How much insulation?

[Ed]

After doing several searches and my homework, I've decided to go with the Brown Bread insulation. I want to do almost the entire interior of the car, from the firewall, floors, doors, trans tunnel, roof, to the rear hatch area. The insulation comes in rolls of 70 sq. ft. I was wondering if anyone knows about how many sq. ft. I will need to accomplish this?

Thanks.

[MikeW]

I did my floorpans with a similar material and didn't quite use up the 25 sq ft that I purchased. I'm guessing that one 70 sq ft roll would come close to the coverage you're looking for and that 2 rolls would be more than enough.

[TomoHawk]

I hope your insulating against the outside/underside temperatures.

I don't recommend you do the doors, so you can hear the traffic around you, police sirens, emergency vehicles, etc. I couldn't hear an ambulance once in my Z last summer and I had the radio off & windows down! Fortunately, the light turned green and I was able to get out of the way.

[Zrush]

After doing several searches and my homework, I've decided to go with the Brown Bread insulation. I want to do almost the entire interior of the car, from the firewall, floors, doors, trans tunnel, roof, to the rear hatch area. The insulation comes in rolls of 70 sq. ft. I was wondering if anyone knows about how many sq. ft. I will need to accomplish this?

Thanks.

Insulation in the doors? Well Ed does live in Niagara Falls, brrrrrrr

Vicky

[26th-Z]

Please clarify the "Brown Bread insulation" for me. What is it? Where do you get it? I'm confused! SOP

[Bambikiller240]

Here's a link to an article on insulating a car. Has a good description, and link to the manufacturer of "Brown Bread" insulation

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_2/car-audio-sound-deadening-6-2003.html

[ChrisA]

Sorry to change subject but...Nice Avatar Ed!!!

Love them Boxers.

Chris

[Ed]

I hope your insulating against the outside/underside temperatures.

I don't recommend you do the doors, so you can hear the traffic around you, police sirens, emergency vehicles, etc. I couldn't hear an ambulance once in my Z last summer and I had the radio off & windows down! Fortunately, the light turned green and I was able to get out of the way.

I'm mostly insulating against noise. I'd like to be able to have a conversation without having to yell. I'm also going to insulate against heat. You know, the right foot feels like it's on fire after driving for a couple of hours in the hot weather. Maybe that's just my car but the trans tunnel by my right foot was always very hot due to the exhaust running close to it. I'm also going to insulate the inside of the doors to try and get rid of that tin can sound when closing the door.

26th- here is a link. And FYI there product is cheaper on e-bay.

[TomoHawk]

My gas foot gets a little warm on summer days too. the MSA/VB catalogs tell you to use THEIR header wrap to keep the heat in the pipe & away from your foot.

Anybody try header wrap with success? BTW, I just have a stock exhaust manifold.

thx

[Daniel]

Keep in mind that insulation does have some sound deadening, but thats just a bonus. Its made for thermal. Make sure you get a product made for sound,If thats what you want.There is a big difference between the two. As for the hot foot on a trip. I cut a piece of that dense foam that they sell as a knealing pad for gardners. I keep it under the carpet at the base of the seat. When I need it on a trip I just lift the carpet and slide it forward. The cushion really helps the heel and stops the heat.

[beandip]

Ed , I am going with the brown bread as well. And am doing the same areas also. Mike G did his 240 with it also and he said that the roll of 70sq ' will just about do it all. I don't think he did the roof or inside the doors . Scanlon used a similar product on his car but it is heaver I think but not foil backed. His doors sound like a L exis . His Z is nice and quiet , however his exhost is quiet aslo. . I think it was called Dinomat or some thing like that , it came in 12'' X 12'' squares. My thoughts are to use the bread in the hatch floor area and firewall as well as the spair tire well and the roof and then as far as the roll would cover and then finish with the Dinomatt if needed. I contacted B-Quiet almost 2 yrs ago and now I can't remember what the cost for the bread is. Mike posted a picture of his car right after he did the installation , it might have been an email to me I cant recall but it looked real good. Gary

[LanceM]

I used a Dynamat substute that I found much cheaper at McMaster-Carr (.com) part # 9790T19. I believe that it's noise damping figure is much higher than the brown bread insulation and getting it from McMaster carr made the price about the same.