Insulation mod
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From: salem OR
Insulation mod
I like the car more quiet. The tire noise is pretty bad so I have put on
Michelin SS non runflat and got some noise relief but not real major like on the C6 ZR1 and Z06.
So I looked under the rear carpet and found empty under the carpet.
The insulation that was there was on the sides nothing in the middle. Nothing but the carpet so I used some 3/4 inch thick car insulation. Actually from my 2006 Z06 left over they had a factory insulation pack you could order.
The 2006 car came with 2 bags from the original owner.
I put a put a large square about 30 inches by 36 inches under the carpet cut to fit in the missing area.
Wow! After a few hundred miles. Was I'm happy to report it is noticeably less noisy from the tires in the interior. Music sounds better too!
Well worth the small effort!
Now I think I will go back and some more around the battery area.
Michelin SS non runflat and got some noise relief but not real major like on the C6 ZR1 and Z06.
So I looked under the rear carpet and found empty under the carpet.
The insulation that was there was on the sides nothing in the middle. Nothing but the carpet so I used some 3/4 inch thick car insulation. Actually from my 2006 Z06 left over they had a factory insulation pack you could order.
The 2006 car came with 2 bags from the original owner.
I put a put a large square about 30 inches by 36 inches under the carpet cut to fit in the missing area.
Wow! After a few hundred miles. Was I'm happy to report it is noticeably less noisy from the tires in the interior. Music sounds better too!
Well worth the small effort!
Now I think I will go back and some more around the battery area.
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From: Redmond WA
Note that you used the correct material - dynamat would have done next to nothing in this case (he's not deadening a panel, he's insulating against sound transmission). Where'd you grab it, just at Home Depot or a carpet store, or is it high density auto specialty, or ???
My solution was to buy a convertible, you can't hear any of that stuff!
My solution was to buy a convertible, you can't hear any of that stuff!
Last edited by davepl; Apr 9, 2016 at 01:10 PM.
