My TSX has only 1500 miles. It's noisy during driving. I mean the "road noise" that come from the bottom of the car. I use to drive a 93 Civic, the TSX almost have the same "road noise" as the Civic. Do you all have this experience? :'(

 

either your on a really really rough road or your tires are overinflated.

 

I just traded my 92 Civic sedan for the TSX. The TSX is far, far quieter, especially on the highway.

 

I find that the tires on the car can be noisy on rough pavement, but otherwise the car is very quiet. I think the amount of road feel (vibration) coming through the steering wheel also contributes to the perception of noise on rough surfaces.

 

i would also guess the tires are the culprit. Remember the tsx tires are significantly larger which is going to cause more road noise. Do check the inflations and make sure the are set to 32fr 30rear

 

actually i think a larger tire is going to be quieter because it spreads the contact patch over a larger area, thus hitting more high points on the road.
make a comparason with a skinny wheel and you would see that the skinny tire will hit more defined peaks and vallys (or embedded gravel) on a paved road.

just a thought

 

Tire is larger, but so is the wheel, which means less air between you and the road.

less air = more vibration = more noise?

 

My TSX has a lot of road and wind noise. Its just as bad as my two Hondas, but I think its the tires that cause the road noise and not the weak sound insolation.

Best bet is try some different tires than what came with the car?

 

Noise was OK but since I got my 04 MDX I can hardly stand to drive the TSX!!

 

I wouldn't say mine is noisy by any stretch, however, I have noticed that when it's cold, maybe under 40 or so, that somthing is louder than normally, I assume the engine. It gets quieter as the car warms up, but still not as quiet as on a 70 degree day.

 

i think what i meant to say was a wider tire covers more area of the road.
while you could argue that hitting more points of the road on wide tire my point is that i think making more contact with the high points (pebbles) on the road you would have less noise transmitted into the tire.

i cant prove it so thats why i say just my opinion

 

Mine was noisier (road noise) than i expected it to be when i first got my car, but then i checked my tires and they were over inflated. So i deflated to 32F 30R and now it's very quiet and it rides smoother, almost feels like a lexus.

 

I think it has to do with the tire pressure. I'm experimenting with tire pressure now (I'm running 33F 35R) and I do notice it being a bit mroe noisy. However, when I was running it stock tire pressure, it was a bit quieter.

 

I've a 92 civic EX as well....
...yes, you're going from a 65 series tire to a 50 series... which is alot less sidewall and resultingly, a lot less isolation.
Also, Hondas tend to transmit the road noise through the suspension, but that's why they handle so well.