Rattle, what is this rattle? Options

[Euphoria]

Hey, had a rattling problem somewhere in the exhaust recently which I believed was the flex pipe, had it replaced and the noise is still there so I'm fairly sure its the cat, now as far as I can see in the Australian ST204 there is only one cat which is on the manifold? so I looked up on Ebay and they seem the most expensive ones and as for getting them in Australia I'm sure they are super expensive so I have a couple options.

I looked at my friends mums celica recently and noticed it had headers and where my cat was, it looked to have none and the o2 sensor was lower, why is this? would there have been a cat in there that couldn't be seen perhaps?

another option is perhaps gutting the cat until I find one at a wreckers or something, I've heard people say this lowers power and makes it louder, I've also head it makes it no louder and no more or less power, whats really the answer?

thanks, this is driving me crazy.

This post has been edited by Euphoria: Apr 12, 2010 - 11:30 PM

[Euphoria]

haha I've had this problem for a year now I have inspected all the hangers, its also been looked at by 2 exhaust shops and I'm sure they would of noticed it.

[Galcobar]

haha I've had this problem for a year now I have inspected all the hangers, its also been looked at by 2 exhaust shops and I'm sure they would of noticed it.

I cannot rely on experts to notice things I don't, after taking my clunking suspension to Toyota for a diagnosis. The results: told to replace my rear struts and strut mounts. It was actually the No. 2 suspension arm bearing, which is what I pointed out as my suspicion when I took it in.

The noise itself should help you locate the problem. Figure out where it's loudest -- engine bay, under the car, etc. Engine rattles I tend not to hear inside the cabin nearly as well as I hear problems with the exhaust hangers under the body.