I'd check with the trans maker. A performance trans isn't made with quiet in mind, so you may be stuck. I'd try soft mounts. There's no way it wouldn't be an improvement. I wouldn't do anything to cover the case. The reason it's aluminum is not just for weight - also cooling.
Chris LeSled is for sale! http://www.evalbum.com/274 On Feb 8, 2013 11:40 AM, "Jay Donnaway" <[email protected]> wrote: > > The noisiest thing by far in my conversion is the gearbox. Though I > detailed to the nines, > > http://www.karmanneclectric.blogspot.com/2006/06/seeing-green.html > I'm thinking of burying that beauty by adding weight through wrapping it > in dynamat or similar material. > > Anybody done this or know of a lightweight alternative that won't become > waterlogged? > > disclaimer: yes, I solid-mounted the tranny, but have ridden in EVWs with > stock rubber mounts and they're just as noisy. My solid mounts may make > sound deadening harder though, given the added mode of passing along > vibes... > > Jay Donnaway > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130208/54e7709e/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130208/a768f5b6/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
