have you already used an insulation in the interior of the car (floor/tunnel)area? This would be more effective from a sound perspective, because the tunnel plate is open on both ends, so sound can still travel. For heat, you can just apply a high temp insulation on the top of the tunnel plate itself. I would not bother with the undercoating or two tunnel plates.
Have you already used an insulation in the interior of the car (floor/tunnel)area? This would be more effective from a sound perspective, because the tunnel plate is open on both ends, so sound can still travel. For heat, you can just apply a high temp insulation on the top of the tunnel plate itself. I would not bother with the undercoating or two tunnel plates.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12'-'13-'14-'15
Yeah, that's obvious....
Have you already used an insulation in the interior of the car (floor/tunnel)area? This would be more effective from a sound perspective, because the tunnel plate is open on both ends, so sound can still travel. For heat, you can just apply a high temp insulation on the top of the tunnel plate itself. I would not bother with the undercoating or two tunnel plates.
Have you already used an insulation in the interior of the car (floor/tunnel)area? This would be more effective from a sound perspective, because the tunnel plate is open on both ends, so sound can still travel. For heat, you can just apply a high temp insulation on the top of the tunnel plate itself. I would not bother with the undercoating or two tunnel plates.
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You could also buy some b-quiet on ebay for cheap and install that on the floor boards inside the car.
It makes a big difference. I use to run a maggie with headers and stingers and it was nice and quiet in the car with these mods.
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you smell like a roofing truck. 
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Check THE EASTWOOD COMPANY website and see if they might have anything...I kind of doubt it, but if anyone has something like that, it's them.
I doubt you'll find any of it in bulk, but asbestos was well known for heat and sound insulation...at the expense of your lungs.
I wonder if LINE-X or similar bed coatings would have any benefit other than a thick coating for sound insulation.
JET HOT will coat just about anything. I've had suspension parts as well as exhaust parts done.
I doubt you'll find any of it in bulk, but asbestos was well known for heat and sound insulation...at the expense of your lungs.
I wonder if LINE-X or similar bed coatings would have any benefit other than a thick coating for sound insulation.
JET HOT will coat just about anything. I've had suspension parts as well as exhaust parts done.
