Ok I did a quick archive hunt to find out if some of the symtoms were happening to my car. Ok at 3000-3300 rpms a buzz will be produced either during acceleration of deceleration. It has the sound of a circular saw going through wood. Thats exactly how to describe it. I just bought a full exhaust, header and cat and am waiting to have it put on. Will this solve the problem. Obviously if it is the cat, it will, but if its not the cat, what could it be?

Thanks

 

im going to drive it again in a lil bit, it might even be coming from the engine compartment. Ill keep everyone posted.

 

ok, is it coming from the bottom of the car or under the hood?
If it's the bottom, then it's the cat convertor head shield - and if it's from under the hood, then its the shield for your header.....I had problems w/ both, both were loose so I fixed it. Oh, also, you might need a washer for your cat convertor. It goes between your header and the cat convertor. Mine wore out so I needed one. Tell me if that helps

 

will do

 

Yea. I would definately check your heat shields or other exhaust componets. The vibration for the exhaust can make it sound horrid.

I believe its multiple 10mm bolts. I don't even have mine on anymore.

 

BTW, i've taken out all my heat shields, even the one for the cat convertor...i didn't facee any problems yet...

 

It does sound horrid. I cant stand it. I try to rev on some lil hunnies and as soon as it goes to 3 grand they all run cuz it sounds like a chainsaw. ****!!!

 

LOL. ok u said 3000rpm, that's the key. It's ur heat shield. Same thing happened to my car. It was loose. also the one for ur cat. Tighten both and ur good to go. Man it'll take u like 10 mins. Stop scaring sexy *** fine hunnies and make them love you with the sound-free ride

 

hahaha i will try this, i get off of work in 2 hours so ill let u know. its just the 4 bolts on the piece of scrap metal. it sounds sooo dumb to tighten them because on sunday im puttin on my whole exhaust. but i cant stand it enough for even one more minute

 

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Well, ur not changing the IM and the cat converter right? If not then just tighten them but if ur going to replace everything then u might as well do it on Sunday.

 

Yeah everything my man. I cant wait!!!

 

I have had this exact problem before (twice) and most likely the resonator on your midpipe is broken. I have had to replace this twice on my civic in the past, and the symptoms were dead on to what you are describing. I was able to fix it by replacing the midpipe with a stock one. HTH

 

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Perfect, dont' waste ur time then. Just do it all together on Sunday. You can live w/ it for 3 days...I did for a year

 

hahahahahaha u lazy ****. JK But I tightened the ones on the header, but it def sounds like its under the car now, it is god aweful, Im going to take a ****** hammer to the midpipe when I take it off.