Road Noise

Billy830

Does anyone have problems with road noise. I am partially deaf and my wife says she cannot hear while on her cell phone. Anyone notice road noise.

I am looking at FatMat Sound dampener for Hood and interior.
Has anyone had this done?
Sound Deadener Products FatMat Dynamat Xtreme Alternative

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Auston

I hear quite a bit road noise in my MT Touring with SP, what roads
you're on makes a big difference as well. I haven't made adjustments
and it seems less of a big deal with time

B737Capt

Hi Guys, Happy New Year!
I have about 1200 miles on my new Z (base model) and love everything about it except the road noise. I drive about 45 miles to work, and if I could reduce the tire noise it would be the perfect ride for me. I have sent a message to the auto noise reduction company "second skin" to see what they recommend. People with 'vettes seem to have good luck with their products. I will report their response when I hear from them. Anybody else tried to reduce the tire and road noise?

RiCharlie

Living in Texas I would think you would be accustomed to loud noises,,what with all those buffalo constantly stampeding..

NewlyIMPORTed

the only thing that i dont like is being able to hear rain splashing around in my wheel well

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kannibul

Tell her to turn her cell phone volume up, or to leave the phone off while you're in the car.

Nothing more annoying that being force-fed half a conversation within an enclosed area.

That said, if you must, rig it up to the blue tooth system if you car is equipped.

370Zsteve

lmao ya tell her to STFU or

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370Zsteve

After living with the (expected) roid noise for about a month-and-a-half now, I'd say the only objectionable noise comes from the rear wheel wells. All other noises are symphonic.

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PapoZalsa

It all depend on the road you travel...

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jpit

I take the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference...

B737Capt

You are absolutely right! I am being picky, and if I can't make it any better I still am nuts about the Z. Just looking for ways to fix the one thing that would make the commute even better. I imagine Nissan went easy on the insulation to save weight, and I wouldn't mind giving up a few tenths of 0 to 60 time to subdue the road noise. I do like the exhaust and motor sounds, and if we could reduce the road noise, those sounds as well as the stock radio would be even better. Has anybody tried a different tire? Just curious. And I really do like the idea of taking the road less traveled!

Modshack

.....+1

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mototrmpt

I just installed 40 sqft of second skin's damplifier and 9 sqft of luxury liner (about 26 lbs total). The damplifier went in the doors, floor, and rear section and the luxury liner went in the back hatch area. The noise was significantly reduced, but not what I would call quiet. It has definitely increased my enjoyment of the car. If I had to do it again, I would have went with the damplifier pro and luxury liner pro and drop the sound a bit more. The extra 26 lbs was definitely worth it.

Second Skin

Glad to hear you like our products.
We are gettin gready to add a new package to our website specifically for 350/370z customers.
9 sq feet of Luxury Liner is not really enough to do much damage, but it will help in the specific area it is used.
Our package is going to be something like:

- 60 sq feet of Damplifier
- 36 sq feet of Luxury Liner Pro

This would make a very good impact on unwanted road, engine and exhaust noise and would add about 60 lbs or so.

Always remember, there are 2 tupes of noise to focus on in any car.
1. structure borne noise - reduced with a vibration damper
2. airborne noisel. reduced with a noise barrier

A combination of both products will reduce both types of noise.

Another thing you can do that helps a lot is to use a vibration coating in the wheel wells. This is different from a rubberized undercoating (they do pretty m uch nothing for noise). There are a few companies that make good coatings:

Quiet Car
Stealth Kote
Noise Killer

We also make on called Spectrum
These are acrylic coatings that dry to a very har, yet elastomeric finish. The absorb the vibrations and reduce the noise.
Applying a 2 mm thick coating to the metal wheel wells and quarter panelos is a great way to kill the road noise.
The closer you kill the noise to the source, the less noise will make it to your ears.

Hope that helps!

ANT

Zsteve

engine noise wanted, exhaust noise wanted, road noise not wanted so what would be best for this? The rear wheel wells need something and the hatch area is more of an air noise in my case only a little noise from underneath.

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