It is NOT drone. I can guarantee that 100%. It is, like I said, a musical type of note almost when accelerating. Could be one of the pipes not being sealed correctly which is what I'm leaning towards right now... I think the guy f***ed up something when he cut 2" off. not sure why.
Ya. Sounds like installer error. Can't believe he would cut it like that without first getting in touch with you and letting you choose a course of action.
Yeah he was about to start cutting without asking me and I was watching of course, but I said, "WOAH WOAH WOAH you don't need to cut anything! It's a direct bolt-on system!" then he came over and explained himself that, "not all exhausts will always fit 100%. Sometimes slight adjustments need to be made." This is making me even more sick to my stomach thinking about... I really do not want to be here at work right now. I'd rather leave right now and show the moron the noise... it has to be an installation/sealing error. Those are the only options at this point.
THANK YOU!!! I honestly figured it was a support hanger/clamp issue, and come to think of it I can think of the area right now. It's not a leak because there's no "pop". It's a musical type of resonance that is driving me mad. Did they say it was just an adjustment that was needed with the hangers and clamps?
That honestly sounds like the problem. Like I said, this is a small self-owned shop that the Ford dealership here said to go to because they do not do any work like that. They outsource all the exhaust jobs to this one guy because he does a great job they said. I'm HOPING he didn't f**k up my exhaust and that he's intelligent enough to pinpoint the issue. By using logic, I'm figuring it's a loose hanger and/or clamp.
Cutting off 2 inches is NOT a slight modification!
Yeah I know that's what made me cringe... that idiot just constantly reassured me that it's normal to have to do this sometimes and it won't affect anything. I foolishly trusted him. That may be the nail in my coffin. He ruined my stock system as well because he CUT IT OUT and he did THAT without even asking. Just went away cutting... This whole thing is just FUBAR.
Stand your ground, have the shop take the whole thing off and back on if they find no issues and blame the exhaust. Also be willing to pay for it to be redone. I had to do that and tech that installed it saw the issues and admitted that adjustments were required so it was free in the end.
Thanks man I appreciate it. If anything, I can just have 2" of SS pipe welded back on and that won't affect anything one bit. I'm also thinking of getting the pipes seal welded where the clamps are to quickly take care of any tiny leaks that take time to seal with the pipes expanding with heat from driving.
Deep loose rumble, tight race car raspy, or somewhere in between? What do you want?
