I know my flexjoint is broken because if you put your hand up to it you
can feel the exhaust comming out of it. Also, most of the noise come from
that area. I don't get any rattling at all. My car sounds like a chopper
at idle. Your problem sounds a lot like the catalytic converter. It falls
apart and little pieces rattle around inside the cat. Does it sound like
there are a few small pebbles rattling around in a coffee can? If so, I
bet it is your cat. I solved the same problem when I installed my TT free
flow exhaust. All the chunks just flew out the back. If you want to see a
picture, check out
http://www.cs.niu.edu/~z975269/WebPics/catchunk.JPG
Adios!
>How do you know if you have a broken flexjoint? I have a 2 year old
>Eurosport system that's way too loud (though it sounds great above
>5000RPM).
>There is a rattle right at 2700rpm when accelerating and lots of
>rattling
>below 2500 when deaccelerating. The rattling comes from under the
>general
>area of the parking brake. I've always assumed the resonator was
>broken,
>any suggestions?
>
>Shawn (too lazy to go look under the car)
>'89 GTI 16V
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Mark W Ingold <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Cc: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:13 AM
>Subject: Re: Truck Bed Spray on GLI?
>
>
>> Matt,
>> Thanks for the reply. I'm not really worried about the sound.
>You
>> should here how loud my car is already (broken flexjoint, TT
>exhaust). I
>> think I am going to give it a try. If I don't like how it looks, I
>can
>> just cover it with my carpet. I already removed the sound deadening
>pads.
>> Are you talking about the think recylcled cloth pads with rubber on
>the
>> top of them, or are you talking about that hard dynmat type stuff,
>like
>> you see in the trunk? I'm also removeing the hard sound deadening in
>the
>> trunk. It is all cracked and water seeped through the cracks. That
>stuff
>> is pretty hard to get off. Maybe I'll try the dry ice. Adios!
>>
>> Markos
>>
>> On Thu, 17 Feb 2000 04:25:04 -0800 (PST) Matthew Yip
><[email protected]>
>> writes:
>> >It's doubtful that spray-in bedliner material will provide much
>sound
>> >deadening. It's main function is to act as topical protection for
>> >the metal. The bedliner mtl will be lighter than carpet AND it
>won't
>> >absorb water like your carpet and sound deadening mtl. However,
>I'd
>> >recommend that you remove the sound deadening pads before you
>spray.
>> >The easiest way to remove the adhesive pads is with dry ice pellets
>-
>> >cover the pad with dry ice, wait 10 min or so, hit the pad to
>shatter
>> >it. Use a chisel to get the tough stuff and sweep/vacuum out the
>> >small bits.
>> >
>> >--- Mark W Ingold <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> Hello everyone,
>> >> Has anybody used duplicolor truck bed spray? I'm thinking
>about
>> >> spraying the floor of my GLI with it and ditching my carpet. I
>> >> already
>> >> got rid of the sound deadening stuff, so I don't mind the noise.
>> >> Plus, it
>> >> is advertised to reduce noise. Do you think this stuff would be
>> >> heavier
>> >> than carpeting? I'm going to try it on part of the floor pan to
>see
>> >> what
>> >> it looks like. If I end up doing this to the entire floor, I'll
>> >> post a
>> >> pic on my website. Adios!
>> >
>> >
>> >=====
>> >Matthew Yip
>> >[email protected]
>> >http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/
>> >
>> >'87 GTi 16v - x2
>> >'88 M5
>> >'99 F350
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