Rattling exhaust....

My car has never had any problems but out of no where my exhaust is rattling, anyone know what's wrong with it?

Heat shield.

heat shield, indeed. $2 fix with clamp.

wait...i forgot you're a princess so you'll have to take it to the dealer. in which case you should expect it to cost at least $50.

LOL that wasn't nice... but I do have to admitt I know I get ripped off a lot my car for one was like 10 grand and its a 94. Where would I get a clamp? Is it hard to put on?

Wait isn't a heat sheild something that just covers my cat so I can just unbolt that myself right?

Yes, just crawl yourself under your car with a 10mm socket (i think) and unbolt the noisy piece of shield. Weight reduction and noise reduction.

Some might say that if you get your exhaust really hot and park on grass, you will start a fire. I say nay. I drove 3 hours in 100 degree weather in the desert, parked in door-high, brown grass, and it didn't do shit.

weight reduction? It weighs like a pound

Originally posted by PreludePrincess
weight reduction? It weighs like a pound

Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm.

lol my bad

actually, if you have an aftermarket header, it's probably rattling as the rear mount probably broke off.

heat shields rarely start rattling on their own unless you ran over a curb and crushed the heatshield... and everything else in between.

Haha mine broke off, I haven't had one for over a year. Damnthing is expensive to replace.

Haha mine broke off, I haven't had one for over a year. Damnthing is expensive to replace.

How much is it to replace?

actually, if you have an aftermarket header, it's probably rattling as the rear mount probably broke off.

heat shields rarely start rattling on their own unless you ran over a curb and crushed the heatshield... and everything else in between.

Umm I've gone over a few curbs... :headshake lol. Rear mount broke off, that sounds really bad lol

How much is it to replace?


Something like $300 or $400 for a 91 Max.

heat shields rarely start rattling on their own unless you ran over a curb and crushed the heatshield... and everything else in between.

Just going by personal experience.. haven't hit any curbs though..

Something like $300 or $400 for a 91 Max.

Wow Zach it's that much to replace? Is it totally horrible if I let it rattle for a bit longer, or is it one of those things that will start to effect the rest of my car?

Yeah it's expensive atleast for the max. But you can get away with out one, I can't remember off hand what the downside is. Oh wait yeah it exposes your CAT, which could mean damage to it probably via rust or something, I'm getting a Z soon anyway so I'm not worried about it right now, that money can go towards my paint job :biggrin:

Yeah it's expensive atleast for the max. But you can get away with out one, I can't remember off hand what the downside is. Oh wait yeah it exposes your CAT, which could mean damage to it probably via rust or something, I'm getting a Z soon anyway so I'm not worried about it right now, that money can go towards my paint job :biggrin:


yeah yeah just rub it in my face lol. What year Z are u getting? What color paint?

haha sorry didn't know you liked Z's. It's a 1990, it's in 90% primer right now, it will be a color blue that apears black at night (I think it's call Cohent Blue or something, I forget the name lol).

haha sorry didn't know you liked Z's. It's a 1990, it's in 90% primer right now, it will be a color blue that apears black at night (I think it's call Cohent Blue or something, I forget the name lol).


Wow that sounds like a really awesome color to paint it, you better post lots of pics, when are you getting it?

I'm buying it from Zedcartuner, he's on vaction and last I heard his Laptop was giving him a hard time he was supposed to call Sunday night but I think he forgot to write down my number and it's on his computer. So I'll know after I hear from him, pretty cool guy, awesome deal. :biggrin:

I'm buying it from Zedcartuner, he's on vaction and last I heard his Laptop was giving him a hard time he was supposed to call Sunday night but I think he forgot to write down my number and it's on his computer. So I'll know after I hear from him, pretty cool guy, awesome deal. :biggrin:

How much are you paying for it? How many miles?

$3000, 32K on the engine and 148,xxx on the chasis. Awesome deal like I said, $20,000 worth of parts coming with it :bigthumb:

$3000, 32K on the engine and 148,xxx on the chasis. Awesome deal like I said, $20,000 worth of parts coming with it :bigthumb:

Then why only 3k for it? The Z i was looking at for 3.5k was a 2+2 with bad: paint, injectors, timing belt, water pump, master cylindar, and a few hundred cosmetic issues. It also had 133,*** miles on it.

EDIT: not to mention a rusted out exhaust system.

I asked the guy, he bluntly said after 1 and a half hours on the phone "...I'm very well off and don't need the money, you seem to know what your are doing and have passion for the car..." As soon as I hear from him I'm going to tell him to get his lawyer and write up the paper work. :bigthumb:

I asked the guy, he bluntly said after 1 and a half hours on the phone "...I'm very well off and don't need the money, you seem to know what your are doing and have passion for the car..." As soon as I hear from him I'm going to tell him to get his lawyer and write up the paper work. :bigthumb:

Is it a turbo Z? I need to start hanging around the rich neighborhoods.

Nope a N/a with 330 to the wheels :evillol:

$3000, 32K on the engine and 148,xxx on the chasis. Awesome deal like I said, $20,000 worth of parts coming with it :bigthumb:

VERY NICE :biggrin: I got totally ripped off on my car I think :rolleyes: