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Old 07-14-03, 01:17 AM
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Question Funky rattling sound, What is it???

i was cruzin tonight
and i pulled into a parking lot and i notciced a wierd sound that wasnt there before. When ever my car was revving it made a wierd rattling sound under the car
it seems to drop revs a little quicker than usual also.
it made the sound more when the revs were dropping also
i just wanted the expert opinion of this forum
i think its something exhaust related but i could be wrong
thanks for the help in advance
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Check the heat shield where the mufflers flange to the y pipe. That’s where mine rattles.
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i dont think that would effect the revs dropping
it just drops faster than usual
im thinking some sort of backpressure loss
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maybe you've got a hole somewhere in your catback area.
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would that account for the rattling tho??
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I have a similar problem. When at idle, I can hear my exhaust pop every 3 seconds or so very softly, and the dealership says that I definitely have exhaust leaks.
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it was dark out when it happened
so im gonna take a look under the car tomorrow and see if i could possibly fix it
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could it be your cat?
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is it possible to remove all the heatshields from the y-pipe without destroying the y-pipe?
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