I'd like to insulate my car so I can hardly hear anything outside. I thought it'd be cool if I was in it and couldn't even hear the rain hitting the roof if I was outside. Does dynamat work that well? Does it stick well to the roof panels or does it fall when it heats up?

I don't think that's gonna happen with a chevelle no matter how much dynamat you use. If you want quiet, sell it and get a mercedes :)

I used RAAMmat and it made things much quieter. But read the reviews for yourself!

http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/

no! you can get it pretty quiet? dynamat sells the first layer that you normally see and then they also sell a second that has foam and rubber incorporated into one as a second sound deadner. The more areas you cover the better you will be. As far as it sticking on the roof im not so sure. i have used it on panels that hang upside down and it would holdjust fine. The surfaces have to been washed clean for them to stick as well as you want it. Hopefully someone who has more knowledge on dynamat will give some more imput!

You will get it quieter, but not super quiet. The reason is drip rails, bumpers, chrome strips and such add wind resistnace that creates noise. New cars don't have these "problems" Also, a lot of modern cars, especially the high end ones, have dual door seals. No way to add this on a Chevelle.

ditto on all the info so far. alot of high end cars(the ones you can hear a pin drop when you are doing 75) also have special glass that cuts down on noise. the best way to get quiet ,as metioned before, is to go with layers of dynamat xtreme, dynaliner, and dynapad(or similar products). layering is what will get you the best results. be forwarned tho, it can get expensive.

http://dynamat.com/products_car_audio_introduction.html
read up on the products here. also, you can get pretty good stuff from industrial supply places like Mcmaster-Carr( http://www.mcmaster.com/ ) serch for sound dampners.

As a paramedic, let me ask you to keep in mind that emergency vehicles won't sneak up on you if you can hear us first! So, don't COMPLETELY sound proof it. I'd hate for us to t-bone your beautiful car in an intersection because you didn't hear or see me coming. Just food for thought.

Guess who gets the ticket if you t-bone a car...even if you have lights and siren on.

Thanks, lots of useful information. Yeah I know about that stuff being costly but it was just an idea I had to see how quiet it might be able to get. Reason I decided to ask is I was stuck in a lot of traffic today.. :p

Guess who gets the ticket if you t-bone a car...even if you have lights and siren on.
That wasn't the point. I'm not trying to post a flame. I'm trying to point out an often overlooked aspect of soundproofing your car.

That wasn't the point. I'm not trying to post a flame. I'm trying to point out an often overlooked aspect of soundproofing your car.

Darn good point !

Several times in the last few years, I've had an emergeny vehicle sneak up on me while we're in a modern car and I could not hear them. Always in an intersection and always when the windows were up.

-and no, I don't have a stereo set to "10" :clonk:

i cant hear anything when im driving my chevelle because of my X pipe and 2.5" 30 series flowmaster mufflers