sound deadening
sound deadening OK, here is the situation. Car is an 02 TransAm convertible. I had the differential gears replaced with Motive Gear 3.70 gears ( street gears , not the performance gears). Car is a bit noisy. Had the work checked by a couple of shops and they all say noise is within normal range. Now I have purchased a set of Kee stage 2 speakers. So while I have the car apart, what sound proofing will work best to help reduce the gear noise and make for a better speaker upgrade? Kee suggests the Quick Roof, but I wonder if it will have a tar smell. Obviously, riding with the top down eliminates the gear noise, but here in the Northeast, it does get cold.
Good info, thanks. But since the Quick Roof is only 6 inches wide it may be a chore to use on the floor. Does sound like a good choice for the doors and quarters.
I used sound deadener showdown tiles, locally procured closed cell foam, and "home depot" MLV. I still have to do the cabin floors, but I've done the trunk and doors and it definitely made a difference. It's not a bank vault and never will be.
The car feels much more solid, I get far less road noise. Overall, I say it was worth the time and money.
Read a bit online and you'll see that throwing some dampening product isn't the end of it, nor do you need 100% coverage. I did end up purchasing from him, but sounddeadenershowdown has a very nice writeup on how to properly sound deaden a car - I read a TON elsewhere online that corroborated his methods.
Not sure if it's allowed to link this or if this would be viewable to non-members, but here's my writeup..not too many pics, but some information on what I did and what I used: http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...l=1#post921157
The car feels much more solid, I get far less road noise. Overall, I say it was worth the time and money.
Read a bit online and you'll see that throwing some dampening product isn't the end of it, nor do you need 100% coverage. I did end up purchasing from him, but sounddeadenershowdown has a very nice writeup on how to properly sound deaden a car - I read a TON elsewhere online that corroborated his methods.
Not sure if it's allowed to link this or if this would be viewable to non-members, but here's my writeup..not too many pics, but some information on what I did and what I used: http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/sho...l=1#post921157
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I used the Home Depot and Lowes peel and seal and there is ZERO tar smell. Even in a hot Texas summer I didnt smell a thing. It really helped with the stereo, especially the sub. My 3.73's whine alittle bit too and it did help deaden that but not much. DO IT
Don't have a vert but I did this a while back:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...-trans-am.html
I used some actual sound deadener and it helped out a lot, does burn up a LOT of time though so plan on doing it over a weekend...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...-trans-am.html
I used some actual sound deadener and it helped out a lot, does burn up a LOT of time though so plan on doing it over a weekend...
Don't have a vert but I did this a while back:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...-trans-am.html
I used some actual sound deadener and it helped out a lot, does burn up a LOT of time though so plan on doing it over a weekend...
https://ls1tech.com/forums/stereo-el...-trans-am.html
I used some actual sound deadener and it helped out a lot, does burn up a LOT of time though so plan on doing it over a weekend...
Couldnt get the write up's to open, but I get the idea. Guess I should set aside more than a few days for this. Garage stays around 60 degrees so I should be OK. Thanks for the info.
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I posted some pictures of my sound deadening in my post here (Post 21 in the following thread):
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-interior.html
I used a lot of FatMat. For the amount of sound deadening I wanted, the Home Depot products was not practical. I covered every spot of metal on the interior; floor, roof, pillars, etc. I replaced the carpet and then took it out as it was really thin and cheap. So I have better quality carpeting with mass backing that I will be installing soon. I have added some carpet padding in certain areas as well. It made the car really solid and quieted it down a lot. It will probably do more as well once I install the good carpet.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-interior.html
I used a lot of FatMat. For the amount of sound deadening I wanted, the Home Depot products was not practical. I covered every spot of metal on the interior; floor, roof, pillars, etc. I replaced the carpet and then took it out as it was really thin and cheap. So I have better quality carpeting with mass backing that I will be installing soon. I have added some carpet padding in certain areas as well. It made the car really solid and quieted it down a lot. It will probably do more as well once I install the good carpet.
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