Removed Firewall Sound Detening

[flushdereal87]

Originally Posted by trymev8

Gj k20 sdn, just keep it up, and don't listen to haters.

ok its a mod.would u let him do it to ur car..even if it was free?

[flushdereal87]

probably not..

[rbsjnh]

I would...it honestly got me really thinking...the next time the wife is gone for the day...bye bye sound deadening...

[02civicsi]

Originally Posted by rbsjnh

thank you for the education and not criticism...

I live in NH...I have maybe seen 2 pairs of real sw388's

I own slipstreams...would rather spend the 1000 diff on parts that go fast...

one of these days though I want some regamaster evo's

Regamasters are nice. I have a friend with an EP3 on some white Evo's.

Originally Posted by civsnake

If you're going to correct someone's spelling/grammar, doing it correctly will make you look a lot better...

they're, not their or there.

Sorry about that. That's what happens when I'm on 3hrs of sleep & I had to get up for work at 5:30 am. Edited the post correctly.

[cation]

Props on the work, but not on the results...

[Gone]

Originally Posted by Kroze

lol this is beyond retarded. 10hours of labor, car now sound like a tin can inside, no insulation from hot/cold weather, road noises now x10.....

all that to save 5lbs of weight? lol.

You know you could have just take out the spare, replace the stock seats (~30lbs each), replace the stock wheels with light weight ones...

So lets see, you'd rather spend about an hour or 2 and about $2K rather than do some work, and most importantly, something you wanted to do?

EDIT: wait a second... isn't this (Stripping the entire car's interior ***PICS***) your thread asking how to remove all the interior carpeting to install DynaMat?! Shouldn't that take just about the same amount of time, if not longer?! And its for a reason that not everyone thinks is a worthy cause. My guess is you think this is a stupid idea because you are more of a audiophile. I'm sure some people on here would think adding more weight to your car with DynaMat is a waste of time too. Either way, leave the guy alone, he's doing what he bought the car for, just like you and your DynaMat project. I really never see the point in people posting negative comments in someone else's threads without even attempting to give any CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.

[danny]

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Originally Posted by Jayhawker

That insulation also keeps a lot of the heat from coming through. Definitely keep an eye on things.

Originally Posted by XSRCivic

Who in there right mind gets bored and decided to spend 15 hours pulling there dash apart to remove sound deadening material to save 5 lbs while having the interior sound of the vehicle compromised?

This might be the most ridiculous thing I've yet to see on this forum.

if done str8 thru (with a beer at hand) taking out a dash should only take a couple of hours... maybe 1-2hrs depending on experience level...

Originally Posted by Driversound

Of course it wouldn't be too smart on a daily driver. I personally wouldn't spend more than an hour to save 5lbs off my car by doing what he did. To each his own, I guess...

Should have done a DIY on removing the dash while you were at it.

this i don't agree with... taking out the dash is not something u can just tell someone how to do... u have to see it for urself... then try it yourself... takes good memory too when putting it back together... good job on that K20 SDN

[K20 SDN]

Originally Posted by civsnake

If you're going to correct someone's spelling/grammar, doing it correctly will make you look a lot better...

they're, not their or there.


OP: Good work, don't let the haters get you down. As long as you keep it clean you'll get a thumbs up from me. Besides, what were you going to do with the 15 hours that was so great anyway? I think I missed this part, though: are you trying to just lighten up, or are you trying to match a Type R?

it doesn't necessarily have to match the Type-R...I'm just trying to get a couple hundred pounds off the car since NA lacks of crazy power like those fast turbo cars out there.

Thanks everyone for the positive feedback on my project. I will keep u guys posted and start putting more pics on what I do to the car more often.

[jackolee]

dude love the car
your offically my hero lol

[CatScratched]

Originally Posted by truflip

Did you clean your windshield while the dash was off? I would have

LOL

That's hilarious. He rips out the thing protecting the electronic components in the dash from the engine heat, and we're wondering if he cleaned that IMPOSSIBLE spot on the windshield.



On the other hand, I bet it sounds amazing.

[K20 SDN]

I finally got around to remove the air bags. Passenger side Dash... and both sides curtain bags. total weight.

the weight on those three are under under 20lbs

[trickyazn]

good luck if someone t-bones you..

[NIGHTHAWKSI]

wow...insurance will deny and claim if you ever get in an accident.
good luck.

[bizzybearfigiblue]

yeah type-r doesn't have them so u don't need them... :)


u might want to look into getting rid of the sunroof and replacing it with the DX/LX sedans roof... it's not that hard to do if u have a drill welder and sum glue ur pretty much set...

[aki]

Keeping the driver's side airbag?

And yeah, the sunroof's quite a clunker, but that'd be a lot of work swapping in an LX roof plus lining. That'd be the coolest mod, IMO.

[Asif22]

no offense but thats just well....I think your life is more important that imitating a type R. If you wanted to strip the car and make it light why not get an old hatch or coupe and engine swap and lighen it. No sense in buying a 20k car and stripping it. I agree with removing un nessesary weight but i think you should keep em. I really liked the fire wall idea im not hating, but its just what i think

[So*Cal-Si]

Im with you on NA cars needing to lightn up. But wouldnt it work just as well you buy lighter things as you go like new seats and CF hood and Trunk and loose the wing? Thats what Im going for anyway. Sorry to see the Subie picks man, I got my speed3 hit from behind and insurance didnt pay for a dime on a new car so I bought an Si. Damn I miss boost...

[jocasti]

Originally Posted by So*Cal-Si

Im with you on NA cars needing to lightn up. But wouldnt it work just as well you buy lighter things as you go like new seats and CF hood and Trunk and loose the wing? Thats what Im going for anyway. Sorry to see the Subie picks man, I got my speed3 hit from behind and insurance didnt pay for a dime on a new car so I bought an Si. Damn I miss boost...

But now you have

[bizzybearfigiblue]

Originally Posted by aki

Keeping the driver's side airbag?

And yeah, the sunroof's quite a clunker, but that'd be a lot of work swapping in an LX roof plus lining. That'd be the coolest mod, IMO.

it's actually not a lot of work... it's only the moldings on the roof... the spot welds that hold it on... u have to remove the front and rear glass tho... that's the worst part of it...


or he would just have to remove the sunroof/motor/etc... and just put a carbon fiber cover on the hole...