I noticed today that I’m getting a strange noise under light throttle or while decelerating in the 2200-2400 rpm range. It’s much more noticeable with the window down and while it’s really impossible to tell, it sounds like it’s coming from the back half of the car. At first I thought something was rubbing in the wheel well until I reproduced it enough to determine the rpm range. This made me think it’s something with the exhaust since that range is where drone occurs if you have any. However, drone seems most prominent under load, like accelerating up a steep hill in 6th gear.
I don’t have a garage any more (long story about splitting up), so I just quickly backed the car up on some ramps in the dark checked the exhaust clamps on the back half of the car to see if there was a leak. I didn’t find anything, but I couldn’t really check up front due to darkness, driveway, etc.
I am APR Stage 2 with a Roc-Euro intake, JHM STS, alu kreuz, rigid caliper brake sliders, VMR wheels, CPS, sway bars, endlinks, and APR exhaust. Any ideas what could be causing the noise?
Thanks,
-Skid