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Ecky · 11-28-2024, 10:28 PM

Remounted the speakers from the door cards to the door frames, and added some sound damping. Out of everywhere in the car, the doors provide the best bang for your buck in terms of added weight vs noise removed. ~1kg per door significantly cuts road noise, and improves how the speakers sound.

On a related note, turns out JDM Insights have a tuned damper on the rear beam axle, which is absent on USDM models.

11-28-2024, 10:28 PM	#50 (permalink)
Ecky Master EcoModder Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,104 ND Miata - '15 Mazda MX-5 Special Package 90 day: 39.72 mpg (US) Oxygen Blue - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 58.53 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,907 Thanked 2,578 Times in 1,600 Posts	Remounted the speakers from the door cards to the door frames, and added some sound damping. Out of everywhere in the car, the doors provide the best bang for your buck in terms of added weight vs noise removed. ~1kg per door significantly cuts road noise, and improves how the speakers sound. On a related note, turns out JDM Insights have a tuned damper on the rear beam axle, which is absent on USDM models. __________________ Ecky's (new) JDM Insight Ecomodding 2015 MX-5 Miata Honda Insight w/Acura TSX engine 2000 Insight TLC & Build Thread