gunterwalker

Just as the title says. I have LG Super Pro 1 3/4" headers, hi-flow cats, and the Corsa Xtreme. I did a little searching but didn't come up with the normal tons of info on this subject. What have you found to be the most effictive to quiet down the exhaust note. It's not too bad for me but the fiance thinks its too loud sometimes. She has only driven it once in the past 2 weeks. I personally think she drives the SL550 too much and is used to the super quiet ride. I want to get some kind of insulation. Price is really not an issue. Any help would be great. Thanks guys.

vetteright

I got the Madvette Motorsports insulation kit. Got it mostly for heat reduction, but have been will pleased with the reduction in noise also. The kit covers the entire interior, including the doors and the halo. You will need to take all the carpet and seats out, as well as taking the door panels off, to install it; but it comes all pre cut to fit with plenty of extra material. Everything you need is in the kit including great detailed instructions (lots of photos) on disassembling the inteior. I highly recommend this kit.

keyplyr

Cotton ***** in the ears. This is the easiest and most cost efficient mod you can do to reduce noise.

Florida2000

a set of these for your fiancee, free with a McLaren F1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkfvQvc9ipI

gunterwalker

LOL. Don't think she would go for that. I like it when she drives the Vette every now and then so I get to drive the SL550.

vetteright

Just noticed that you apparently spend some time in the Guntersville area, not far from me here in Huntsville. Dave Hale (Madvette Motor Sports here on the froum) is within about a 90 minute drive from the Northern AL area (His shop is in Murfreesboro, TN). I made an appointment to drive up and he personally installed my kit. You may want to give him a call and check it out. Dave also installed my Kenwood Audio/Nav system and Sirius satellite tuner. He does great work! You can reach him on his cell at: (615) 638-7645 if you're interested. Or check out his website: www.madvettemotorsports.com) It really quieted my car down (actually too much, since I have the stock exhaust). Guess now I'll have to do something about that.

coryvte

Nah, just turn up the radio. She won't hear the corsas and you won't hear her.

cmonkey713

Seriously, pay a visit to your local high end car audio shop and tell them what you are tying to do. They should be experts in sound deadening. There are numerous products on the market that can make your car quite as a Lexus. Some of these are used for floor pans and other products for vertical panels. That being said what you will find is that the interior will need to be stripped out so you can get to all of the areas that need to be covered. There are instructions here on the Forum on exactly how everything comes apart. You will spend a weekend and around $400 or so to do everything. Going this route is the ultimate fix. There are other less expensive ways to go but in the end it is up to you to what degree or level you want to achieve.

RadarP3C

Marc V.

My ex-girlfriend hated my Borla exhaust. She said it was too loud.



Note that I said "EX"-girlfriend and that I still have my Borlas.

gunterwalker

LOL. She hasn't really complained about it but I can just tell its louder than she likes. That means she isn't going to drive it and I can't drive her car. I guess I'm really the one that's doing the complaining.

Marc V.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...ation-kit.html

DC321

Get RAAM Audio stuff from Rick. It is great stuff and as inexpensive as can be for the quality.
Forum sponsor.

I have tried the stuff listed in the above post in my last C6, and it did not do much. I would not do that again. But Dan is a great guy.

NYC6

Me, I use NPP. Works like a charm.

JohnRR

I agree that the NPP (dual mode exhaust) is the way to go. I went from Magnaflow back to stock because I couldn't stand the constant noise on long trips. B&B has a dual mode system that would allow you to just change the mufflers instead of having to go back to stock. That way you can have it quiet when you are entertaining, and have it loud when you're not.

As far as the insulation goes. I installed the foam heat insulation in my Z06 and it helped a little with the heat, but not much with the noise. Now that I have some experience, I'm installing Dynamat and Dynaliner in my C3.

John