Borla Exhaust X-Pipe Brace Rattle

[Stinger4Lifeeee]

Need some help.
I've had a rattle since initial install of my Borla Catback w/ JunBL Downpipes w/ Akrapovic Tips of what i thought was my tips rubbing against my diffuser. After trimming my diffuser, and making sure the tips arent touching the diffuser at all, the rattle has gotten worse, and when i go over bumps now, i hear the tips bouncing and hitting the diffuser as if there's way more play. The weird thing i found is that i have to really jolt the tips to get the tips to move enough to hit the diffuser with my hands.

So that got me thinking, what if the problem is stemming from somewhere else. So i got underneath the car to see if i could hear anythign else while someone else rev'd, and sure enough the X-pipe is touching the brace, i can hear the "Ting" sound. Its sending the vibration down the pipe to the tips and in turn is causing the tips to rub and/or vibrate. Has anyone else experienced this? What's the fix? Do i do anything with the brace or do I have to find a way to keep the exhaust from moving all together while driving.

I've thought about bringing it to a muffler shop, but I want to try and fix the issue myself. The sound is absolutely amazing from the exhaust, but the rubbing has to go. Open to all suggestions as I'll be working on it this weekend.

 

[RedCal]

Seems like the installation may need a little tweaking, as I haven't hear anyone complain about this, but if the install is good, some exhaust wrap might be the simple and cheap solution to isolate the two from coming in contact

 

[PMR818]

Any updates on this rattling? I too have after market pipes and I hear and feel rattling after a cold start when it’s idle for a bit — or when driving and not manually shifting so the transmission automatically puts me in a high gear while I’m still driving at a super low speed. In contrast, whenever I manually up-shift and down-shift for the whole ride the rattling seems minimal if not completely gone. So I’ve tolerated it for a while chalking it up to my Stinger wanting me to drive it as manually as possible which I’ve been game for (it’s also most rewarding and fun that way too

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

^ Need updates plz

I am always curious about rattles/shakes when people install aftermarket parts on their toys!

 

[B1ackAlloy]

Need some help.
I've had a rattle since initial install of my Borla Catback w/ JunBL Downpipes w/ Akrapovic Tips of what i thought was my tips rubbing against my diffuser. After trimming my diffuser, and making sure the tips arent touching the diffuser at all, the rattle has gotten worse, and when i go over bumps now, i hear the tips bouncing and hitting the diffuser as if there's way more play. The weird thing i found is that i have to really jolt the tips to get the tips to move enough to hit the diffuser with my hands.

So that got me thinking, what if the problem is stemming from somewhere else. So i got underneath the car to see if i could hear anythign else while someone else rev'd, and sure enough the X-pipe is touching the brace, i can hear the "Ting" sound. Its sending the vibration down the pipe to the tips and in turn is causing the tips to rub and/or vibrate. Has anyone else experienced this? What's the fix? Do i do anything with the brace or do I have to find a way to keep the exhaust from moving all together while driving.

I've thought about bringing it to a muffler shop, but I want to try and fix the issue myself. The sound is absolutely amazing from the exhaust, but the rubbing has to go. Open to all suggestions as I'll be working on it this weekend.

I'm curious if you ever found a fix for this. I just recently installed a Borla and I get a rattle and cannot figure out where it is coming from at all. I have gone down there two times already and it is a struggle.

 

[DustinCheeks]

I'm curious if you ever found a fix for this. I just recently installed a Borla and I get a rattle and cannot figure out where it is coming from at all. I have gone down there two times already and it is a struggle.

Ever find a fix to this?

 

[nhcowboy28]

Check clearances to the heatshields about halfway where the Borla “legs” connect to the mid assembly.