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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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Since I got my Ws2 muffler with custom 2.5" piping, I hear a noise. Say I'm driving and I let go of the gas completely, I hear a tapping noise coming from the rear of my car as soon as I let go. It also randomly makes a weird crackling noise after the tapping. What can this be? The muffler doesn't seem to be loose.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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check to see if it is hitting any heatsheilds. I took mine out (on an eg) cuase the joints where hitting, also it sometimes it taps my rear sway bar.
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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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I'll try n check it out this weekend when I do my rear lower control arms.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Just go under the car and move the exhaust back and forth to see where or if it's hitting anything.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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I have done that, and dont see it hitting anything...
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 03:59 PM
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Well I finished doing my LCA, and now I have another rattleling/tapping noise. The exhaust pipe slightly taps the top of my LCA... When im at low rpms, and when it idles it taps. Sounds ugly. What do you guys think I should do?
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Bend the hanger a little bit so the pipe clears the arm.
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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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I could try that. A few other people have also told me something about exhast/heat wrap. How does that work?
And I also figured out that the first tapping noise I heard was actually the same thing. It was the exhaust pipe hitting my oem control arms, but sounded differently.
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Old Oct 27, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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either bend the hanger, or use some foam tape
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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heard heat wrap is bad for exhaust piping. because it holds moisture or somethin.... not too sure but either bend the hangers or u could always have it welded to angle out... this way the piping will be further away from the lca and it will look pretty good... i did it on my dc2 when i had it... and just had it put on my 95 civic and it looks great
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