Insulate a C7?
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '20
Insulate a C7?
I owned a C5 and C6 and now looking to buy a C7. I insulated the wheel wells and cabin of each car for heat rejection and road noise. Is there a need to do this with the new generation?
Burning Brakes
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I assume he means around the inside of the wheel wells in the interior of the car, under the carpet. This was popular in C5s for noise reduction. I did it in mine and used a foil-faced foam matting and dynamat. It worked well if done right
And to answer the thread... I've found no need so far, especially since I plan on moving to non runflats after these stockers are done. But it is something I may look into in the future, especially if pre-cut kits become available... It's just so easy that way that it becomes more of a question of why not?
And to answer the thread... I've found no need so far, especially since I plan on moving to non runflats after these stockers are done. But it is something I may look into in the future, especially if pre-cut kits become available... It's just so easy that way that it becomes more of a question of why not?
Last edited by mdiiulio; Oct 5, 2014 at 05:48 PM.
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Heat rejection
which keeps it real cool went on a trip 900 miles straight and no heat inside car.Z51 coupe...
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Burning Brakes
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Absolutely!! I installed a full insulation kit on my C6 coupe and ran it about 5 yrs...made a world of difference (on the road noise) and improved even more when I replaced the GY fun flats w/ Firestone A/W. Fast forward to Mar 2014 when I sold the C6 and got the C7 coupe: Road noise is still a major factor! I have so far not been able to locate an insulation kit for the C7 coupe...but it needs it badly depending on the road surface of where you live (and drive). Again, I think the factory RF tires are also a factor..
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Burning Brakes
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Dynamat. Gotta use something that won't absorb water. Also on the C5 and C6, the space around the gas filler pipe allows a lot of noise to enter the cabin. When I talked about insulating the wheel wells, I meant putting material under the liner. Couldn't use material over 3/8 thick in those cars.
Where's Crazy Cowboy with his frost king-like material for the cabin area? Not the best solution but certainly the easiest and most price conscious way to tackle the job. The key to reducing road/tire noise inside the car is to reduce vibration.
Where's Crazy Cowboy with his frost king-like material for the cabin area? Not the best solution but certainly the easiest and most price conscious way to tackle the job. The key to reducing road/tire noise inside the car is to reduce vibration.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '20
Absolutely!! I installed a full insulation kit on my C6 coupe and ran it about 5 yrs...made a world of difference (on the road noise) and improved even more when I replaced the GY fun flats w/ Firestone A/W. Fast forward to Mar 2014 when I sold the C6 and got the C7 coupe: Road noise is still a major factor! I have so far not been able to locate an insulation kit for the C7 coupe...but it needs it badly depending on the road surface of where you live (and drive). Again, I think the factory RF tires are also a factor..
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Dynamat. Gotta use something that won't absorb water. Also on the C5 and C6, the space around the gas filler pipe allows a lot of noise to enter the cabin. When I talked about insulating the wheel wells, I meant putting material under the liner. Couldn't use material over 3/8 thick in those cars.
Where's Crazy Cowboy with his frost king-like material for the cabin area? Not the best solution but certainly the easiest and most price conscious way to tackle the job. The key to reducing road/tire noise inside the car is to reduce vibration.
Where's Crazy Cowboy with his frost king-like material for the cabin area? Not the best solution but certainly the easiest and most price conscious way to tackle the job. The key to reducing road/tire noise inside the car is to reduce vibration.
Meanwhile back in TX...seems like the state is on one big austerity kick and is using a road re-surface technique called "chip and seal". This creates a rough road surface and increases noise level inside the car by about 300%. Thank you for those savings in tax dollars!!
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I talked w/ Crazy Cowboy a few months ago (when I first got the C7) and at the time he had been unable to locate a "donor" car in order to make the patterns...seems no new C7 owners in FL are willing to part with the the baby for a few days while the interior is totally dismantled...
Meanwhile back in TX...seems like the state is on one big austerity kick and is using a road re-surface technique called "chip and seal". This creates a rough road surface and increases noise level inside the car by about 300%. Thank you for those savings in tax dollars!!
Meanwhile back in TX...seems like the state is on one big austerity kick and is using a road re-surface technique called "chip and seal". This creates a rough road surface and increases noise level inside the car by about 300%. Thank you for those savings in tax dollars!!
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This was done by me and others a few months ago and posted here:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ening-mod.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ening-mod.html