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Old May 10, 2014 | 06:17 AM
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Megan Catback rattle HELP

Switched out my catback to a Megan Racing OE-RS yesterday and now I got the infamous Megan rattle. Before you tell me to search, I did. Seriously I read every single thread I could find on the subject and still need help.

I did what most people recommended -- shimmied under the cross member and got all my hangers right, I tried moving the pipe by hand and couldn't replicate the sound, all the hangers don't look to be hitting on anything. The rattle is 100% caused by sideways movement, there is pretty much no movement up and down so it only happens when the car goes side to side.

Any Megan owners please chime in, I need help and really trying to eliminate this rattle. Thanks!
Old May 10, 2014 | 08:59 AM
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I took a clamp from before the passanger wheel, there is a sturdy piece of metal there, so I clamped around the catback around the metal pulling it towards the passanger side of the car. And it hasn't sounded
Old May 10, 2014 | 01:24 PM
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^^ that sounds like a solution too. thanks for the reply dude

I actually just solved the problem, realized I never put clamps around the rubber bushings like has been stated in other threads and sure enough that made it all good.

I'm a happy man, exhaust sounds great and now no more rattle.
Old May 10, 2014 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by D.Stillwell
Switched out my catback to a Megan Racing OE-RS yesterday and now I got the infamous Megan rattle. Before you tell me to search, I did. Seriously I read every single thread I could find on the subject and still need help.

I did what most people recommended -- shimmied under the cross member and got all my hangers right, I tried moving the pipe by hand and couldn't replicate the sound, all the hangers don't look to be hitting on anything. The rattle is 100% caused by sideways movement, there is pretty much no movement up and down so it only happens when the car goes side to side.

Any Megan owners please chime in, I need help and really trying to eliminate this rattle. Thanks!
I don't have a Megan But let me guess it's rattling on R/H turns? Switching to Kart boy poly bushings stops all motion!!!!

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