you know what, no matter how good the girls look, never pack more than you're supposed to in your car... anyway i bottomed out my car lovely on a 4-6" drop on an unpaved road going about 40, it was a LOUD kunk... now my car is making a weird sound:

it only happens when the car is in gear around 2K - 4K rpm range.
only happens when neither brake or gas are applied.
the sound is really loud, I can hear it even with my window up. it sounds like it's from midsection of the car, sounds very much like I'm dragging my exhaust pipe or side skirt or something along the concrete... but the sound will go away as soon as I put it in neutral, or gas it a little, or brake a little.

I checked the bottom of the car, can't find a crack on the exhaust yet, but my header is dented in where it makes the 90 degree turn (ouch)...

I'm assuming it's a cracked exhaust pipe or it's the header... can anyone help?

Thanks.

 

check the heatshields....they are only held on by like 2 bolts.

 

cat heat shield... first thing to check. probably bent it up on the bottom-out, and now it's rattling against the cat. You can probably just bend it back, or if you don't care about having a warm shifter and center console, just take it off.


[Modified by matt-eg, 5:50 AM 7/11/2002]