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Well tonight I discovered a new problem. ahh Not a big problem just something
that can get to you.

I noticed that when I rev my car to lets say 1k rpm I hear a a rattle. I told my
friend to put his foot on the muffler to hold it steady and when I revved it to
1k rpm it didn't make the rattling noise.

Is this caused by worn exhaust hangers? I haven't got a good look at it yet due
to being dark outside. I'll take a better look tommorow. If it is the exhaust
hangers I plan on getting these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Unive...QQcmdZViewItem

 
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Heat shield first. Then try new hangers.

 
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its the heatshield. just take the heatshield off then all good . its dead wieght anyway.

 
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thanks guys!
i'll try to this asap.
is there anything i need to know about when removing the heat shield? or is it
pretty much straight forward?

 
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well i did some research.
i found this topic:
http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...ght=heatshield
the last post againifall was saying just use a screwdriver to bend the heatshield.
how would i go about on doing this? just bend in different places until it stops?

 
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bump

 
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Well, first did you check the heat shield to verify it is making the noise? If so then you should be able to determine where the rattle is coming from and use the screwdriver to create some additional space between the manifold and the heat shield, or whatever the heatshield is vibrating against.

 
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are you referring to the header heatshield?
or the muffler heatshield?
well the noise is coming from the muffler. i'm guessing it's the exhaust hangers
because they look really loose.