2015, is road noise reduced?

Zoren 370 · 03-06-2015, 10:38 AM

Most people expect that a sports car like the Z should be as close quiet like a sedan. The road noise is mostly coming from the oem bridgestone tires.

Had changed the tires to hankook v12 and the noise has greatly reduced. Plus my exhaust is so loud I barely hear any road noise.

But drove a roadster one time I was surprised its more quiet than the coupe even on top down, possibly the clothe top when down insulates the rear trunk which most of the road noise are coming from.

DEpointfive0 · 03-06-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Most people expect that a sports car like the Z should be as close quiet like a sedan. The road noise is mostly coming from the oem bridgestone tires.

Had changed the tires to hankook v12 and the noise has greatly reduced. Plus my exhaust is so loud I barely hear any road noise.

But drove a roadster one time I was surprised its more quiet than the coupe even on top down, possibly the clothe top when down insulates the rear trunk which most of the road noise are coming from.

Yep, also wait for your tires to wear more and/or drive on a bad road.

kenchan · 03-06-2015, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Yep, also wait for your tires to wear more and/or drive on a bad road.

yep, has more to do with tires as DE mentioned.

btw, text DE with any question!

DavidZ370 · 03-07-2015, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

yep, has more to do with tires as DE mentioned.

btw, text DE with any question!

goes on to post his number without approval

kenchan · 03-07-2015, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DavidZ370

goes on to post his number without approval

thought he was the 'go to whore' ?

oh wait...

never mind

Kaldaien · 03-07-2015, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoren 370

Most people expect that a sports car like the Z should be as close quiet like a sedan. The road noise is mostly coming from the oem bridgestone tires.

Indeed, the OEM tires make a spooky howling sound at around 140 in addition to being noisy at any speed. The Michelin tires I replaced them with don't do that. That'll never change though, as these are manufactured in Japan, Nissan has a really big incentive to go with Bridgestone.

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Zoren 370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL Posts: 11,018 Drives: 11 Nissan 370 M6 Rep Power: 1913654	Most people expect that a sports car like the Z should be as close quiet like a sedan. The road noise is mostly coming from the oem bridgestone tires. Had changed the tires to hankook v12 and the noise has greatly reduced. Plus my exhaust is so loud I barely hear any road noise. But drove a roadster one time I was surprised its more quiet than the coupe even on top down, possibly the clothe top when down insulates the rear trunk which most of the road noise are coming from.