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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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I installed them this past weekend, took forever too . but anyway... i test drove it after i was done and the y pipe banged, no biggy. i expected it to. so i shoved some stuff under it and the floor board to stop it and it worked temporarily. my question is when i get on it it sounds like i dunno.. rattly?.. lol like a heat shield is rattling in the back. but i saw no heat shield loose or close to the exhaust. does it supposed to sound like that or do i need to double check? oh and i got the SLP loudmouth that may have something to do with the rattling not sure though. i thought maybe itll stop after i break the headers in?
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Rattle or rasp? it could be rasp due to the flawed design of the y-pipe merge.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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OR,,something is loose,,check all your bolts, esp those that connect your Y to your I pipe...
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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you can buy a mount from thunder racing that will get rid of the banging without just stuffing crap in there...looks nicer and may work better.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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yeah ill check the bolts again. its a little like a rasp i guess.. whatever that means lol. my buddy is putting the same set up on his soon so ill see if his sounds like mine. and how much is that hanger? cause i bout some small rubber cork like things that work really well and you cant even see them.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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it more than likleyis the y pipe and the loudmouth exhaust i had the loudmouth and t rattled like a tin can, got the magnaflow nad boom the car is rattle free......mounting points on the loudmouth sukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk i saw the difference when it as takn off and the magna was put on.....good luk
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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alright cool thanks for the info. ill see if my friends camaro will sound the same if it does ill probably get the borla muffler and see if that helps the sound. thanks again
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Maybe its just your head rattling from how loud it is LOL
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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Oh yeah another question is i read about plugging a vacuum tube when taking off the EGR/AIR system... i dont think i saw it. anyone help me out there?
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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Maybe its just your head rattling from how loud it is LOL
lol seriously... it is freakin loud.. I LOVE IT
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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I had this same problem with my personal car, I installed poly mounts and the pipe never hit again...
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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I had to plug a hole in my intake right behind the throttle body when i installed mine. I also have the rattle from my Y I think it is coming from the 4 bolt cross brase under there.
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by z28voodoo
Oh yeah another question is i read about plugging a vacuum tube when taking off the EGR/AIR system... i dont think i saw it. anyone help me out there?
yep grab a rubber freezeplug from your local parts store to plug the hole
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by g-ryde1
yep grab a rubber freezeplug from your local parts store to plug the hole

I just put some electrical tape around the end of that small line, I guess that will serve the same purpose as plugging it right?
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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Ribber freeze plug better only like 3 dollars at autozone.
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Originally Posted by ScrapinBye
I just put some electrical tape around the end of that small line, I guess that will serve the same purpose as plugging it right?
???????????????????????

not on the intake manifold
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 10:16 PM
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???????????????????????

not on the intake manifold

Maybe I was thinking of the wrong thing. I thought he was talking about that little line that was connected to the AIR tubes, I dealt with this when I took them off. That line went from the AIR pipe to somewhere around the back of the intake, close to the cowl, I believe.
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Originally Posted by ScrapinBye
Maybe I was thinking of the wrong thing. I thought he was talking about that little line that was connected to the AIR tubes, I dealt with this when I took them off. That line went from the AIR pipe to somewhere around the back of the intake, close to the cowl, I believe.
ohh on the lid???
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by g-ryde1
ohh on the lid???
No, I was refering to the AIR system thats connected to your smog pump which pre-heats your cats during the first few minutes when u start your car. There's a line that runs on both the driver and passenger side and they hook onto your exhaust manifold and merge into 1 line going to the pump. There's a small vacuum line or something that comes off one of these lines and connects somewhere into the intake (I'd have to look at it, It's been a while.)
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