Will the C7 be as noisy as the C6?
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Melting Slicks
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Will the C7 be as noisy as the C6?
Out of the 226 lbs added to the C7 was any of this sound insulation? I haven't seen anything addressing interior noise or added insulation/sound deadening....the only thing that I really despiste about my current C6Z DD.
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I would bet the C7 will be quieter. The stiffer chassis should elimate most if not all squeaks/rattles. Goodness knows Michelin runflats are a LOT quieter than Goodyear runflats.
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Really this is such a big concern
The only noise I hear from my C6s are the exhaust or stereo
The only noise I hear from my C6s are the exhaust or stereo
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People complain about the C6 squeaks and rattles. I know there have been a bunch of complaints about the targa pins squeaking, but the C6 is a tight car. My Z06, even with it's harsher suspension and 25,000 miles, has zero squeaks or rattles. In fact, my C5 coupe didn't have any squeaks or rattles.
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Targa top cars are always going to have some noise, just a matter of when. One of the reasons I dont care for them. And yes the Michelins are quite compared to the Junkyears.
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I hear Several other lesser performance cars are much quieter for 1.5x the money...maybe you could dd one of those next?
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The fact that they come factory with Michelins will help ALOT.
#15
The LT-1 VVT should enable correction of the irregular ~500-RPM idle and shake that afflicts many C6 LS3s (see various threads on this). I'm much more irritated by this while sitting at a stoplight than the tire/road/wind/etc noise while driving (even with my original GYs). But then we are all irritated by and accepting of different things.
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Watch the NCM video for the C7 Bash from April, specifically the interior seminar. It's a relatively long video but answered a lot of my questions. I believe towards the end of the recording, around 45 minutes in, the lady working for GM stated there would be additional 'acoustics' in the rear for noise.