HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
05-16-2008, 04:40 PM
#21
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
I suggest you guys with exhaust rattles buy a set of rhino ramps for $30 and get underneath your car. There is only a couple of places the exhaust hangers can touch and you'll know where right away.
Notching the hanger brackets and elongating the mounting holes on the brackets, permanently solved my problem. Tools needed are a cheap handheld electric grinder (got mine for $15, 6 years ago, from harborfreight.com), drill and some primer/paint to repaint the brackets. The other alternative is having a muffler shop cut the hangers off and reweld them futher back or forward rather on the exhaust pipe.
I'm sure a piece of heater hose or any rubber hose slid over the hanger will solve the problem, until it wears through the hose.
Notching the hanger brackets and elongating the mounting holes on the brackets, permanently solved my problem. Tools needed are a cheap handheld electric grinder (got mine for $15, 6 years ago, from harborfreight.com), drill and some primer/paint to repaint the brackets. The other alternative is having a muffler shop cut the hangers off and reweld them futher back or forward rather on the exhaust pipe.
I'm sure a piece of heater hose or any rubber hose slid over the hanger will solve the problem, until it wears through the hose.
05-16-2008, 04:42 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
If its the same issue ive had twice now,which is ratteling or vibration on the drivers side , its always been the therear hanger bracket touching the frame, both times i had extended the tips back further for better looks & this happened! take the muffler off and cut1/4 inch off the end with a sawsall, grinder or plasma cutter....works like a charm !If its not touching but close ive used a small rubber end cap too & it also works!
05-16-2008, 04:51 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
Been here done that !!! I had a smiliar issue with my MACs, unfortunately I had mig welded them on[:@] So i ground off the tacks and repositioned, then I noticed the damn driver side tail pipe was about 1/2" longer than the passenger side !!! That made the muffler not fit all the way back onto the pipe which caused the hanger to rub the hanger bracket, what a pain !!
So I already had the dremel, ground off about 1/4" of pipe and boom, everything is perfect now, what a pain in the *** chasing noises on these cars, of course if you wanted a quiet ,refined ride you would have bought a import sedan [:'(]
BTW, if you have SLP cats on an X-pipe and you hear something rattling in your muffler, it could be apiece of the substrate from the CAT which has made its way to the muffler, both sides I have had this happen, SLP won't warranty because I have scratches on the CATs cuz they hang so low and AZ is the capital of speed bumps. All other noises are tuned out by exhaust/drone and/or Sepulturablasting on the shaker!!!
Good luck
So I already had the dremel, ground off about 1/4" of pipe and boom, everything is perfect now, what a pain in the *** chasing noises on these cars, of course if you wanted a quiet ,refined ride you would have bought a import sedan [:'(]
BTW, if you have SLP cats on an X-pipe and you hear something rattling in your muffler, it could be apiece of the substrate from the CAT which has made its way to the muffler, both sides I have had this happen, SLP won't warranty because I have scratches on the CATs cuz they hang so low and AZ is the capital of speed bumps. All other noises are tuned out by exhaust/drone and/or Sepulturablasting on the shaker!!!
Good luck
05-17-2008, 04:18 AM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
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what a pain in the *** chasing noises on these cars, of course if you wanted a quiet ,refined ride you would have bought a import sedan [:'(]
what a pain in the *** chasing noises on these cars, of course if you wanted a quiet ,refined ride you would have bought a import sedan [:'(]
05-17-2008, 06:30 AM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
Yeah, those all sound like some viable options. I'll write back when I'm done fixing mine today and let you guys know what I did. Hopefully, it will be of some use to the rest of you.
05-17-2008, 12:44 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
I can blame it because the damn tailpipe was 1/2" longer on one side, you telling me thats the way it was engineered, other noises, like the TSB for the rear end grinding and all the dash rattles, come on, I was just making a point these cars aren't that quiet even stock.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
05-17-2008, 05:06 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
You need to settle down. I don't know what part of the stock exhaust was 1/2 inch longer on one side, but I'm sure it wasn't a problem with your stock exhaust so it's the fault of Mac or whomever made the aftermarket exhaust.
The clutch packs in the rearend make noise, that's the way it works. If you get the TSB done then you are only hurting your limit slip by making it slip more. Don't even get me started on people taking their car to the dealer for a dash rattle. I bet the dealers laugh at them all day long.
The clutch packs in the rearend make noise, that's the way it works. If you get the TSB done then you are only hurting your limit slip by making it slip more. Don't even get me started on people taking their car to the dealer for a dash rattle. I bet the dealers laugh at them all day long.
ORIGINAL: desslok40
I can blame it because the damn tailpipe was 1/2" longer on one side, you telling me thats the way it was engineered, other noises, like the TSB for the rear end grinding and all the dash rattles, come on, I was just making a point these cars aren't that quiet even stock.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
I can blame it because the damn tailpipe was 1/2" longer on one side, you telling me thats the way it was engineered, other noises, like the TSB for the rear end grinding and all the dash rattles, come on, I was just making a point these cars aren't that quiet even stock.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
05-17-2008, 06:11 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
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You need to settle down. I don't know what part of the stock exhaust was 1/2 inch longer on one side, but I'm sure it wasn't a problem with your stock exhaust so it's the fault of Mac or whomever made the aftermarket exhaust.
The clutch packs in the rearend make noise, that's the way it works. If you get the TSB done then you are only hurting your limit slip by making it slip more. Don't even get me started on people taking their car to the dealer for a dash rattle. I bet the dealers laugh at them all day long.
You need to settle down. I don't know what part of the stock exhaust was 1/2 inch longer on one side, but I'm sure it wasn't a problem with your stock exhaust so it's the fault of Mac or whomever made the aftermarket exhaust.
The clutch packs in the rearend make noise, that's the way it works. If you get the TSB done then you are only hurting your limit slip by making it slip more. Don't even get me started on people taking their car to the dealer for a dash rattle. I bet the dealers laugh at them all day long.
ORIGINAL: desslok40
I can blame it because the damn tailpipe was 1/2" longer on one side, you telling me thats the way it was engineered, other noises, like the TSB for the rear end grinding and all the dash rattles, come on, I was just making a point these cars aren't that quiet even stock.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
I can blame it because the damn tailpipe was 1/2" longer on one side, you telling me thats the way it was engineered, other noises, like the TSB for the rear end grinding and all the dash rattles, come on, I was just making a point these cars aren't that quiet even stock.
What do you work for Ford? lol
I am happy with my car but they are old school, lots of road noise and not very refined in terms of handling, made to go in a straight line fast !! That was the point I was trying to make.
+1000
05-17-2008, 07:42 PM
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RE: HELP! F-ing noise gimme somewhere to look
I had the same problem with the ticking noise. It was just the hanger hitting the mounting rod for the exhaust. Just elongate the holes in the factory mounting bracket and slide it over a bit and voila the problem goes away. Literally it is a 15 minute fix.
