Zed devil Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) Hi My friend recently bought a 350z with hfc berks. It makes a really noisey rattling sound between 1000 and 2000 rpm. Doesn't do it whilst stationary. He took it to a garage and they said that there should be a brace connected the 2 HFCs and may be causing the rattling. All other fixings are solid and nothing touching metal parts. I thought that HFCs were a lot lighter than stock cats and shouldn't cause a problem without the brace. Does that sound the likely cause for the rattling? If so, where can they be purchased or where can you buy some metal bar to make your own? Edited September 28, 2013 by Zed devil Quote
Humpy Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 I don't have the brace on mine either. The rattling noise is probably the Berks themselves Which you either love or hate. Quote
Zed devil Posted September 28, 2013 Author Posted September 28, 2013 I don't have the brace on mine either. The rattling noise is probably the Berks themselves Which you either love or hate. It's not just a small rattling noise though, it sounds horrendous and can be heard from quite a distance. Quote
ZMANALEX Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 PM received and replied to: Cat braces are in stock and good to go same/next day. Alex. Quote
Neilp Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 Is his exhaust hitting the braces or diff? Quote
Zed devil Posted September 28, 2013 Author Posted September 28, 2013 Is his exhaust hitting the braces or diff? No nothing is touching at all Quote
Zed devil Posted September 29, 2013 Author Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Borrowed my brace to see if that was the cause and the noise is still there. The Y pipe is a Stillen one with no flexi's, could that be the cause? Edited September 29, 2013 by Zed devil Quote
Whazza22 Posted September 29, 2013 Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Something must be loose touching... Edited October 7, 2013 by Whazza22 Quote
J's Zed Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 It maybe the exhaust hitting the 'W' brace towards the rear of the car....? alot of pipes seem to hit this. Quote
M13KYF Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 heat shields rattling, known to come loose Quote
Zed devil Posted October 9, 2013 Author Posted October 9, 2013 Heat shields are all tight and no braces touching any pipes Quote
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