427AC

I know this sound girlish but my wife hates riding in my truck because it is soo noisie. I have a 99 Quad cab short box with a 4" exhaust sytem. How can I reduce the cabin noise? I was told Dynomax would work. However at $50.00 per square foot, I am looking ofr somthing more affordable.

Forrest Nearing

I think you mean Dynamat...

there are plenty of other sound deadeners out there that work just as well or better for considerably less money.

nothing girlish about sound deadener, I've got the entire cab of my truck lined

Forrest

427AC

You are right I did mean mat. Did it make a big diff? Can you give me the names of some of these other products and maybe some online sources.

quantrill88

DynaMat maybe? I dont know who told you 50 bucks a ^2 foot but I would never do business w/ them again......thats WAY to much

DynaMat is kinda pricey (your buying a name) but there are other options that work just as good. Elemental Designs sells 3 different types of their version called "eDead" ranging from 1-5 dollars a sq. foot. http://www.edesignaudio.com/edead.htm

SecondSkin goes for 99$ for 18^2 feet: http://secondskinaudio.com/products/

Theres alot of others out there, check here for some otheres http://forum.sounddomain.com/ubb/ult...;f=55;t=034617

427AC

Thank you very much. I will get started on this little project.

BarryG

Dynamat is expensive but if you look around you can find it cheaper. Go to www.thezeb.com they have the dynomat extreme bulk pack for 159.00 I think it is 36sf.

Also try looking at www.b-quiet.com they have a variety of items. I have used their brown bread and it is much cheaper than dynamat extreme. The dynamat was easier to use and seem to be of higher quality though but the specs arent too different. bquiet also has some other stuff that is supposed to be very good their composite line but the price starts getting up there.

When I did my 01 quad cab I did the inside of the outer door skins, the inside of the inner door skins and the outside of the inner door skins, at least 2 layers on the back wall behind the seat (which behind the rear seat there was nothing at all just tin) and 2 layers on the floor. It is by no means quiet but it is definitely quieter. I also put in as much as I could reach inside the fresh air intake in the cowl area. That thing is a cave.


There are other items to look at in your quest such as lead sheeting like a roofer would use. A place called soundstop makes some good stuff also and last but not least check out www.atpwrap.com. Also below are a couple extensive threads on the project with a lot of good info.

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...ound+deadening

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...ound+deadening

Forrest Nearing

I used lead sheet... it's expensive, but I got mine free

I love it... very easy to apply, and the sound deadening is awesome

Forrest

RyanB

I am looking also to go the Lead Sheeting route but can only source it from one place and that is out of Quebec.

Thanks...Ryan

infidel

If it's the high pitched turbo whine bothering your wife try a TAG available here http://www.dieselpowerproducts.com/dodge
Besides decreasing turbo whine at least 90% it will increase your mpgs when the truck is used in high boost situations such as towing. Passengers are subjected to the irritating whine much more than the driver.

Joe Diesel

product called "brown bread" works good and its not expensive

BoostdCTD

I think either B-quiet's brownbread or the Dynamat ripoff sold on eBay called FatMat would be the best cluck for the buck.

The common consensus seems to be that the rear corners of the cab are one of the most productive areas to cover with sound deadner, I'd recommend at least 2 layers of it there.

diesel_kid

There was a thread on this before was there not. And the cheapest and most effective route was to use Tar Paper with a Sticky Side aka Peal n Seal. Then use some GI? Soundstop foam. The nice thing about the tar Paper is it is really cheap but you must really layer it as its not that thick. But its the route Im going.
Hope this Helps.

-Jared

BoostdCTD

I never heard of that but it seems like it'd work well and be very cheap and easy to get ahold of.