some1

I have a '97 2.2 CL 5spd. When I am in any gear and I drive the car from 1600 to 1900 RPMs, I hear a low vibrating sound, almost like a duck coming from the exhaust somewhere. The dealer said it was probably a loose baffle in the muffler, but before I buy a new muffler, I wanted to make sure this is where its coming from. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

cljosh

id check the heat sheild in the middle of the car and check if it is close to the exaust piping
i had the same problem with it rataling against it

some1

The crazy thing is that ONLY happens at the exact same RPM reading (1800).

some1

If I decide to get a muffler, which would you choose for a deep, "non-ricey" sound? I was thinking Magnaflow or Flowmasters.

LegendC

Check your heatshields on the underside of the body above the exhaust piping. Over time the tack welds that hold the units together fail and the sheilds start to vibrate.

moforose3.0

Chances are its the heat shield.

some1

Really??? Would that mean I could just tighten it or bend it or something?

some1

But wouldn't it vibrate all the time? I ONLY hear this sound at exactly 1800 rpms??? very weird

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

I'm going to move this over to the First Gen forum... you will probably get more replies in there, and they'd be specific to your car!!

LegendC

In my situation with a similar problem on my Legend it is not a continuous noise. It happens between 1400 and 2400, where the exhaust is noticably more "pulse like" once the rpm's rise the heat shields no longer attune themselves to the virbation. Hope this helps.

moforose3.0

yup, pretty simple

juniorbean

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LOL.... looks like you already created a topic in here!! I'm going to merge them into one topic... anything below this reply by me is after the merge...