engine niose

[Patrick K Smith]

I am finaly driving the car after rebuild but the engine niose inside the car is very loud. ant ideas or is this normal?

 

Thanks

[Paul Mossberg]

Mystic,

VW or front engine?

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Patrick K Smith]

VW daytona migi with single pull down engine cover.

[Patrick K Smith]

I would upload a picture but cannot seem to do so.

[newkitman]

With a VW based TD you are sitting where the rear seat used to be. There is very little room between you and the engine…about 18 inches. There isn’t much you can do to keep down the noise. I’ve read here that adding heat insulation in the engine compartment area helps some but other than that…..ear plugs.

Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The Shack

[john barry]

Top down and Ear plugs and a hoodie helps

[Paul Mossberg]

Mystic,

Like they said…

YES. The engine noise is normal! No soundproofing, and you are sitting a couple feet in front of an air-cooled engine.

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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[Marc Lipsius]

My car seems louder with the top up than down. Either the space is more confined as is the noise, or else in the open air the wind noise blocks it out.
Get ear plugs if it bothers you, and it will also save your hearing!, and you will be less fatigued, especially on a long trip

[Paul Mossberg]

Same for me mrlmd

I think the top acts sort of like a megaphone, focusing the engine noise.

There was another VW engine noise discussion in this thread:

https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/engine-noise/#post-247845

Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica Roadster

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