[Z06] exhaust jingle?
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St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'14-'15
exhaust jingle?
I read most of the post about the exhaust jingle and I want to make sure thats what I have and its not something else. It seems like everyone is talking about hearing the noise upon deacceleration but I hear it usually when im on the gas in the lower rpm range not when i lift off the pedal. My car has the stock intake so I know thats not the problem. I wish I could record the sound its to hard to describe. Its so annoying. If its cold out it seems likes its worse. Anyhow if it is the h pipe can I have a exhaust shop just cut larger holes on either side and weld a new pipe in between the two. Or has anyone had a x pipe made from an exhaust shop? I would rather not spend three hundred for an x pipe thats seems a little extreme.
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From what I remember, it sounds almost like you're dragging a light chain....it stands out even more when driving next to a concrete wall or something.
You might as well get long tube headers
which come with an xpipe...that way you get awesome sound plus a great pickup in horsepower :word:
You might as well get long tube headers
which come with an xpipe...that way you get awesome sound plus a great pickup in horsepower :word:
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"Sounds like your dragging a lite chain" thats it exactly. Was the jingle an option are was it standard? LOL. Any chance you can buy the headers for me pb24dagrk my birthdays coming up!!
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My '02 does the same thing, I hear a jingle or rattle on decelleration. I can hear it when I gently rev the engine at a stop too. I think it's one of my cats, it seems to come from that area. I'm getting better at ignoring it, and I'm saving for headers...
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Check out this thread:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...exhaust+rattle
I've sold my '04 Z and bought a '06 Z. I got the same jingle as in the '04. I took it to the dealer
and they sprayed graphite in the hangers. No more noise as of now.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...exhaust+rattle
I've sold my '04 Z and bought a '06 Z. I got the same jingle as in the '04. I took it to the dealer
and they sprayed graphite in the hangers. No more noise as of now.
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Can't sleep - so thought I'd chime in on this -
I got my 02 Z06 in this past fall - the car was completely stock. The exhaust sounded great- at WOT it was plain aggressive. However, I had the exhaust "jingle" - which I can best describe as loose change coming from the back of the car. I too thought it might be a cat going bad - it was the H-Pipe.
Had Corvettes of Houston install a Magnaflow X-Pipe- and voila no more jingles.
But I will tell you- I very much miss the popping on deceleration and the BARK of the exhaust at WOT. So much so- that in hindsight, I probably would have put up with the jingle sound.
Now I am contemplating installing a B&B catback ( Bullets or PRTs) or a GHL Magnum system - to liven up the exhaust note.
I suppose the X-Pipe smooth out the exhaust pulse and at least in thery should enhance the exhaust flow. I kept the old GM H-Pipe, yes the hole in the H section is pathetically small ( looks like it was punched out with an ice pick).
I got my 02 Z06 in this past fall - the car was completely stock. The exhaust sounded great- at WOT it was plain aggressive. However, I had the exhaust "jingle" - which I can best describe as loose change coming from the back of the car. I too thought it might be a cat going bad - it was the H-Pipe.
Had Corvettes of Houston install a Magnaflow X-Pipe- and voila no more jingles.
But I will tell you- I very much miss the popping on deceleration and the BARK of the exhaust at WOT. So much so- that in hindsight, I probably would have put up with the jingle sound.
Now I am contemplating installing a B&B catback ( Bullets or PRTs) or a GHL Magnum system - to liven up the exhaust note.
I suppose the X-Pipe smooth out the exhaust pulse and at least in thery should enhance the exhaust flow. I kept the old GM H-Pipe, yes the hole in the H section is pathetically small ( looks like it was punched out with an ice pick).
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