View Poll Results: How much racket does your motor make?..
None...almost silent
22
14.01%
Moderate...a little bit of comotion in there.
104
66.24%
Lots...slaps and rattles itself all day.
31
19.75%
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How much noise?...
04-11-2008, 11:00 AM
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Mine sounds like 8 monkeys on crack with with hammers in side of metal trash can. Got the notorious valve train clatter, and naty piston slap. Slaps like crazy when its cold , and even does it when is warm. I'm begining to think its a knock.
05-04-2008, 12:32 PM
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Mine was ticking slightly when I frist got it 4 months ago. 3 months in started knocking down low. Spun connecting rod bearsings possible caused by a cut in the oil pick up o-ring. Installed a long block LS6 and now it is quiet. Hope it lasts. BTW the ss had 73k when I bought it. It did not look like the last owner took care her.
05-04-2008, 12:44 PM
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Mine was nice and quite at 75k miles except for a noisy tensioner pulley then i did the h/c swap and some LT headers that made the lifter noise and what ever other noises come alive under the hood
05-04-2008, 11:19 PM
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can i vote after i fix the dam exhaust leak!......ive got some piston slap when cold but that goes away and i think a little bit of valvetrain noise at higher rpm but could be the exhaust leak, im always thinkin i hear something i think im an automotive hypocondriak
05-05-2008, 08:42 AM
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When the engine is cold you can hear a lil piston slap and tick, i took it to my uncle, who has been a chevy Mech for like 20+ yrs, when i first bought it (3 yrs ago), and he said it was normal. Once the car warms up all i hear is my exhaust note! It is normal for these cars to have some noise.
Oh and I'm also the most **** person when it comes to my car; only the best **** for her; from gas to oil. 88K miles (M6) and still going strong *knock on wood*!
Oh and I'm also the most **** person when it comes to my car; only the best **** for her; from gas to oil. 88K miles (M6) and still going strong *knock on wood*!
05-10-2008, 08:48 PM
#50
my cars piston are square cold. its a piston slappin **** in cold weather. after the oil
warms up some its quiet. the sewing machine sound is in the works, coming soon.
my 5.3L p\u been slapping for the last 100,000 miles. i'm not concerned about either one.
the 5.7L does it worse though i'm thinking the differnce between the aluminum and cast iron block probably has something to do with that.
warms up some its quiet. the sewing machine sound is in the works, coming soon.
my 5.3L p\u been slapping for the last 100,000 miles. i'm not concerned about either one.
the 5.7L does it worse though i'm thinking the differnce between the aluminum and cast iron block probably has something to do with that.
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05-14-2008, 11:12 PM
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ok ive been looking for this rattle since i got the car i took off the y and my cats are gutted there is no metal or chucnks left over in it so theres a rattle when i let off the gas from 1k to idle it rattle i got it on the lift the rattle comes out the cats than tooke them off and the rattle comes out the stock manifolds drove me crazy and still does lol
Good excuse for headers
hahaEDIT: How are you putting down that much with OEM exhaust manifolds????????
Last edited by SOMbitch; 05-14-2008 at 11:18 PM.
