GR86 My Red GR86 - East Midlands

Dal3D said:
Well after driving to work it's definitely quieter in the back. There's less boom type resonance compared to before. It's noticeable even at low speeds but more obvious at motorway speeds.

The only downside is I can hear that I haven't done the doors yet!
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You'd didn't do any noise measurements did you?
 
PVGR said:
You'd didn't do any noise measurements did you?
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Nope - just ears.

Just to add that it's never going to be quite like some luxury car and that's not what I was aiming for.
There's still the road noise from either the tyres or the shape of the arches (now focused on the front) and various other noises that won't be muted.

I am just about lowering the booming / echoing hum that can be tiresome on a long trip.
 
Dal3D said:
Nope - just ears.

Just to add that it's never going to be quite like some luxury car and that's not what I was aiming for.
There's still the road noise from either the tyres or the shape of the arches (now focused on the front) and various other noises that won't be muted.

I am just about lowering the booming / echoing hum that can be tiresome on a long trip.
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Appreciate your efforts here @Dal3D - super helpful ✌️
 
Put some sound deadening in the doors today after doing the rear a while back.
Went out tonight and the OH noticed how much quieter it was so must be worthwhile.

Was quite easy getting the door cards off and applying. Fiddly though and I didn't go overboard with trying to cover every square millimetre.

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Was a bugger to flatten out but it was that warm I could flatten it down with my fingers and a plastic pry tool where the roller couldn't get to;
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Giving a "knock" on the door in various places after certainly had a dead sound rather than a resonating one so must be doing something.
 
Glad to hear that's made a difference. Was it just the mats you put in, or foam too?

I'll be doing this soon and will probably upgrade the speakers at the same time

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The roll-down matting everywhere with added 100mm insulation stuffed in the big void in the rear arches.
 
Dal3D said:
Put some sound deadening in the doors today after doing the rear a while back.
Went out tonight and the OH noticed how much quieter it was so must be worthwhile.

Was quite easy getting the door cards off and applying. Fiddly though and I didn't go overboard with trying to cover every square millimetre.

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Was a bugger to flatten out but it was that warm I could flatten it down with my fingers and a plastic pry tool where the roller couldn't get to;
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Giving a "knock" on the door in various places after certainly had a dead sound rather than a resonating one so must be doing something.
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Any downsides to doing this Darren?

Might seem like an odd question, but I'm wondering if the reduced noise/improved refinement takes anything away from the (likeable in my view) rough and ready 90s JDM-style character and feel of the car?

Or is it all positives - character retained but added refinement?

Cheers!
 
It's still as "raw" as ever so I don't feel as though I've lost any of the '86ness after.

It's taken more of the resonances out of the car - the booming and hum rather than making it whisper quiet. At least the OH and I can have a conversation without raising voices like before.

A downside may be it's added a bit of weight but I'm not bothered as I don't drive it at ten tenths constantly.
 
Dal3D said:
It's still as "raw" as ever so I don't feel as though I've lost any of the '86ness after.

It's taken more of the resonances out of the car - the booming and hum rather than making it whisper quiet. At least the OH and I can have a conversation without raising voices like before.

A downside may be it's added a bit of weight but I'm not bothered as I don't drive it at ten tenths constantly.
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Makes sense - thanks
 
Had the 86 in track at Donington Park - nothing too extreme but good to stretch his legs.
The OH also got her first experience of being on track so that was good.

We had fun, came through it unscathed and the 86 was faultless. Lovely. (y)
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Great pictures @Dal3D .

How does the GR compare with the FRS on track in terms of (a) ability, and (b) fun?

(Assuming you've tracked the FRS of course!)
 
Never had the FRS on a track - even though I changed to "track friendly" 225/40/18 wheel and tyre set early on. Although that makes he ride much nicer too in reality.
Funnily enough there was an FRS on track when we were - it was significantly faster in all respects, but were they having as much fun? Debatable. And if they went off for whatever reason, they would be having a much larger "incident"

I'm no driving / track god so i have as much fun as possible as slowly as I can go :ROFLMAO:
 
Silver Fox said:
Sounds like useful, er, personal relationship advice too...
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Ooft no; just make sure your fluids are at max, your rubber is inflated to the correct pressure, then thrash it until something 'gives' ...

:oops: "errr, well that's never happened before"
 
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