G2 integra's didn't have much sound deadening if any at all. my friend's 92 ls doesn't have any underneath the carpet.

 

I stripped out about 40 poounds including the insulation material under the front carpet.

We stripped out my mechanic's Si and got over 120 pounds of useless weight out including all the sound deadening material, the three piece steel support that spans the width of the car, the rar seatbelts, and the insulation under the front carpet area. Quite impressive... though that steel support we removed was VERY HEAVY...

 

Yeah that steel thing might be there for a reason. Something tells me Honda engineers know what they are doing...

 

yea, what steel thing do you mean??

 

Let's think about this for a minute... The sound deadening is tar. You can probably imagine how much of a mess hot, sticky tar would be right? Everyone I've ever met that's removed it by heating it up has regretted it.

It's a hard job either way, but if you get it cold, it's possible to break it off in chunks. It's winter now, so leave it outide, get up early and get to work with a hammer and chisel. An air hammer is a good tool for the job also. Dry ice is helpful if you have easy access to it.

 

I'm going to strongly discourage the use of an air hammer. it's really not that hard to chip off the cold tar with a screw driver, chisel, or small pry bar. It doesn't even have to sit out overnight. Just let it chill for an hour or so and get 2 friends to start chiseling with you. most people can't handle an air hammer. that's waaaaay too dangerous of a tool to use for such a simple job. that and i'm sure nobody wants holes in the floorboard from the out of control air hammer bashing effects