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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my ZR-1 is quite noisy as well.. but that's due to the Corsa's out back. They tend to drown out any of the squeaks and rattles... :D

My C6's have not been the least bit noisy, and have had three! :nono: :pistols:

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.

Jimmy

Really this is such a big concern :toetap::toetap::toetap:
The only noise I hear from my C6s are the exhaust or stereo:crazy2:

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I wonder if the OP still has the OEM tires on your Z06. They were very noisy tires and I switched to Michelins. That was by far the noisiest aspect of the car.

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Michelin > GYRuncraps:smash:=less noise

Considerably quieter than the current generation in both coupe and convertible.

I agree. I switched to the Bridgestones and that helped a lot. I also added the Block-It mat(that I did before the tire change) and it helped.

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.

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.

Hope so! :thumbs:

Have you heard about this firsthand or is this an assumption?

Firsthand knowledge.

I hear Several other lesser performance cars are much quieter for 1.5x the money...maybe you could dd one of those next?

The fact that they come factory with Michelins will help ALOT.

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.

After I took the GoodYears off of my car the quiet was eerie. Amazing how loud those tires are.

Too quite, then you start hearing other noises.

And sometimes those other noises are voices in your head saying bad things :rofl: :eek: :rofl:

Like Sam, drink the damn Kool Aid.:ack:

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.

I'm hoping the Z06 will be louder. But yes, with C6 losing the craptacular tires helped to get rid of some of the sound you don't want.

Yeah, I remember something a while back about it having active noise cancellation technology. Anyone else remember that?

I hope the exhaust note is loud :)

Absolutely....are you being ridiculous? The FACT that I have a 50/50 chance of someone being able to understand me on the bluetooth when driving down the highway due to road noise isn't evidence enough that the exterior noise is too much?

Ditched the OEM GY Runflats on my 2011 after 64 miles and the Michelins made a significant improvement!

Again, let's not get silly....there is no excuse for the level of road noise these cars have.

Active noise cancellation systems will make the nvh much improved over the c6.

Hell the gals at the drive thru can't hear ME over my car's engine and exhaust. :rock:

I never understood the concept of buying a burly V8 and worrying about the noise. (Granted, it shouldn't be deafening)

Next thing you know, it will be like the M5 where it is now so quiet they have to play fake engine noises in the cabin so you have to hear it roar... Pure insanity!

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I was going to say exactly this.

I've been wondering if it's official that this will be in the C7. Any word?

My 660 RWHP LS7 Monte SS even with 4.10's drives down the freeway nice and quiet but with the crack of throttle both the intake and exhaust ROAR to life very loud with superb authority and this is how I think the C6Z should be as well as the C7....this isn't asking for much!

Dave he works at the plant. When Paul speaks we listen!:thumbs:

Yes it's part of the c7. What many of us feel after hours of daily driving fatigue in the c5 and c6 is due to harmonics ........sounds that can tire the driver.

It's not the roar of the engine but rather harmonics or sounds that add to driver fatigue. The c7 will be better in that area.

It's not a big deal as we are speaking of performance at super car levels.....that said it will be something many of us who use the corvette as a daily driver will appreciate.

The c6 was a little better in this regard than the c5 and with the combined effort from the engineering team on the c7.....one of the tools they are using to eliminate unwanted harmonics or annoying sounds is noise cancellation sound systems which pump in sound at various frequency to nullify certain unwanted sound. It's cool if it works and long distance travel or everyday drivers will be grateful.

No Bluetooth issues on mine.
No tired or worn our driver.
No excessive noise that I didn't cause (exhaust

I can hear my Runcraps but only on badly surfaced roads.

Awesome. Are there any articles out there, or press releases or anything. In my build sheet when I optioned out the car, there wasn't anything that mentioned it.