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11-03-2011, 09:30 PM | #1 |
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Just installed my RPI Exhaust!!
First impressions....HOLY SH@^%@%@TTTT!!! That's fricken loud!!!
2nd impression....One of the best sounding exhausts on the market! None of the youtube videos do this exhaust any justice! I can't help but pound the throttle any chance I get. Now as for the loud part, yes it's pretty darn loud inside the cabin. I found myself having a nice headache upon arrivinghome. Is there anything anyone has used to insulate the trunk in order to lessen the noise? Any advise is greatly appreciated. PS: Thanks whitejdm, although my head is pounding and I think Im partially deaf now, I fricken luv this thing!! |
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Read crfine88's mod journal in the general section he used some dynamat type insulation he found at his local fry's in the trunk to combat noise, not sure of the brand. I'm also receiving some dynamat xtreme soon I'll be using incrementally until I'm happy with the cabin volume. I'm just gonna start with the area under the floor between the battery and taillights - if that's not enough I'll apply more
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11-04-2011, 06:53 AM | #3 |
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The Rpi is a really good sounding unit..... Really wails!! Problem is unless your superman this will drive you NUTS!!! lol ive had mine on for a years and sometimes i CANT wait to get the car home...... not the best way to think about my pride and joy.
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I dove my friend's Z4MC with RPI for 30 minutes and I gave me a headache so I dont know how you guys could deal with day in day out. I have Supersprint Race and X-pipe. The setup is loud enough for me (at WOT). I also lined the trunk with Dynamat Extreme and it seems to help but mostly reduce vibration and dampening inside noise. It wont block exhaust noise.......
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11-04-2011, 09:58 AM | #6 |
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Bunch of girls up in this thread
I have the OEM carpet mat in the back along with a towel and its nowhere near headache inducing levels. That said, BTM's exhaust is louder than my RPI's so I guess I could see the need for sound proofing (if I had sensitive and dainty ears.) |
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Something I never thought of before, but really does make a difference is what is in your trunk. A friend and I drove to an autox about 1 hr, with a cooler in back, I just sat it on the floor. It's like the thing actually amplified the sound - the drone was the loudest I've ever heard it. For the ride back, I laid a jacket across the floor and set the cooler on that, and it was much better |
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It absorbes energy & stops the body panels from doing the same thing that you experienced with the cooler.
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If the dynamat doesn't do the trick I'll definitely take it
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Glad you like the sound Costa! Yeah after 2 weeks I dynamatted the heck out of my trunk with two layers and it made a WORLD of difference. Even my girlfriend commented on it asking "did you change your exhaust again?".
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Yes, the dynamat applied to the trunk sheet metals/panels. There are some diy showing how to remove the carpets and inside moldings. It was very easy to do. I think i used about 40sq.ft. I got them from onlinecarstereo.com, they were the cheapest i could find. Just got about 40sqft of any combo since it is ok to cut these to fit (dont forget to do the wheel wells and rear section al well). Sorry i dont have any picture (cant even tell once you put the carpet and panels back on).
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UPS delivers and 1 layer of this stuff and the car is much better. I only applied where you see in the pic - none around the sides or anything. I've had my trunk apart numerous times but it's really simple to get to the areas I did. Nav rattle is gone, it's still loud but much better cruising on the highway. Apparently this is one of the higher end dynamat products...so as far as the material you use goes it may be a case of "you get what you pay for"
Also, I was careful not to cover up this wire. Just slit the material (utility knife to cut it) and the wire is routed over the matting. |
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i used 1 layer of dynamat extreme in the same exact places btm applied to (far easier as i did not have to remove any of the secured trunk panels) and 1 layer of ensolite on top of that (helps reduce the overall volume). the dynamat actually improved the tone of the rpi's as it removed all the low frequency heavy drone and correspondingly brought out a lot more of the higher-pitched awesomeness tt the rpis sound so so good in.
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I should mention I don't have RPI but just a loud exhaust. It's no secondary cats to BMS xpipe to Magnaflows. A local guy (prodigal_m) has RPI with no xpipe, and mine is a little louder so I figured I could contribute. As for how the tone of the RPI cans changes or anything specific to that, I can't comment.
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^Interesting thought. That rear piece is really easy to take off.
FWIW, the process to access the floor only (what I covered in the pics above) is 1) Remove battery cover 2) Remove each taillight cover by turning the thing, they just pop out 3) Remove 4 screws to remove center plastic piece 4) Take out "lower" carpetboard (it's possible to get this out without taking out the rear plastic parts, but I tucked the dynamat underneath the side carpeting and removing these pieces makes it much easier and literally takes 2 minutes) 5) Remove interior plug sitting vertically on the driver's side for the carpet on the "upper" part of the trunk to pull back that carpeting (don't need to fully remove) To get to these pieces takes only a few minutes. Like I said I've had the entire trunk out before, and to get around the sides is a little more involved, and since behind those pieces surround your rear shock towers is foam from the factory anyway, I'm not sure how much benefit you'd get from getting it in there. |
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grats on the exhaust costa!! Wonder if our little encounter is what encouraged your purchase, and of all people to buy it from, IM the one who sold that pair to WhiteJDM haha
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Thanks for the tips and suggestions gents...I am going to try the dynamat out next week. Vinny, that bump in we had a few weeks back played a big part in me deciding to get the RPI...I had never heard it in person, and as soon as you reved up the engine, I was sold!!
PS: I can say that after a few days, it does not sound as loud in the cabin as it did. Maybe because I'm partially deaf now, lol, or maybe because I had the stock exhausts in the trunk, and that was causing more noise and vibrations. All in all, I am very very happy with the RPI's, and an instant smirk goes on my face when on throttle!! |
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