Removed Firewall Sound Detening

K20 SDN · 11-29-2007, 01:36 AM

I got a little bored and i was looking back at these pics so i thought i would share. I've been meaning to start shaving weight off this heavy USDM 4 door civic, so this was a start. I'm trying to get it down to the weight of the CTR. So I'm starting by removing the sound det. out the the car since the CTR in Japan doesn't come with it, why do we need it? :]

I decided to take the dash out of the car to get to the heavy mat located behind the firewall. it took plenty amount of time to do, but it was well worth it since we all know that the CTR doesn't have that non sense weight.

Here's some pictures of the crap I removed. Next I'm going to be pulling all the sound det. through out the entire car, from the trunk to the front driver and passenger seats. I will need to remove almost the entire interior to get under there. with a days worth of dry ice.

check out this madness.

Dash still in tact.

stripping down.

Dash out.

This really muffled up the sound of ur motor. I can hear my V-Tec good now without it.

Removal of Sound Det.

Before Dash went back In.

All perfectly back in.

***Zeuceone*** · 11-29-2007, 01:45 AM

How much did it weigh?

Skylinegtr06 · 11-29-2007, 01:51 AM

oh man, the drone might make you crazy

PhantomSi · 11-29-2007, 01:59 AM

thats a lot of crazy stuff for a louder sounding engine.

Skylinegtr06 · 11-29-2007, 02:04 AM

I cant wait for incar WOT video

***Mikey6p*** · 11-29-2007, 04:35 AM

Holy......

Jayhawker · 11-29-2007, 07:29 AM

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

XSRCivic · 11-29-2007, 07:53 AM

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.

brazilianguy · 11-29-2007, 01:31 PM

wow that alot of stuff
take the a/c out too

NIGHTHAWKSI · 11-29-2007, 01:36 PM

i hope before you did that you removed the spare tire to reduce weight. lol.

also, got many rattles now?

ct20 · 11-29-2007, 02:02 PM

Quote:

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.

I agree with you on this one, XSRCivic.
While you are at it, go ahead and remove all the seats and just put one racing seat back in it.
That is a lot of work to remove 5lbs. of material that is actually useful.
To each his own...this will not be on my list of mods, EVER.

sdblurjdmsquad · 11-29-2007, 03:43 PM

why would you do that.. crazy just gut the whole car out and leave 1 seat if you wanna do weight reduction...

how is the heat and engine noise now.. does it sound like a old vw bug in the inside now..

Agnt004 · 11-29-2007, 04:24 PM

So how much did it weigh? Any video or in car sound clips?

rbsjnh · 11-29-2007, 04:30 PM

it's not that crazy...how long did it take?

**Nomar06** · 11-29-2007, 04:31 PM

Remove the Navi/radio. THe CTR doesnt have that either.

***BLouIsGod*** · 11-29-2007, 04:34 PM

weigh the carpet please. looks like a shit load of work, just remove the rear seats.

projectprelude · 11-29-2007, 05:09 PM

i removed the rear seats and stripped the trunk on my dx and it was just to loud in the car for me so after about a month i got sick of it and put the rear seats back in. If it saved more weight then i might have left it out but altogether they rear seats might weight 20 lbs

***Zeuceone*** · 11-29-2007, 05:44 PM

they weigh more than 20.

truflip · 11-29-2007, 05:46 PM

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

02civicsi · 11-29-2007, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truflip

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

Glad I'm not the only one thinking about this. I can't even get my hand in behind the speedometer section of the windshield to clean it.

11-29-2007, 01:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
K20 SDN Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: 626 Posts: 244 Nasif iTrader: 2 / 100%	Removed Firewall Sound Detening I got a little bored and i was looking back at these pics so i thought i would share. I've been meaning to start shaving weight off this heavy USDM 4 door civic, so this was a start. I'm trying to get it down to the weight of the CTR. So I'm starting by removing the sound det. out the the car since the CTR in Japan doesn't come with it, why do we need it? :] I decided to take the dash out of the car to get to the heavy mat located behind the firewall. it took plenty amount of time to do, but it was well worth it since we all know that the CTR doesn't have that non sense weight. Here's some pictures of the crap I removed. Next I'm going to be pulling all the sound det. through out the entire car, from the trunk to the front driver and passenger seats. I will need to remove almost the entire interior to get under there. with a days worth of dry ice. check out this madness. Dash still in tact. stripping down. Dash out. This really muffled up the sound of ur motor. I can hear my V-Tec good now without it. Removal of Sound Det. Before Dash went back In. All perfectly back in. Last edited by K20 SDN; 11-30-2007 at 12:30 AM.

11-29-2007, 04:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
*Mikey6p* GGMIKEY Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Ana, CA Age: 21 Posts: 10,727 Mukey iTrader: 10 / 100%	Holy...... __________________

11-29-2007, 04:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Nomar06 I haz da Taffy's Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 27 Posts: 21,829 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Remove the Navi/radio. THe CTR doesnt have that either. __________________

11-29-2007, 04:34 PM	#16 (permalink)
*BLouIsGod* i-VTEC your Mom Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jacksonville Beach, Florida Age: 28 Posts: 1,674 Brad iTrader: 3 / 100%	weigh the carpet please. looks like a shit load of work, just remove the rear seats. __________________ 2008 ASM FA5 w/ Navi and Summer Tires

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11-29-2007, 01:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Skylinegtr06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista SD Age: 18 Posts: 5,742 edwyn(male) iTrader: 1 / 100%	oh man, the drone might make you crazy

11-29-2007, 01:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
PhantomSi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa Age: 19 Posts: 380 iTrader: 1 / 100%	thats a lot of crazy stuff for a louder sounding engine.

11-29-2007, 02:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
Skylinegtr06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista SD Age: 18 Posts: 5,742 edwyn(male) iTrader: 1 / 100%	I cant wait for incar WOT video

11-29-2007, 07:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Jayhawker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 237 iTrader: 0 / 0%	That insulation also keeps a lot of the heat from coming through. Definitely keep an eye on things.

11-29-2007, 07:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
XSRCivic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 566 iTrader: 1 / 100%	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.

11-29-2007, 01:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
brazilianguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boston, MA Age: 20 Posts: 2,455 Iuri iTrader: 3 / 100%	wow that alot of stuff take the a/c out too

11-29-2007, 01:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
NIGHTHAWKSI Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: long island Age: 22 Posts: 12,497 Ian iTrader: 12 / 100%	i hope before you did that you removed the spare tire to reduce weight. lol. also, got many rattles now?

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sdblurjdmsquad Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SAN DIEGO whoop whoop! Pekpek Age: 7 Posts: 3,470 REAL FRIENDS> car clubs! iTrader: 9 / 100%	why would you do that.. crazy just gut the whole car out and leave 1 seat if you wanna do weight reduction... how is the heat and engine noise now.. does it sound like a old vw bug in the inside now..

11-29-2007, 04:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
Agnt004 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Florida Age: 22 Posts: 1,512 Greg iTrader: 4 / 100%	So how much did it weigh? Any video or in car sound clips?

11-29-2007, 04:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
rbsjnh Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: in yo mama Posts: 1,550 WARNING: Honda Zealot iTrader: 0 / 0%	it's not that crazy...how long did it take?

11-29-2007, 05:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
projectprelude Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: wooster , ohio Posts: 2,469 Aaron iTrader: 3 / 100%	i removed the rear seats and stripped the trunk on my dx and it was just to loud in the car for me so after about a month i got sick of it and put the rear seats back in. If it saved more weight then i might have left it out but altogether they rear seats might weight 20 lbs

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truflip Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON Age: 22 Posts: 7,575 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Did you clean your windshield while the dash was off? I would have