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Originally Posted by captain awesome
Try removing the trans insert. It’s worth a shot and I think you’ll be surprised how much it helps.
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I removed the bolt holding my mid pipe, and I removed the Whiteline bushing. There were some very minor improvements when driving, but not to the idle. Most of the improvements were in some gear noise that I liked before this swap, and I don't think is the chief source of my noises. I'll have to drive around for a few more days and see if it really makes any difference, but I'm still thinking most of the vibrations are happening from the engine and from the transmission. There is an obvious clutch sound that just wasn't so loud before, and while it could be anything, I believe it is from having the bell housing open. I don't know if a dust shield would make a difference. My exhaust is just too loud too. I'm not a fan, but I don't know if I would need just a complete cat vs the high flow cat, or if I would need thicker metal too.
I'm not sure if the engine vibration will resolve with dyno tuning. Shawn and I did another remote session today, and we should be doing a dyno session soon.
What is also annoying is now my audio system is acting up, making static noises during the songs, as if it was AM radio with terrible reception. I don't know if all the shaking annoyed some components, but now I don't have my music to drain out the noises.
EDIT: I forgot to add that the extra slop now present in the shifter is also less desirable than the noise I think. I can feel the transmission twisting under acceleration, so I will probably go back, but I'll give it a week or so of driving before putting it back.