surge

c a l i b a n caliban at sharon.net
Tue Sep 11 02:54:38 EDT 2001


	should i ask the dealer to do this with my soon-to-happen
	25k mile service?  if you think they may cry foul over the
	chip, i can bring it to them with the stock ECU in place
	rather than my chipped one.

On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Scruggs Family wrote:

]Proceed directly to your favorite muffler shop and tell them you have an
]interference problem.  They will put the car on a lift and likely identify
]candidate areas within minutes.  Often the contact areas will leave telltale
]rub marks.  They can adjust joints or hangars until the problem goes away.
]Unless the contact is with functional parts like half-shafts or brake parts
]then the damage is relegated only to your time spent wondering what that
]noise is.
]
]Regards, Gross
]
]
]----- Original Message -----
]From: "c a l i b a n" <caliban at sharon.net>
]To: "Scruggs Family" <gjkscruggs at home.com>
]Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
]Sent: Monday, September 10, 2001 10:09 PM
]Subject: Re: surge
]
]
]> On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, Scruggs Family wrote:
]>
]> ] Rocky, I'm going to guess that the rumble you hear is your
]> ] exhaust system just barely vibrating against the body of the car.  More
]> ] boost means more torque which means more deflection of the engine mounts
]> ](in
]> ] reaction to that torque) and more movement of the exhaust system and
]more
]> ] opportunity to encounter something it would usually not encounter.
]>
]> my intuition leads me to believe that this is probably
]> exactly what i am haring, actually.  it comes from the
]> right place in the car and everything.
]>
]> so then, some questions remain, like how to stop it, or
]> is it causing any damage.
]>
]> --
]>  rocky mullin - chaotic good
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]>  "We are not human beings on a spiritual journey,
]>   but spiritual beings on a human journey." -Some Guy
]>
]>
]>
]
]

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