Powerfactor chattering noise

[superhondaz50]

I finally got my EME Micro back together today, and when I started it, at idle to low rpm, I hear a metallic chattering/vibration noise coming from the pipe, I believe its near the manifold coupler, but may also be near the wwater box coupler. Is this normal for a power factor pipe? Thanks.

 

[Byeai]

Do u have the oring on the chamber

 

[superhondaz50]

Ya, sure do.

 

[Byeai]

Chamber get pressure tested? Welds could be broke causing the inner chamber to rattle

 

[superhondaz50]

Holds psi until the flow control pops off.

 

[superhondaz50]

It might be something else I'm hearing, idk ?

 

[Freakie]

If the pipe is not perfectly aligned with the manifold...it can rattle...even if the o ring is in.....have you taken the rubber couplers off each end of the pipe and then strapped the pipe down fully....to check how well everything aligns.....without the rubbers...if not do that.....the pipe must also push up hard against the mani, so the oil ring does its job

 

[superhondaz50]

OK, I will recheck alignment. Its a PIA in the micro though, like a 3 hr job to get the engine out lol

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Whats a good way to make sure the oring is just right after coupler gets put on


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[superhondaz50]

Well i shimmied it as close to the Mani as possible. There just isn't enough room in the micro to get it perfect. The pipe barely fits in there. Guess it'll just have to rattle...

 

[snowxr]

Rattling around front of engine? Bendix, maybe.

 

[superhondaz50]

So I check my Bendix, Kenny keepers, pipe hitting bedplate and its not from any of those. I'm assuming now my PFP is not aligned right and the chamber is rattling around inside the mani. The problem is the PFP fits so tight inside the EME Micro I absolutely cannot move it to adjust, there isn't room for it. So will I damage anything just letting it rattle???

 

[Quinc]

can you squeeze a piece gasket material or anything to fill the void?

 

[superhondaz50]

No, it'd get blown into the chamber

 

[Ducky]

Take the chamber out and see if the jacket inside broke off.

 

[superhondaz50]

Just had it off last night, pressure tested it too. Its good. I just can't shoehorn the pipe in enough for it to fit in this tiny hull, which is why I want to trade it off, I rather get rid of it than damage it lol

 

[superhondaz50]

I'm gonna pull it apart again tonight, takes an hour to get that little F'er apart and two to get it back together, I'm over it lol

 

[speedysprocket]

Some heat from a torch; big, soft mallet; and some grinding on the welds to make a little extra room...

 

[superhondaz50]

Ha, I don't think that'd work. Fitting stuff in the micro really is a bad joke

 

[badvinny]

No, it'd get blown into the chamber

I cut a piece of black rubber as a face gasket, it never blew out, do it!