Cabin noise
 

I love my new Z but is there something i can do to reduce the road noise? Its the one thing I dont like.. any suggestions?

Dynamat or other sound deadening(sp?) material should do the trick but it will weigh you down.

Agreed. If you can isolate the most noisy areas then some dynamat can cut down on a lot of the noise.

Do a search, lots of folks have addressed this with considerable success.

Best advice. :tiphat:

Thanks for the advice!
I have found an audio dealer who is going to do the rear where most of the noise comes from. I wish I could do it myself as this is not cheap and its only one area but me touching the guts of a car is like a kid playing with dynamite! I have zero abilities when it comes to things like this and I know the people do are going to do the job are very good when it comes to audio devices.

Is it overall noise or noise in the tirewall?

actually its really hard to exactly determine but IMO most of the noise comes from the rear tires.. on very smooth roads its ok but on anything less especially on roads anything less its really irritating. My wife and I had to talk rather loudly to be heard on a recent trip to cape cod.. Of course keep in mind I am 66 so it doesnt take much to irritate me!!:icon18:

Most of the noise is coming from the trunk and rear quarters.

Rather than deaden the rear hatch, I wish there was a way to put some glass between the front and rear sections of the car. All the mid-engine cars have that piece of isolating glass to separate the driver from the engine compartment. It would be awesome to have that in our car to separate us from the noisy rear hatch area.

I used second skin. Did the entire hatch and it made a huge difference. Probably right under 30lbs for the whole job which shouldn't effect performance... I can't tell anyway.

Does the second skin material go between the car frame and the interior carpeting?

Yes

i just turn the radio up.

Get new tires. The OEM tires are INCREDIBLY LOUD. Not that I'd expect anything less from Bridgestone, but at least they grip the road. Dont weigh your car down with sound deadening materials.