road noise

[Inthehighdesert]

My premium vert is very quiet. I was really surprised the first time i drove it. Even with nittos, and lowered its really quiet.

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[SubZombie]

What type of felt did you use? Got an Amazon link? Last time I bought some I ordered the wrong kind

Actually nothing I bought, it was a felt banner I got from a work award that I cut up lol.

 

[v8hgt]

Stock s550’s are very refined with little road noise. You should try a Maserati gt if you want to hear ROAD NOISE so loud you can’t think!

 

[SDEcoBoost]

With everything that has been said, please add my .02. My 2015 Eco had the 18" Goodyears. My driving is 95% highway, at speed, 80 mph. The Goodyears were very quiet, especially on the grooved Interstate. My 2011 Gt/CS and my 3 week old 2017 Eco Convertible have the 19" P Zeros, they are noisy, I mean really noisy, and track like crazy on the grooved Interstate. I just put my full winter Continental Contacts on the '17 and it is night and day. You can actually have a conversation again. Road noise down significantly and no more tracking in the grooves. The P Zeros will go in the Spring.

 

[Austinj427]

I don't think this car is very loud personally.

OP if you are up for it, I did it on my Focus ST, sound deadening can help quite a bit if you don't mind the extra weight and work.

There are lots of off brand sound deadeners available now, I only spent like $50 on the stuff I got off Amazon. I did the doors on my Focus, my room mate did his CR-V doors and including the hatch and I still had some left over.

 

[Mickey]

My 17' PP GT is very sensitive to what they paved the road with. About half of the roads in Central Texas are very smooth and you get almost no road/tire noise but the other half are topped with what can only be described as large crushed granite gravel that is glued down to the highway and it is horrible. It is so rough that it feels like you are driving on an old gravel road and the noise sucks. 80 MPH and it just roars. I am going to try dynamatting the trunk and rear wheel wells (where most of the noise seems to be coming from). Now the Michelins (all terrain tires) on my Ram truck and Tahoe are a lot quieter on this surface, but you can still hear a difference in the surfaces. I suspect it has to do with lug size and tire compound as well as suspension isolation, but some sound proofing might be the ticket.

 

[JCFoster]

My 17' PP GT is very sensitive to what they paved the road with. About half of the roads in Central Texas are very smooth and you get almost no road/tire noise but the other half are topped with what can only be described as large crushed granite gravel that is glued down to the highway and it is horrible. It is so rough that it feels like you are driving on an old gravel road and the noise sucks. 80 MPH and it just roars. I am going to try dynamatting the trunk and rear wheel wells (where most of the noise seems to be coming from). Now the Michelins (all terrain tires) on my Ram truck and Tahoe are a lot quieter on this surface, but you can still hear a difference in the surfaces. I suspect it has to do with lug size and tire compound as well as suspension isolation, but some sound proofing might be the ticket.

OMG, I hate those roads. We took a road trip out to Big Bend this past spring and I dropped my tire pressure to the low 30's to try to get some relief. I'd rather deal with our busted up asphalt.

 

[Chameleon]

Pirelli's are crap.

Agreed.

 

[scottmoyer]

YEs, the car can be loud on certain road surfaces and it is the tires. My son's '14 was the same until we replaced the tires with the Continental Extreme DWs. The Pirellis just transfer the road noise right into the car.

 

[goldengooner]

YEs, the car can be loud on certain road surfaces and it is the tires. My son's '14 was the same until we replaced the tires with the Continental Extreme DWs. The Pirellis just transfer the road noise right into the car.

Never had any issues, even up the Swiss Alps, was very quiet, only noise was me swearing at other drivers, and the lovely Borla's
Car has been on all roads, all weathers, on A/S tires, now had her lowered and spaced, but no noise before or after the change

 

[Ebm]

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Agreed.

+1 Hopefully I don't have another Pirelli tire on any car I drive. Just not good. :rant:

 

[NoVaGT]

I get a laugh out of people saying this or that tire is crap, and they really like the new tires they just got, they're waaaaay better.

Of course new tires are going to be better than the worn-out, haggard, expired tires you replaced. Of course they're going to be quieter, smoother, and 100,000 times better than those horrible tires you took off the car.

The Pirellis are fine tires. But especially on the PP cars, they just don't last long.

 

[scottmoyer]

Ok, so let me expand on my review of the Pirelli tires. I had them on my 2014 GT and they were noisy, slippery and overall crap in comparison to the Conti Extreme DWs. And this was from day 1. Not day 763!! I have a 2017 GT That's 2 weeks old and has 4 new Pirellis. They are so new, that the date code on them is from September 2017! They are noisy in comparison to the Continentals. And like you mentioned, they are very expensive for a tire that doesn't last very long!

 

[Ebm]

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I get a laugh out of people saying this or that tire is crap, and they really like the new tires they just got, they're waaaaay better.

Of course new tires are going to be better than the worn-out, haggard, expired tires you replaced. Of course they're going to be quieter, smoother, and 100,000 times better than those horrible tires you took off the car.

The Pirellis are fine tires. But especially on the PP cars, they just don't last long.

Where's the dislike button for this post? :lol:

My Pirelli's make/made noise regardless of mileage. They are just a loud tire.

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