I noticed a quiet rattle every once in a while and I think I figured it out, can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. I have the JIC single and it is really close to, well not sure what it is called, but it rattles against it sometimes. Will this be bad for the pipe eventually? Is there someting I can put inbetween there? here is a pic


also, does anyone know why there is a strap connected to the muffler? I put it on the new one since it was attached to the stock one, but curious to what its purpose is.

 

some people attach rubber bushings to fill the gap. You'll have to get creative on how to attach it though
the strap is for grounding purposes.

 

Should be able to bend the hooks just enough to keep it from rattling.

I'd like to know WFH that strap is also...

 

thanks, why would the exhaust need to be grounded?

if anyone has done this I would like to see some pics

 

Hell if I know, manufactures like redundancy when it comes to safety.

 

haha love that answer

 

The strap around the muffler is to mount the rear of the exhaust...you cannot weld to Ti when it's only 1mm thick. Also, nice nismo diff cooler, I'm waiting for them to come back in stock...looks nice with our JIC singles.

 

As mentioned above you should be able to tweak that driver side middle hanger slightly to bring the piping down enough to make a difference. Its not the easiest thing in the world but be careful not to snap it off the exhaust when tweaking it. (not likely but possible)

 

I'm sorry sir, but the muffler has 2 or 3 mounting hangers that slip into the rubber bushings. This is what mounts the rear/muffler to the car. The strap has no tension on it, it simply slips on over the bolt and is fastened after the muffler has already been mounted. Someone correct me if I'm wrong

VO(installed his own exhaust in the garage)

 

I think you are talking about the strap that goes around the muffler with the hanger on it, I'm talking about a ground strap that bolts to one of the bolts connecting the muffler to the pipe. It goes from there to the underbody.

The middle one still has room for the rubber piece to move to the right, it is the rear most hanger off the muffler that is stopping it from moving.

 

Just throwing this out there. But you could put some heat wrap around it a couple of times.

 

that actually sounds like a good idea, thanks. I was trying to think of things that wouldn't be affected by the heat of the exhaust pipe.

 

Wow, you installed exhaust? ^^

Anyway, I have the same concern, thought about sanding down the point a little. Heat wrap sounds like a good plan.

 

Good idea.

 

Imagine that, I can turn a wrench...

I'd go with the heatwrap option personally. It appears to be the lesser of 2 evils.

 

thats probably what I will go with, thanks for all the suggestions everyone.