Date:         Mon, 7 Apr 2008 08:38:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: insulating against road noise
Comments: To: Mister Tom <TomsGroups@salicos.com>
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Mister Tom <TomsGroups@salicos.com> wrote:
My Syncro Westy is pretty heavy and on freshly-paved roads it's almost as

> quiet as a new car.  But, if the asphalt has worn down to expose the
> aggregate, I get lots of what I call "tire roar".
>
> I don't think the FatMat treatment has done much if anything to quiet that
> noise.
>
> So, does anything *really* get rid of the noise created by rough pavement?
>
>
> Tom Salicos
> '87 Syncro Westy EG-33



Tom,
since i  put damplifier in the front area, around the chair pedestal and the
foot well the noise difference between old and new asphalt has been greatly
reduced.
Of course tires might help a little too. I am running 16" yokohama avid trz
in 215/65. But I put those on a while ago, and the damplifier recently, so i
think i can say the damplifier did a lot.
Florian