Thanks for the clarification, yeah I wasn't sure what they were referring too. It makes sense now, since the canister hangs right by the exhaust. What bothers me the most is why they said I had to relocate it. Hopefully there won't be any problems.

 

I'll try to get one tomorrow or the day after. I was actually going to do it today before you mentioned it, I just got really busy. I'll probably also shoot some video of it in a parking garage...it sounds a thousand times meaner!!!

 

i`m sure your dealer is confused between GReddy EVO2 and HKS the EVO2 needs relocation of EVAP canister because of GReddy Right Muffler without movin it it wont fit at all. Nothing needs to be moved for HKS everything is direct bolt on.

 

hey geioushi... did u get rid of that rattle? that bothers me soo much. I think i can only hear it in the first two gears when i actually get on the gas. If im just coasting i dont really hear it.

 

Thanks, that seems to be what everyone is telling me...I think you're probably right about them getting confused...or maybe they're just trying to get some extra work out of it to make a little more money.

They got me all paranoid for nothing

 

They looked at it today and told me that its one of the exhaust hangers thats causing the rattle by hitting the exhaust. They said they will have to bend the metal a little. I still haven't looked at it myself...I'll be going down later today to see exactly what they meant. For me it rattles only when I start off really slow. And only at about 5-10mph. When I get on it I don't hear anything...but that could be due to the exhaust being too loud


I'll update you as soon as I find out.

 

Geioushi I'm having the same problem. I took it to the dealer and they told me it was the passager side exhaust hitting a screw and that I will need to get the exhaust heated and bent to clear it.

 

Hey, I to loooving the exhaust, just installed mine late friday night on my 04 6mt. haven't heard any type of rattling. Is there something different on 05s. I did the install on jacks and just put everything back the way it came off. So make sure thats really the problem before they start doing shortcuts and bending things.

 

I'm planning on buying this exhaust soon, but I'm plagued with a triangular shaped driveway that already comes close to scraping my stock exhaust. I'm wondering if the HKS (for coupe) sits any lower (at it's lowest point) than the stock exhaust. Has anyone done comparison measurements from the body's underside to bottom of muffler? I'd take that measurement into consideration because ground to bottom of muffler varies (suspension drop, tire sizes, etc.)

I appreciate the input!

 

Any sound clip of this exhaust?

 

search it there are a few

 

Search for my username. I posted a few sound clips a few months back.

 

I have the same rattle, so keep us updated on what needs to be bent.

 

Some 2300 miles and no rattling. When my car was on the lift, I saw 1 existing bolt on the passenger side that might be a problem. That said bolt is located in-line above the sway bar, some 2 to 3 inches before the final flange assembly. There's about a 1/4 " clearance between the bolt and the exhaust pipe. It hasn't been an issue since the install.

 

I didn't realize people were still posting on this thread...sorry guys.

Well to update everyone on the situation, it turned out to be a bolt on the exhaust hanger that was contacting the exhaust and causing the rattling.

The shop decided rather than bend the hanger (they said its too risky and not easy since its almost as rigid as the frame of the car and might cause more problems) they would put a small groove with a hammer on the exhaust...they didn't puncture it or anything, but right where the bolt is, they just slightly pushed in the spot that was contacting the bolt.

I noticed it rattled only on reverse after that and again, only at very low RPM's...but lately it hasn't been doing it...not sure why.

I think that pretty much solved it...it seems like not everyone is having the same problem. For me, my car was hit from that side when I got into my accident, and the frame was bent...so that might be the reason why that bolt was so close to the exhaust and was rattling.

Anybody else figure out why there's was ratling?