New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
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New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
I have a lot more vibration in my car like I installed sub woofers not a new cat back exhaust. I am wondering if it's normal? I installed from the cat back a new straight pipe, s pipe, and that goes into a 3" pipe thats inplace of the muffler and splits the exhuast into dual tail pipes. Anyhow the car runs good, yeah it's loud. There is alot of vibration over stock is this OK or is something wrong? Thanks for any ideas or comments. This is what it looks like:
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
Originally Posted by liv2ryde
I have a lot more vibration in my car like I installed sub woofers not a new cat back exhaust. I am wondering if it's normal?
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
I put it on myself, I put in place one day and made fit adjustments the next and tightened. I have been back under it a couple time since to adjust and tighten. Its clear all the way around and hanging snugly from the rear hangers. The exhaust itself seems tight enough, its just the whole car seems to have this "base" vibration, just like from sub woofers, it's worse/better at certain rpms. I may have to go around the car every once and a while to tighten everything so it doesn't rattle.
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
Originally Posted by liv2ryde
The exhaust itself seems tight enough, its just the whole car seems to have this "base" vibration, just like from sub woofers, it's worse/better at certain rpms....
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
I got the same thing going on right now. My whole car will vibrate a little at idle.
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
I am running the catalytic converter, glad I am or it might be way too loud. Will this vibration damage anything, or is it just likely to loosen things over time? Thanks
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Re: New cat back exhaust making a lot of vibration
Originally Posted by liv2ryde
I am running the catalytic converter, glad I am or it might be way too loud. Will this vibration damage anything, or is it just likely to loosen things over time? Thanks

Is this vibration literally rattling your teeth?

Can you post a small clip from inside the car, on either youtube or streetfire?
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