DeTomaso Mailing List: January 99, Message #127

Mike,
Don't forget to double pane the rear window with an air gap.

Cary

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> From: 	MikeLDrew@aol.com
> Reply To: 	MikeLDrew@aol.com
> Sent: 	Tuesday, January 05, 1999 2:35 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Re:  Re: Too loud for Hot Rod??
> 
> George wrote:
> 
> >Over the years, much of my mid range hearing has
> diminished, plus the exact frequency of the wife's voice.
> 
> >>>HAHAHA!!!  Glad you can smile about the situation.  I recently had to
> get a
> waiver to remain on flying status with the Air Force--years of noise
> exposure
> to things OTHER than airplanes has destroyed my mid-to-high frequency
> hearing.
> I have constant ringing in my ears which can be very annoying at times.
> 
> When I was younger, I twisted my 600 Ninja to 10,000-plus RPM all the
> time,
> with a virtually straight racing exhaust.  After I started flying I got
> smart
> and started wearing earplugs when I rode.  But then I got dumb and got a
> 427
> Cobra, which has vestigal mufflers at best.  Roaring around in that thing
> quickly had a very measurable impact on my hearing.  Now I wear earplugs
> when
> driving THAT on the freeway too.  I'll go without for short jaunts on a
> mountain road, but for any extended driving, they're a must.
> 
> I'm also going berserk soundproofing my Pantera, per Richard "to ski or
> not to
> ski" Barkley.  I will have two metal firewalls, three layers of 1/2 inch
> thick
> insulation, and Super Dynamat on my firewall.  The floors will have
> Dynamat,
> and then about one inch of sound insulation underneath the carpets.  The
> roof
> will have Dynamat, and I'm still thinking about what to do with the doors.
> 
> The goal is to have the car considerably quieter than a stock L-model
> Pantera
> inside, while the factory GTS exhaust makes considerably more noise than
> stock
> outside...
> 
> Mike
>