WHY NOT TO REMOVE SOUND DEADENING

[drft86]

when ur up against a 400hp datsun, i believe u'll take evry hp u can get, and an extra 4 for no money seems worth it to any track car

[rich_86]

the original point i was trying to make is that it keeps the flood waters out was some funny shit seeing the foot wells filling with water but yea is all gone now and all fluids shall be replaced next weekend wen i have time i was more after the stupid reasons why not to removed it not some petty arguments over 4hp lol personally i do think it would have some benifite (possibly) by having a layer of tar accross the floor as for the weight diff in the 4ac 86 i did notice it well it was all striped out to beforehand (also had rear seats out) but in 4age 86 not really that much difference..

[parrot]

I think the point is, that if it is exclusively a road car, why would you bother.

If it sees the track then it is worthwhile. Then you do the job properly and seal up the plates in the floor. If you leave big holes in the floor and drive through floods, what do you expect will happen?

[kaibeecee]

the holes are nothing a bit of alloy plate and sikaflex can't fix

sound deadening gets removed in the name of seam welding/cage fitment it's a different story

[Gavin]

a striped interior is to hard to keep clean if you have carpet the dirt kinda sinks in :lol:

[Sprinterboy]

I've stripped mine out, so when I get the cage fitted, it'll help counter weight what I've pulled out. Besides, my car is for weekend fun and track, nothing more, I have a nice 4x4 for daily driving

[Matt-AE86]

I'm sure my hearing has been distroyed and regular migraines because of not having sound deadening on crazy attacks at the track with straight pipe and just in general driving around with out it and an annoying whining diff...

On the topic of flooding.. I once had a KE70 that was a trasher and took to rally more then once. We stripped it out one weekend with intentions of turning it into a group track beater. Took it rally a few months later went threw some big puddles, rear was filling up with water. Was quite hilarious.

[samuek]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Blown86 @ Feb 4 2008, 02:37 AM) </div>You think sound deadening is structural?? :blink:
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i rekon it 'would' brace up the car a little, but then again, not enough to notice any difference..... thats my opinion don't crusify me :o

[ghetto ke]

sound deadener would possess about the same structural properties as icing on a do-nut

Talking about CofG, If serious about weight reduction, it needs to be total not just off the floor and firewall. recommend removal of roof lining, A,B,C pillar trims, Seatbelts (as harness fitted) replace glass with polycarb/lexan etc to optimise vehicle dynamics and lower CofG, lower engine/trans mounts etc these all add up to benefit on track, but discomfort on road.

final note: I recommend wearing snorkel in wet conditions :lol:

[skin]

worth the weight reduction, rip it out

:2thumbs:

You guys talk like 30kg reduction is easy to come buy.....

Not once you get so far it aint