I was wondering if anyone wanted to comment on some noises I was hearing:
1) The exhaust seems about 15% louder than normal when in 5th gear. I suspect this actually isn't exhaust, and its probably the transmission. It just makes more noise in 5th than any other gear, but only when you're pushing on the throttle pedal.
2) Squeaking (very loud/annoying) noises emanate from the dash... sometimes, but not all the time. Its usually first few minutes of driving if it appears and then it goes away. Nothing seems loose.
3) There's a very faint noise that seems like a regular ticking sound, although its more drawn out, like a tocking sound, it gets louder when turning in one direction and softer in the other. I can only hear it with the window down. I presume this is a bad rear wheel bearing.
4) There's another noise I can only hear with the window down. It sounds kind of like a rattling heat shield, but is obviously fairly quiet. I only hear it when accelerating from a stop and only sometimes. The loudness doesn't seem affected by how hard I accelerate. I recently replaced the precat, downpipe, and removed the heat shield from the cat, so I doubt it actually is a rattling heat shield. The noise is very "crisp", but isn't very loud nor can I reliably repeat it.
1) The exhaust seems about 15% louder than normal when in 5th gear. I suspect this actually isn't exhaust, and its probably the transmission. It just makes more noise in 5th than any other gear, but only when you're pushing on the throttle pedal.
2) Squeaking (very loud/annoying) noises emanate from the dash... sometimes, but not all the time. Its usually first few minutes of driving if it appears and then it goes away. Nothing seems loose.
3) There's a very faint noise that seems like a regular ticking sound, although its more drawn out, like a tocking sound, it gets louder when turning in one direction and softer in the other. I can only hear it with the window down. I presume this is a bad rear wheel bearing.
4) There's another noise I can only hear with the window down. It sounds kind of like a rattling heat shield, but is obviously fairly quiet. I only hear it when accelerating from a stop and only sometimes. The loudness doesn't seem affected by how hard I accelerate. I recently replaced the precat, downpipe, and removed the heat shield from the cat, so I doubt it actually is a rattling heat shield. The noise is very "crisp", but isn't very loud nor can I reliably repeat it.