i recently had a midpipe put in temporarily so i can save up for a catalytic converter and now i am getting this really raspy... halfa**ed civic exhaust sounding rasp from my center console.. i cant find out what it is and neither can the mechanics... i thought it was an exhaust leak but the mechanic says no.. anyone have any suggestions?

 

heat shield.

 

aftermarket exhaust installed?

 

no stock exhaust.. with a midpipe.. my cat went bad and i dont have the money at the moment for a new one so i had a midpipe put in.. kind of a gerryrig type of deal... what could be wrong with the heat shield?

 

unless its just the sound of it....my midpipe was super raspy. 2 resonators quieted it down a lot. no more rasp.

 

Is this not the normal raspy "tinny" sound w/ mid pipe?

 

ill post up a sound clip tomorrow.. but did your sound come from your center console? i mean it sounds like that out the back pipes also but i dont know if the sound coming from the center console is normal

 

Heres my car with stock exhaust and catless midpipe:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...11337745382579

 

i said heat shield because if you have a midpipe with a heat shield on it.. it might have come loose and in need of welding.

 

i like the way yours sounds.. its deep like... mine is raspy.. i hate it

 

I sold that midpipe to a local rx8 guy and it mostly sounds OK - but when he gets on it, it has a horrible sound. I think it might be hitting the heat shield or something.


Here's the turboxs headerback (catless midpipe, exhaust) with CC insert muffler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeMwINlHaPc

 

haha mine sounds like that.. but in the center console.. cant figure out why.. i guess i gotta look at the heat shield maybe?

 

The heat shield on the exhaust manifold could have come apart while you were swapping mid-pipes.
This happened to me and I ended up taking some stainless steel wire and wrapping it around the heat shield. Definitely helped with the rattling sound.
But if you can get under the car and with it running (and a glove on) try grabbing the heat shield to see if the sound/rattle changes.