more than popping in MY exhaust

[Shaved &/or Laid]

for some reason, it seems liek i have ****ed up my exhaust terribly. it rattles troughout hte hwole powerband following hte swap. I dont understand, i even had my HUGE dad tighten my exhaust bolts ultra tight on the cat. What else could it be ? i basically unhooked a lot to get to the shift linkage, and didnt put all the hookups to the car back on. that my problem ? also, would a bent heat shield do that ? it sounds like its falling off.

[pdiggitydogg]

prob heat shields

[AzCivic]

Originally posted by Shaved &/or Laid
didnt put all the hookups to the car back on. that my problem ?

are you talking about the exhaust hangers!?

buy a new exhaust shave.

check to make sure all the hangers are in properly like az said, then make sure your heatshield isnt rattling, it it is, then thats ur problem.

[nonovurbizniz]

you should be able to shake the exhaust from underneith it and locate where it's banging...

Then try using a prybar to get it to sit in a position that doesn't make it bang... usually you'll have to bend a hanger or two or lossen all the connection points... then re-align it and tighten them from front to back...

But like has been mentioned... If you didn't re-install all the hangers.. YES that will cause it to vibrate much more than it should.

[ebpda9]

on my brother's teg it rattles like that because it hits the rear swaybar, just because the car sits so low.

[blind34_1]

yeah, my exhaust hits the swaybar too, and its not even lowered. but yeah it could be a combination of missing hangers, heatshield rattle, toasted cat, and poor engineering of the piping itself. I personally went to hobby lobby and bought a big bag of leather scraps, and wrapped them around the problem areas (secured with big hose clamps). it helps immensely.

[pdiggitydogg]

Ive seen people do similar w/ old shoes

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
on my brother's teg it rattles like that because it hits the rear swaybar, just because the car sits so low.

Ya, and shaves car is real low . . . . . . . . . .

Maybe you should get ur car up on a lift to check everything out.

[Shaved &/or Laid]

hm. i know i left one of the hangers by the shiftlinkage undone. and bend the heatshields a lot. ill have a look-see.

[thermal]

Does your shifter shake too? nonov beat me to it. Shake it and see where it's coming from. The engine doesnt have to be running.....

[Shaved &/or Laid]

well my shifter does move, but only because my rear motor mount is bolted up. imma fix that today. that mount is an asshole.