I cant tell. Thats the thing. It's hard to re-create the rattle without a lift handy. I suppose I could floor jack her up on stand, cold in the moring, and have my wife in her nightie come out and fire her up with me belly to belly with the beast. :shrug:

I have to say though, now that I have about an hour on her out of the once over... the annoying rattle has all but gone away. By replacing some exhaust bracing, I believe the problem is still there, however the exhaust is not moving and vibrating as much, therefore the broken ceramic has less to do now.

What I'm thinking...

When needed, get the cheapest POS cat to pass the siniffer, get the job done. Good for two years, whoptie doo. Immediately toss the OEM's back on.

plan