Header rattle
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Burning Brakes
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From: Lawrenceburg, KY
Header rattle
I've had Speed Engineering 1-7/8" LTs on my coupe for over a year and despite my best efforts, I still get a rattle. All my clamps are tight, nothing hits anywhere, etc. but still, rattle. It's most prevalent when cold (first crank up in the morning) or when everything is fully hot (after driving around for a bit), which would on the surface suggest a lose clamp (things shifting due to temperature), but again, clamps are tight. And no, I'm not running the junk clamps SE sends. I got the really nice SS overlapping kind that don't leak and they are wrenched down tight.
If I crawl up under the vehicle (when it's cold) and whack the collector with my knuckles, the tone is very close to what I'm hearing. As I understand it, the pipe gauge SE uses is quite thin and I'm starting to wonder if it's a resonance issue with the pipe itself rattling.
Any ideas?
If I crawl up under the vehicle (when it's cold) and whack the collector with my knuckles, the tone is very close to what I'm hearing. As I understand it, the pipe gauge SE uses is quite thin and I'm starting to wonder if it's a resonance issue with the pipe itself rattling.
Any ideas?
Last edited by ChrisLSx; Apr 9, 2020 at 02:07 PM.
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I've had Speed Engineering 1-7/8" LTs on my coupe for over a year and despite my best efforts, I still get a rattle. All my clamps are tight, nothing hits anywhere, etc. but still, rattle. It's most prevalent when cold (first crank up in the morning) or when everything is fully hot (after driving around for a bit), which would on the surface suggest a lose clamp (things shifting due to temperature), but again, clamps are tight. And no, I'm not running the junk clamps SE sends. I got the really nice SS overlapping kind that don't leak and they are wrenched down tight.
If I crawl up under the vehicle (when it's cold) and whack the collector with my knuckles, the tone is very close to what I'm hearing. As I understand it, the pipe gauge SE uses is quite thin and I'm starting to wonder if it's a resonance issue with the pipe itself rattling.
Any ideas?
If I crawl up under the vehicle (when it's cold) and whack the collector with my knuckles, the tone is very close to what I'm hearing. As I understand it, the pipe gauge SE uses is quite thin and I'm starting to wonder if it's a resonance issue with the pipe itself rattling.
Any ideas?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,105
Likes: 114
From: Lawrenceburg, KY
I was never able to sort it out. Best I can tell, nothing is hitting anywhere so it's just the pipe itself.
