IE Stainless Steel Exhaust

[Bill Flynn]

Hello Everyone! I have an Ireland Engineering Stainless Steel exhaust that is about 4 years old. It seems to have a rattle in the center muffler as if something inside broke loose. Pretty bad when sitting and idling. Anyone had the same issue with that product?

[backeis]

Have you ruled out any contact with other parts along the underside of your car? Or loose mounting brackets? Mine occasionally rattles near the tail pipe - at some temperatures it slightly touches the bodywork.

[Bill Flynn]

1 minute ago, backeis said:

Have you ruled out any contact with other parts along the underside of your car? Or loose mounting brackets? Mine occasionally rattles near the tail pipe - at some temperatures it slightly touches the bodywork.

Yep, First thing I thought of ! I have to tighten mine on occasion.

[Schnellvintage]

Does the rattle go away or diminish through higher rpms? And / or change harmonics at different rpms? If it goes away while driving or higher rpms, it may be rubbing or vibrating against the body/frame. I have used hose clamps on the muffler hangers as a stiffener for any torque movement from the engine to keep the exhaust in place. A crack inside the exhaust causing a rattle would change pitch but not go away off idle.


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[BarneyT]

I had the same thing happen with mine contact IE and they will send a replace...

[zinz]

This is a common failure on the IE exhaust system... I've had to replace mine twice.  The current one has been good now for about 3 years, so I'm crossing my fingers this one is a winner.

 

Very important that all your exhaust hangers are in good condition; especially the hanger at the back of the transmission.

 

Good luck,

 

Ed

[Colin]

I've had it happen to mine 4 times over two separate complete sets.  So I gave up and welded in a magnaflow.  Sounds better and doesn't break now...

[Bill Flynn]

1 hour ago, Colin said:

I've had it happen to mine 4 times over two separate complete sets.  So I gave up and welded in a magnaflow.  Sounds better and doesn't break now...

Thats what I may try. What is the magnaflow model/ part number?

[Colin]

1 hour ago, Bill Flynn said:

Thats what I may try. What is the magnaflow model/ part number?

 

I've used both the round and oval models, but I prefer the oval 11114.  Its very strong and sounds good.