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They are as it’s a denser material ideal for injector/valvetrain high pitch noises baffled at source, rather than generic engine whir the bonnet line can only do so much to above the surface of the cover.
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They are as it’s a denser material ideal for injector/valvetrain high pitch noises baffled at source, rather than generic engine whir the bonnet line can only do so much to above the surface of the cover.
I doubt the plastic will do much to dampen sound alone. It's pretty useless for that.
It's probably purely to make it "look nicer". Cars designed more for enthusiasts often skip the plastic coverings and you can see/access everything (such as the MX-5's engine bay).
It's probably purely to make it "look nicer". Cars designed more for enthusiasts often skip the plastic coverings and you can see/access everything (such as the MX-5's engine bay).
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I’m not sure your doubting really means anything?
It’s the stuff on the back of the plastic. Like 30mm thick polyurethane foam that absorbs the sound aswell as engine mounted absorption pads that look a bit ugly.
It’s the stuff on the back of the plastic. Like 30mm thick polyurethane foam that absorbs the sound aswell as engine mounted absorption pads that look a bit ugly.
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These do look really good in person. There's one round the corner from my mum I always have a good look at.
4000 miles on mine, and nothing has fallen off or broken yet.
The rear tyres definitely have a bit less tread on them than the fronts now
Have you done 100% throttle yet?
You honestly have zero clue. Not even an ounce of intrigue or open mind to want to learn. Just flippant comments with no substance, you will go far ...
Have you done 100% throttle yet?
Oh yes
... the back end shifts around a little on a full bore launch in the dry.In the wet, best results are from being a lot more delicate in the lower gears. Too many beans in Comfort and Sport modes just results in the ESC going bananas. Sport Plus in the wet is only really useful for going sideways in a large deserted car park.
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I’m not sure your doubting really means anything?
It’s the stuff on the back of the plastic. Like 30mm thick polyurethane foam that absorbs the sound aswell as engine mounted absorption pads that look a bit ugly.
That is to stop the plastic itself vibrating and making more noise. It's also fire resistant. It will do practically nothing to reduce noise, might as well stick a sombrero on it.
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Are we playing ignore people who actually work in the automotive industry because I think I know better? Or do you actually have some evidence to back up your claims?
I can tell you that, from a large scale manufacturing environment at least it is surprising how little of the right material is needed to make a measurable difference in airborne (and strutural) noise
A little more on topic, I had a good poke round the inside of a Stinger a couple of weeks ago. Quite like it overall, good size and reasonable interior.
II ma have poked a little bit of fun at the sales guy who said only one of them in the whole dealership is allowed to take the V6 out (I wasn't looking to drive it so this was probably true). It's the little things like this that Kia need to work on from a sales perspective - whilst it is not unreasonable to phone ahead and book a test drive, I would expect to walk in to BMW or Mercedes and be able to drive a model pretty much on demand (assuming they had one there)
I can tell you that, from a large scale manufacturing environment at least it is surprising how little of the right material is needed to make a measurable difference in airborne (and strutural) noise
A little more on topic, I had a good poke round the inside of a Stinger a couple of weeks ago. Quite like it overall, good size and reasonable interior.
II ma have poked a little bit of fun at the sales guy who said only one of them in the whole dealership is allowed to take the V6 out (I wasn't looking to drive it so this was probably true). It's the little things like this that Kia need to work on from a sales perspective - whilst it is not unreasonable to phone ahead and book a test drive, I would expect to walk in to BMW or Mercedes and be able to drive a model pretty much on demand (assuming they had one there)
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Couldn't be more wrong. On my 6 cylinder diesels there has always been a ridiculous difference between the engine cover being on and off. Started the car after finishing odd jobs on it (glow plugs, the odd hose etc) and left to cover off to ensure all is well /no leaks. It is so much louder it's unbelievable.
My engine doesn't have a plastic cover on top, the bonnet does have a piece of material on the inside though which is labelled as sound absorption, and in the event of a fire, the plastic clips holding it up melt and the material falls to cover the engine. Think that kind of "system" is the best way to do it. Means you can still see the engine as an enthusiast, and you also get the noise/safety benefits at the same time.
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Rocker cover? That's part of the design and serves little other purpose like sound deadening or safety rather than a massive plastic cover blocking view and access to most of the engine from inside the bay.
Every engine has a rocker cover.
So yeah it's for the style/design of the overall block then
Whereas a plonked on cover blocking the whole engine is not!
Whereas a plonked on cover blocking the whole engine is not!
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Guess mines not an enthusiasts car then
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