Pillow Pillar Engine Insulation

[blue65]

My engine is a bit loud. It does have a pillow stuffed in the pillar are just to the left and right of the engine bay.

I'm wondering whether I can stuff old sock up the pillar to make it quieter?

A bit more info.

My Beetle has been dynamatted. It just has a loud engine. - vintage speed muffler. I even insulated the heater pipes under the rear seat .

[iowegian]

[anthracitedub]

I prefer black no-shows... but really I would look into dynamat or something similar to apply to the interior panels underneath the existing carpets/padding.

[Zundfolge1432]

Sounds like a good idea but any cloth items that can attract and hold moisture will promote rust from the inside out. A better solution is dyna-mat or similar on the interior along those areas the factory skipped like under the headliner and behind door panels, wheel arches, parcel tray etc. Properly done you can have a much quieter car.

[Sharp64]

What exhaust are you running?
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[blue65]

[glutamodo]

I don't know about dynamat. The factory firewall had all those thick felt strips between it and the body, which I think adds to the sound isolation effect, in addition to those pillowpacks. My 62, which has always had the stock firewall bits on it, I've had a tailpipe fall off and didn't know it unless I had a window open (also, must add that I have the stock cloth headliner and all the padding under it, which also helps)

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[anthracitedub]

I put dynamat throughout the inside of my 62, it makes a ton of difference... snug as a bug in a rug.

[Sharp64]

I have some anti rattle in my car with carpet padding on top of this and then carpet and I still have a decent amount of noise in my car with a stock exhaust. The VS exhaust is going to be even louder. If sound is a concern, go back to a stock exhaust or merged header with a quiet pack.
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
“...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.” - Michael Caine