With over 550 horsepower, no air conditioning, and long tube headers, we knew heat and noise could make for a toasty time driving the streets of sunny California. After doing a bit of research we called up our friends at Design Engineering Inc. in order to try out their new line of insulation/sound deadener and ultra light carpet padding, named Boom Mat. The line of insulation and sound deadening materials include a mat that you “roll”, or press, on all your sheet metal panels, a spray on formula for the hard to reach areas and lightweight carpet padding. Boom Mat is specifically designed for automotive use and it serves two functions, to keep engine heat out and to reduce noise vibrations. While we don’t want our muscle cars to sound like a Prius humming down the road, we also don’t want to feel like the car is about to shake itself to pieces while sweating from every pore in our body...

CAN BOOM MAT QUIET YOUR RIDE?
written by Michael Ferrara (DSport Magazine Jan. 2011)

"Hey, do you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world?," Try cruising in a 1000-horsepower Supra in sixth gear at 2,500 RPM with the 5-inch exhaust system in the constant drone mode. That's pretty damn annoying. Our 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 with Cummins 5.9-liter Diesel is a close second thanks to its 5-inch exhaust and big truck tires. Of course, the obvious solution to unwanted noise is to simply turn up the radio. However before installing a 1000-watt sound system to drown out the road noise, we decided to see if we could have any luck in reducing the in-cab noise levels.