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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Default Loose flange or???
When my car revs above 3k rpm, it sounds like i have some kind of loose sheet metal vibrating around the bellhousing. Its very noticable. Its not breaking up at all, but the sound is distinct.

Any ideas of what this may be?
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Flywheel cover?
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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exhaust hitting a crossmember/broken rubber mount, check the tranny mount, collector gasket burned thru?
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Put the car up on jackstands, have someone rev it, get under there and listen!
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Tranny mount FTMFL!!! at least i know what it is now. thanks to all as usual.
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I had one break once and found out when I did a WOT run 1st to 2nd and the trans hit the tunnel so hard I thought it had come through into the car with me lol.
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while your there, might as well do the torque arm bushing too
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lol thats the one thing i absolutely hate about these cars.. It never fails..


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