Protege5 owners with a Megan Cat-Back Exhaust

[FlannelBoy711]

What have you done to stop the rattling in the back? Do the Kartboy hangers work? Or is there some other modification that is done?

 

[FlannelBoy711]

no one has a megan cat-back?

 

[CrazyCaker]

I removed the heat shield.

 

[FlannelBoy711]

On my car its really just rubbing with the back bumper, didnt know if the kartboy hangers were better

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

bend the hangers ont he actual exhaust w/ a large wrnch

 

[FlannelBoy711]

how much, can you bend them to curl so they dont come loose?

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

if its just rubbing a little you should just need to bend them up slightly...

 

[CrazyCaker]

On my car its really just rubbing with the back bumper, didnt know if the kartboy hangers were better

KB hangers will help pull the exhaust up but the hangers will still slide from side to side. I just added some very small hose clamps around the exhaust hangers on each side of the KB hangers. Position the exhaust where you want it, and tighten up the clamps. That'll stop it from moving.

 

[ProtoType5]

hose clamps are a must.....especially with the KB hangers....by far the easiest way to fix the problem and bomb proof....

 

[2xsess]

I had that problem too. Bent the hangers and ended up with a really annoying rattle against the heat shield. Spent 2 weeks messing with bending the hangers, then I realized that the exhaust was just about 1/4" too long. When I unbolted it at the flange right behind the resonator the rear section would hang PERFECT but in order to get it back together I almost had to wedge it in. I ended up taking it to an exhaust shop and having them remove that flange and weld in a coupling. No more rattles or burnt rear bumper for me. Oh and I didn't have any problems with the Kartboy hangers moving around, it was a b**** getting them on and they fit so tight I can't imagine them moving.

Good Luck!

 

[Josh_160]

is it bad to take the heat sheild out will it create any problems?