Flowmaster Rattle!
05-19-2005, 10:22 PM
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Flowmaster Rattle!
I have Flowmasters with an X pipe and I noticed a rattle the other day. The rattle seems like a metal on metal rattling. I got under the car while it was running and I think I have pin-pointed where the rattle is coming from. It seems to be coming from the pipe after the actual muffler (about 2ft from the exhaust tip). There are no joints, nuts, bolts, seams, no nothing there. I unhooked the tip of the pipe so I could shake it and listen for the rattle. When I shook it, nothing rattled inside the pipe. I notice the rattle mostly around 1200 to 2000 RPM. Can anyone help or has anyone else had this same problem?
05-19-2005, 10:48 PM
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RE: Flowmaster Rattle!
ORIGINAL: neogenic83
could the section of pipe that goes over the axle be slightly touching the body. it can make a slight rattle noise
could the section of pipe that goes over the axle be slightly touching the body. it can make a slight rattle noise
05-20-2005, 12:41 AM
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RE: Flowmaster Rattle!
i am having my flows replaced 8 years its about time. in my drivers side muffler im thinking one of the baffles came rusted and loose now it buzzes at certain rpms, now its getting bad it will do it all through the rpm range. i also have a catted slp x-pipe and that didnt cause a rattle when i first put it on, so i dont know about that x-pipe flow rattle thing. i got magna flows to replace them only because it was stainless steel and didnt have internal baffles, straight though design.
05-20-2005, 04:15 AM
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RE: Flowmaster Rattle!
ORIGINAL: Obselite
why are people raggin on the flows? Personall, i think they have the best sound out there. But that's just my opinion i guess lol
why are people raggin on the flows? Personall, i think they have the best sound out there. But that's just my opinion i guess lol
05-20-2005, 04:53 AM
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RE: Flowmaster Rattle!
ORIGINAL: 94Cbra
I dunno, this is the only website that I have found that bad mouths Flows to this extent. Everyone else loves them. I think its because they are so popular. Usually mainstream items are slowly considered "uncool" or "crappy" until they arent popular anymore. Once they lose that mainstreamness they are considered cool again, become popular again and the cycle continues. Youve all heard proof of what I say, "Everyone has Flowmasters". Thats implying that if everyone didnt have them, then that person would like them. Also some people simply dont like them. Different people are going to have different tastes. I have Flows because they sound mean as f-k. I have absolutly no rattles at all, never even had that problem with my old 1996 GT with the X-pipe.
ORIGINAL: Obselite
why are people raggin on the flows? Personall, i think they have the best sound out there. But that's just my opinion i guess lol
why are people raggin on the flows? Personall, i think they have the best sound out there. But that's just my opinion i guess lol