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Jun 20, 2014 | 05:46 PM

didntdoit11

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St. Jude Donor '12

weird noise

ok maybe someone can help determine the noise? on heavy (

) acceleration it sounds like a heat shield rattling, i have looked all under the car do not see any rub marks, i am at a loss it sounds like dragging metal

Jun 20, 2014 | 05:54 PM

Lee DeRaud

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Broken muffler baffle?

Jun 20, 2014 | 06:00 PM

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i have actually just put the stock mufflers back on, it happened with both sets of exhaust. could it be something in resonators in the x-pipe,

Jun 20, 2014 | 06:04 PM

Lee DeRaud

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i have actually just put the stock mufflers back on, it happened with both sets of exhaust. could it be something in resonators in the x-pipe,

Well, a loose or rubbing clamp would have been my next guess but I assume you've checked those already.
For some reason your description just screams "exhaust system" to me.

Jun 20, 2014 | 06:13 PM

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Well, a loose or rubbing clamp would have been my next guess but I assume you've checked those already.
For some reason your description just screams "exhaust system" to me.

yes tightened everything 3 x lol , but you have me thinking it might be something in the resonators, i will pull exhaust again tommorow and see if i can see anything inside there

Jun 20, 2014 | 09:41 PM

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Bang on the cats...see if you can recreate the noise there.

Jun 21, 2014 | 04:29 AM

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St. Jude Donor '12

there are no cats I have the xpower headers and x pipe with just resonators

Jun 21, 2014 | 08:52 AM

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Motor ping? Bad gas?

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Jun 21, 2014 | 01:11 PM

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Motor ping? Bad gas?

it sounds like im dragging a muffler, and it only happens on acceleration,
i don't hear it when i rev it in neutral, or when i bring engine up on the brake,

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