check out this guys solution!

i think im totally gonna try this stuff.....
after googling Frost King...it seems to be very popular with the Vette guys...

each roll only weights 3lbs....they seem to use 5 rolls for their vettes so only 15lbs!

not bad at all.

 

Alot of people also use Peel and Stick roofing material available at HomeDepot or lowes, which I would use on my daily driver, but would never touch my S with. You've presumably spent a lot of money on your car why cheap out on the sound deadener?

If you are truely a track guy and concerned about weight why sound deaden at all? You can always use some earplugs if the noise is really getting to you.

Pick-up one roll and see how well it sticks before you plaster your whole car with this. Dynamat and other sound deadeners work well be cause they adhere to the sheet metal, effectively making it harder for the metal to resonate. If you watch any of the car shows on TLC & Spike(Overhaulin, American Hotrod, Trucks, etc.) they all seem to use dynamat or Raam mat.

You may also want to do a water test on it before installing to make sure it doesn't hold moisture, since I noticed you're in Hawaii, that may be important.

I am sure this product will help some, but don't count on it being as effective as the specially designed products. There are also some very important areas where it will not work.... Doors. You may also lose some effectiveness over time on the floor pans as you mat the foam down.

Just my 2 cents.

 

did u read this part? I think if its good enough for an Airplane.....

I sound proofed my other Aluminum beast about three years ago. (A single engine airplane). The FAA is a bit picky about what you use for such things as aircraft parts. Well I ordered a sound proofing kit ($500.00- you thought Rover stuff was expensive!). The kit contained a very expensive FAA approved piece of paper and seven rolls of "Frost King" brand 1/4 inch foam backed with aluminum foil. This is the same stuff (sans FAA letter required by law) used to deaden sound on ridged A/C duct. Home Depot sells it for $19.00 a roll. On the plane, I first pulled all of the interior trim and insulation out, stuck the frost king stuff to the inside of the aluminum skin and reinstalled the insulation and trim.

It worked well in the plane. I cannot find anyone who has an STC (FAA letter) to allow me to install this stuff in the Rover .

Now when I tap on the cabin walls of the plane I get a dull thud v. the ringing sound I used to get.

 

I think I am going to go to Lowes and buy enough to do the cabin floor and the hump. Can't hurt to try!!!

 

when you do it take pics and do the write up thing,

we'd appreciate it.

Willinathen

 

i really want to try the spare tire area and floors....

the trans/rear end noise is so loud in the car.

 

So today I Used about 1/2 a roll of frost king in my Spare Tire Area. Did 2 layers. Its seemed to cut down a some of exhaust and gear noise. So much as now I'm noticing I have a rattle in the dash:/ haha. 1 roll only weighs 3 lbs. Its 15 sq ft per roll. Not too bad. I'm gonna try to do my pass floorwell tomorrow before work.

 

So how did it go? How does it compare to dynamat?

 

Anyone every try or hear of the Blackhole 5 stuff from Focal? Wondering how it compares to dynamat..

 

do we know how this will compare with the spray in type regarding sound deadening and weight? Also, all the deadening of trunks that people do. Couldn't foam be placed on the inside of the empty space in front of the trunk (spare tire/fuel tank area) instead, thereby keeping the sound in the trunk area without the added weight?

Ken