Rattle and squeak rant
(had two mustang GT 99-04 gens)
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Very true. I do have an Auto in my GT so Im spared the clutch/trans misery but the sound, launch, and comfort of the GT make it almost bearable. The 350Z is clearly superior but v-8 Automatics can be fun.
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puck77… I understand the problem you describe…. In fact the 350z is noisy. The coupe’s “station-wagon” design (with the rear wheels inside the car) allows noise to enter the car’s interior.
I also hear vibration noise from some of the plastic parts inside the interior. The fix is tracking-down the offending parts and making the fix. I’ve done this successfully.
--Spike
I also hear vibration noise from some of the plastic parts inside the interior. The fix is tracking-down the offending parts and making the fix. I’ve done this successfully.
--Spike
My god but I've just about had it with hunting down all the dang rattles and squeaks in my car! Make it feel like I'm driving some mid eighties american hoopty! I've spent way way way too much time trying to find and fix them and with only limited success. I can't even remember how many times I've torn my dash apart hunting for this one seriously annoying rattle. Every time I think I must have finally gotten it, the d*** thing comes back! I'm gonna end up have the entire underside of my dash taped, foamed, dynomatted, etc. pretty soon!
It's been awhile since I had a V8 car but last summer I had a cj5 with a Chrysler big block it in running well over 400 hp and lots and lots of torque. It had an Np435 trans with a massive 1 ton truck clutch in it. Talk about needing Arnold legs for a clutch! That thing was a death trap but that motor sure would put a smile on your face!
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