I have a certain noise its a rattling noise from the front drivers tire. Anyone have a suggestions. I thought the brake sheild so i checked that and moved it so thats not it. Any other ideas?

 

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I don't know what a "brake shield" is but judging by your username I'm assuming you have a GSR motor in your Civic. The 94+ Integra GSR exhaust manifold is infamous for breaking inside the A pipe, thus causing a rattling between 3 and 4 grand.

Mine occurs at 3400.

 

That might be it. I only have the rear part of the sheild on. man I need a header for it but I dont really care I hope to be going SOHC style in a minute

 

i have that same thing on my b16a3 del sol. i have a header and exhaust and im assuming it might be the cat that has broken apart. i checked all the fittings for everything but its still there. try checking your cat for stuff to break. i know carsounds are infamous for that happening.

 

and yes i have the same problem...it sounds like its in the cat. but i know its not. cause my cat is hollowed out....its been annoying me and ive tooken it to so many muffler shops and they cant do **** about it either.

 

i have a b16 in a 95 civic and my car makes a vibrating noise at exactly 3000 rpm and it turns out to be my motor mounts,

 

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Like I said before, if you have narrowed down that the heat shields are not the source of the rattling, it's generally the OEM exhaust manifold A pipe that needs to be replaced. It's even an Technical Service Bulliten (TSB) on http://www.alldata.com.


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Like I said before, if you have narrowed down that the heat shields are not the source of the rattling, it's generally the OEM exhaust manifold A pipe that needs to be replaced. It's even an Technical Service Bulliten (TSB) on http://www.alldata.com.


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yea i wish it was the OEM exhaust manifold..but im not runnin the oem one..so i dont think its that..also i have checked all my heatshields and even removed some. still no luck .

 

I had that problem before and it ended up being a washer. The bolt was loose causing the washer to move freely and make a rattle noise.
Try looking for any loose bolts, around where the area occurs.

 

i have the exact same problem w/my car too. I have a 99 ek w/a jdm gsr in it and it makes that rattling noise at about 3k. i cant figure it out and it bugs the **** outta me.

 

Its the cat hitting the heat shield. I have the same noise at the same RPM range. I put my car on a lift and while my friend was giving it gas I stuck a sock between the cat and the heat shield and the noise dissapeard. Seeing how a sock can be somewhat flamable, i took it out and the noise cam back.

 

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hehehe..

 

O.K. Here's the deal. I too have a GSR motor in a 97 coupe. Tonight after work I had a brain fart. I drilled a hole in both downpipes on my manifold. I then welded them up, welding the inner pipe to the outside of the manifold. Boom..........rattle gone. Just a thought, since now it is a proven fact that it is the down pipe of the manifold. Hope this helps!!!! L8er!!!

 

would the sound go away when the clutch is pressed? mine rattles and idle and about 3-3500 it rattles and grinds. btw mines a y7