Post up a pic of your stripped down, sound deadening removed interiors - Dang RS's need not apply - we all know you aint got it to start with. I'd like to see how cleanly it comes off rear humps and driver and passenger floorwell up front where the joint compound is making it hell.

Thanks!

 

very interested also. just about to begin this step myself.

 

anyone - I wanna see some nicely gutted race kaaaaas!

 

I removed all my sound deading.....No pics though.

 

How much louder is it? Did you weigh the material that was removed?

 

Engine note wise not that much, you'll hear the tire noise alot more, and alot more stones etc hitting the bottom.

 

I have everything gutted in the rear (i.e. not seat etc). Carpet, deading and seat removed about 50 pounds. It is some what louder. I am running a testpipe and a non-resionated exhaust aswell though. I really don't remember what it sounded like before though

 

here is some of mine... I would strongly suggest against this. Its a huge pita and not worth it at all.








you can also find some more pics of my car here
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=298527

 

We are doing a radical gutterectomy procedure on the 04 EVo 8 SSL since it will be a track ***** if anything - I can post pics, but will get flamed. I am doing this as the car is pretty rough and I got it for a great price. It has lived 3 years in gravel etc, it is no showcar and even has some rust already. The main idea is to build a trackwhore and every little bit counts. I am doing this since its a challenge and simply because I can. So, spare me the flaming.

- I am removing all the sound deadening including the big rug behind the firewall which sucks azz to do as you have to drop steering column and remove dash reinforcement beam and then the heater core and blower motor.

- I am also eliminating SRS, stereo, antenna, sunroof, rear wiper motor, all interior panels, set belts.

- I am eliminating power mirrors, windows, locks, mirrors etc.

Here is the hardest part which is being the biggest challenge - Modifying the main interior harness. This thing weighs a lot, I tell you.

My friend and I stared at it for a while and then slowly started snipping away after double-checking. The ECU is going to be crazy mad when everything goes back together.

I will post pics of some of the steps - we get too busy getting to work and forget to take pics.

I wanted to see what people had done to theirs, but we'll see what happens

 

haha makes me think of my honda dry ice works well but takes longer to me just use a nice heat gun heat up the scrapper and dig in it works better that way then heating up the stuff and melting it to your car o and use jasco or something like that to clean it up a bit

 

Removing sound deadening is retarded. I never understood that obsession.

 

I wanted to try the dry ice method but was too impatient. I heated it up with a 500watt light and scrapped it off... ugly but effective.

I put the carpet back in with all the padding stuff removed.



Well crap... thought I had more pics

 

It's not for everyone.... I never understood VTA BOV's on stock cars and other things which are way more special.

 

yep, different strokes for different folks...Its just that simple!

 

Indeed! Looking forward to seeing what you're up to EvoIXMR I'm looking for more weight to get rid of