Fit a large pexiglass nosecone to the front of the van to give the front-end more of a nose of a 747 shape.
Todd '88 WEsty
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Sam Conant" <samcvt@comcast.net> > Well ... as a former USN high speed code operator, I've always been someone > who appreciates ambient and environmental noise levels. Reading this string > of notes re noise as a result of driving our wheeled boxes up and down > roads, I'm wondering if someone could figure out how much noise an iceberg > pushing air and water out of the way at 70 knots would make, and how to > reduce those noise levels. > SamC > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Todd Last" <rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:07 PM > Subject: Re: Soundproofing pix > > > >I would agree with this. The sound deadening does make some difference but > >it is minor, and greatly overpowered by the wind noise from the front of > >the van. (Which I have measured at 100db at freeway speeds with the > >windows open.) > > > > If someone could figure out how to reduce the wind noise you could make > > serious inroads into having a quieter Vanagon. > > > > > > Todd > > '88 Westy > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.