I used some reflective bubble-insulation from the hardware store, its great stuff. Cost me 4 bucks.

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But if you want something with a little less flash and a bit more stock looking then you might consider this:

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Domestic car trunk carpet


Joe Garcia
74 w/3.2 transplant

What's out there that works, stays put, and looks good?

- The (new) stock sound pad! It weighs nearly nothing, does not reflect heat back onto the engine, and curbs noise and heat transmission thru the firewall.
Clean well before putting it in. I just posted a compilation of threads on this.

Some of the ideas here look pretty scary... I hope you guys have Halon systems...

- The (new) stock sound pad does very little to reflect heat back or curb noise for that matter.

-Costs a bundle

-Falls appart in no time

-Made of foam that burns like anything else out there

-Falls appart when you touch it

What did I miss?

Did you happen to notice that your engine fan shroud is make of fiberglass reinforcd plastic and the manifolds on the later cars are made of plastic?

Should I be scared?

Joe

Why are you guys gluing the pads in?

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No glue, just held in place with the "hooks".

I have just put dynamat in mine , I had a really tough time getting it to stick. haven't put the engine back in yet so no idea how well it will work

I dunno where stlrj bought his pad, but I padi about $45 for my stock pad. The wt. is in my database and is accurate. It works just fine for noise and heat for me. So I really don't know where that comment is coming from.

Also, different plastics have different flash points and heat tolerances - I would not use carpet like materials in the engine bay -- also flip it over and look on the back.

Never use a plastic in the engine compartment that is not rated for that use...

The tin foil look makes the engine bay look like a stove top; leave it off. Remove the glue and wax the shell.
j.p.

My engine doesn't produce as much sound or heat (or power) as Jack's, so I took out the pad. Well, it was kinda falling apart and it took itself out. Good riddance.

Pad...I don't need no stinking pad. Took it off years ago.

Who cares about flash point, if your engine catches fire, your engine bay, perhaps your entire car is toast anyway...gimme a break!

Hey, my brother won't set foot in my 911 'cause it lacks air bags or antilock brakes.

Are we driving unsafe automobiles?

Joe

does your brother drive a Volvo?

The flash point is important because if it is low enough then IT can be the material that starts the fire...

I heartily agree that we should all ignore the years of work by the engineers at Porsche AG....

OTOH, maybe someone has found a new material that works better than the revised sound pad (IIRC, correctly they changed it in the 1980's). If you did, then just post your data and your methodology...

Randy:
The RSR's of the 70's seem to have deleted the pad; is the factory pad used for noise or fire suppression?
Regards,
J.P.

Pardon me, but I think that is a rather irresponsible statement. You have to remember that all kinds of people read these threads. Some never join, jut read.

Fire resistant materials make plain common sense. No need to "add fuel to the fire" (as I just did ;) :D ).

How'd you guess?

And you'll never guess what he got his son after he totaled the Sable.

Sorry, but you can't make me feel guilty for what people do after playing violent video games or reading my opinions.

Is AstroTurf acceptable? :)

Sherwood

There ya go, Sherwood. A little humor never hurt. Especially after that non-sequitur ;)

It just always appears to me that those who drive Volvos are really afraid of driving. Just my .02