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Old May 31, 2015 | 11:46 AM
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My Camaro has a slight vibration in the rear at times. Not sure what to make of it. What are some things it could be. It is stock rear end (plans to change it in the near future).
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LOL on the crooked license plate!
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Originally Posted by Darth_V8r
LOL on the crooked license plate!
It interrupts laminar air flow over the rear end, creating disruptive vorticies, resulting in a air-hammering effect.

... You just saw it on the internet, so it must be true!
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Originally Posted by wssix99
It interrupts laminar air flow over the rear end, creating disruptive vorticies, resulting in a air-hammering effect.

... You just saw it on the internet, so it must be true!
I totally thought you were being a dikk with that one.
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Originally Posted by Darth_V8r
I totally thought you were being a dikk with that one.
It's a little silly and my explanation above is (of course) BS, but "vibration" could be anything.

More detail from the OP would be helpful, but a "vibration" could be a lot of stuff. A license plate would probably not make something one could feel in the butt, but vibration noises could be made by a loose license plate, loose exhaust, loose jacks/spare in the wheel wells, etc.

If we have more info on what the condition is and how/when it can be recreated, we should be able to shorten the list.
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