Help determine how much deadener

[Anthony Collova 10+ year member]

Hey Guys

Just thought I would chime in with a bit of info as to why we made Damplifier have such a high heat rating. Obviously a car will never get to 500 degree F. in normal conditions. I am not sure if the guy that did SDS pointed this out of not, but part of having a high heat rating is to broaden the temperature based performance spectrum.

This basically means that a mat with a heat rating of 200 degrees, as many asphalt mats do will perform optimally at 80-130 degrees. Good, but considering the metal of a car can reach excess of 20 degrees, it is not nearly enough.

Once the temperature reaches 130, it may not melt, but it will loosen and will not dampen vibrations as well as it would at its best performing temperature range.

The farther the temperature goes outside of this range the less vibrations it will dampen even if it does manage not to melt off.

A mat with a rating of 300 degrees will dampen that same amount of similar vibrations between a range of 80 and 170 or so.

A mat with a rating of 500 will stay firm at temperatures in the area of 80 220

It simply takes more heat to make the product soften.

So, the point of having a high heat rating is not only to be able to take the heat, and not melt, but to perform better at a wider range of temperatures.

ANT

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

Hear hear

 

[bikinpunk 10+ year member]

Hey Guys Just thought I would chime in with a bit of info as to why we made Damplifier have such a high heat rating. Obviously a car will never get to 500 degree F. in normal conditions. I am not sure if the guy that did SDS pointed this out of not, but part of having a high heat rating is to broaden the temperature based performance spectrum.

This basically means that a mat with a heat rating of 200 degrees, as many asphalt mats do will perform optimally at 80-130 degrees. Good, but considering the metal of a car can reach excess of 20 degrees, it is not nearly enough.

Once the temperature reaches 130, it may not melt, but it will loosen and will not dampen vibrations as well as it would at its best performing temperature range.

The farther the temperature goes outside of this range the less vibrations it will dampen even if it does manage not to melt off.

A mat with a rating of 300 degrees will dampen that same amount of similar vibrations between a range of 80 and 170 or so.

A mat with a rating of 500 will stay firm at temperatures in the area of 80 220

It simply takes more heat to make the product soften.

So, the point of having a high heat rating is not only to be able to take the heat, and not melt, but to perform better at a wider range of temperatures.

ANT

That helps clear things up alot! Thanks for the useful information.

(since this is typed, it seems sarcastic, but it's not)

 

[whitemdx 10+ year member]

Hi all,

that was really good read. I have a quick question: I have a 2003 Acura MDX, the main reason I thinking dynamat is to help my car stereo. Now, i will not rip my interior apart to do the floor, headliner or firewall. So would I see 'noticable' difference by just doing the doors and trunk only?

Thanks

 

[Ruffy 10+ year member]

Hi all,
that was really good read. I have a quick question: I have a 2003 Acura MDX, the main reason I thinking dynamat is to help my car stereo. Now, i will not rip my interior apart to do the floor, headliner or firewall. So would I see 'noticable' difference by just doing the doors and trunk only?

Thanks

Yes. The headliner usually offers no real benefit. The firewall can depending on the car. The doors and trunk area are the most important, followed by wheel well, then floor.

I noticed a big difference when I did all 4 doors and the liftgate on my jeep with peel n seal.

Again noticed a big difference when I did 2 doors and my trunk on my 300M.