Sound deadening...

[Yol Bolsun]

Idea came from another thread but, has anyone thought about or tried lining panels with sound/heat blankets (like those found on underside of most car hoods or used to insulate the hot water heater in the house)?

Some considerations come to mind;

1. heat
2. weight

I am not a mechanic by any means but am comfortable doing minor changes and this I think could be one. I am thinking of the aluminum water heater blankets cut to form and glued into sections of the engine housing panels (and maybe more). These should be able to withstand the heat coming from the engine and would also provide some sound dampening (I think).

If anyone has some insight into this sort of mod, please share.

 

[Bob Denman]

Keith,
You have made an excellent point here; adding sound deadening material to the inside of the "Skynz" makes good sense! :thumbup: There's a whole bunch of products on the automotive side that would work just fine. My only concern would be if you end up trapping too much heat in the engine compartment; could that casue other problems?? :shocked:
I've got some aluminized tape that I used to use on my snowmobiles to protect the belly pan around the pipes... I might have to start pulling panels...

GREAT IDEA! :firstplace:

 

[IWN2RYD]

Small issue. If we put to much of this under the Body Panels, it can reduce and or restrict airflow that is designed/engineered into and around the heat generating components. While solving one issue (The heat we feel) it creates another.

Just person info here... I had a 1974 Jeep that I put a 360 V8 in... I fought the heat and tried all kinds of different heat shields. In all honesty by adding the heat shield to the rocker panels made the engine run hotter and made it so the Radiator could not keep up.

Now this is a little extreme for an example, but heat is heat, and every single water-cooled system is designed/engineered to a certain capacity.

I found that getting a bigger (Went to a four core from a three) Radiator and selecting the heavy duty finned unit (The wavy parts between the cores) and then adding two high CFM fans, dropped the temps lower than the factory 258 Straight six had.

All I am (Hopefully) adding here is this. Adding more heat shields can backfire into making more of a blanket around the very parts you do not want to have this happen to. We would need to be very "Strategic" on placement to help us and the Spyder.

Just because the Engine temps do not go up and down does not mean that some of the supporting hoses, wires and electronics are not. And that can be just as much of a P.I.T.A. when we are on the side of the road with a now dead Spyder... *Shivers from memories of "Vapor Lock" and "Dried out vacuum lines"* :roflblack:hyea:

 

[Bob Denman]

I found a place called Zero Noise that seems to sell all sorts of noise/heat/vibration solutions... If I can figure out how to get their webseit link to show up here... :gaah:

 

[spyder3]

This one bob?

http://www.zeronoise.com/

 

[Bob Denman]

Now why couldn't I get that to work on my 'puter?? :dontknow::gaah:

Thanks for the helping hand! :2thumbs:

 

[IWN2RYD]

I am thinking of trying an old school 3M spray on sound dampener. Similar to an undercoat (The real ones not used car crap)...

 

[Yol Bolsun]

More thoughts...

I do not think that the tupperware does much to dissipate heat. Don't think that it is very conductive.

Whatever material that is used should be no thicker than 3/16" (1/8" would be better) so as to not overly constrict air flow in the engine compartment.


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[Yol Bolsun]

Prolly not necessary to say but, careful with spray on plastic.


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