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  • BOOM MAT PRO: ALAN JOHNSON

    Bitten by the automotive bug at an early age while working in the family owned and run W-J Body Shop in Gadsden, Alabama, Alan Johnson decided to step away from the norm and opened Johnson's Hot Rod Shop.
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  • BOOM MAT IS THE EASY CHOICE

    Boom Mat's ease of installation makes it the most simple and effective solution to help eliminate rattling and dampen vibrations and noise.
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    The importance of grassroots marketing can never be underestimated. Design Engineering continues it's efforts of supporting local, national and international racer, project and show vehicle owners....
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    The gang over at Klock Werks Custom Cycles had another record setting year in Bonneville Salt Flats with a little help from DEI
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Identifying and Solving Vehicle Noise Issues

Boom Mat Family of productsEvery car, truck, hot rod or homebuilt vehicle has a unique acoustic signature due to engine type, exhaust, tires, build quality as well as the effects caused by aftermarket accessories. Elements of that signature can create an undesirable environment for the driver and passengers, such that it becomes necessary to address and repair unwanted noise, or at the very least, alter the quality of the noise encountered by utilizing various noise control materials and composites.

In order to accurately identify which noise control material will work to your satisfaction in your vehicle, one needs to first understand some basic Science of Noise as it relates to the material treatments available. Graphically, a given noise source, will typically be illustrated on an x & y axis, x being a given decibel level in dBA, and y being the frequency range from 100Hz to 5000Hz...

 


 

Mike Zenone of Design Engineering Inc. shows off an array of sound deadening, vibration damping and heat barrier materials to Performance Business Magazine during this years SEMA Show. Each Boom Mat product is specifically designed for its ease of installation, no matter what the project is.

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PowerBlock TV LogoHere’s some exciting news!. This weekend on the hit cable TV program "Trucks!" they will be installing Boom Mat products on their '49 Chevy project truck.

TRUCKS! is part of RTM’s 2-hour long PowerBlock lineup of car enthusiast programming and airs this Saturday & Sunday at 12 PM E/P on the SPIKE network. The Spike network is seen in over 106 million homes in the U.S. and Canada and an average of 650,000 DIY automotive enthusiasts tune into RTM’s PowerBlock each weekend. Check your local listings.

 


 

Boom Mat Family of productsDesign Engineering, Inc. (DEI) is a leading supplier of performance thermal and acoustic aftermarket products, and parent company of Boom Mat. On Saturday, August 4 from 1-2 p.m., Mike Zenone, DEI’s Business Development Manager, will conduct a seminar at the NSRA Street Rod Nationals, Plus on how to use thermal and acoustic products available through DEI and Boom Mat to improve and protect your street rod. The hour long seminar will focus on how their thermal products can be used to provide maximum protection of your engine, ignition, and fuel line components from direct or ambient heat or cold.  The seminar will also cover Boom Mat’s extensive line of acoustic products developed to improve interior sound quality by quieting your ride.  Zenone will be available briefly after the seminar to answer specific questions.

 


 

Boom Mat Pro Builder Alan JohnsonBitten by the automotive bug at an early age while working in the family owned and run W-J Body Shop in Gadsden, Alabama. Alan Johnson decided to step away from the norm and opened Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop. The calling card for this new shop was the debut of a sanitary 1937 Ford Cabriolet at the 1993 NSRA Street Rod Nationals. From the moment the car rolled through the fairgrounds, the Pro’s Pick judges and magazine editors had all eyes focused on the soft yellow 37 Ford from Alabama. The car later went onto appear in many street rod enthusiast magazines which gave life to the new hot shop. Alan Johnson came to a pinnacle in the world of street rods...