Strange noise from Corsa

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Tue 26 Jul 2005 20:47
Strange noise from Corsa - frazerjp
A friend of mine has an 04-reg Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Sxi (unmodified), as he lives outside Chester, he occasionally drives through the mountains the over the Welsh border.

One day he was driving through this lane in the mountains, when he got stuck in a ditch (as you do round mountanous hills!) He revved the hell out of it to get unstuck!!! As he got out of the ditch, there was a clunck from underneath the floor pan, the engine sounded a slighty different tone & the Corsa performed quicker then before!!!!!!!!!

Does any backroomers have any ideas what this can be & why?
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Tue 26 Jul 2005 20:50
Ditched Corsa - AlastairW
Could he have knocked a hole in the exhaust,or even loosened it from its mounts?
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Tue 26 Jul 2005 20:52
Ditched Corsa - RichardP
Possibly he's damaged the exhaust and the gas is escaping further up the pipe possibly letting the engine breath a little easier and making the engine sound differently? Hope the cat has not been damaged!
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Wed 27 Jul 2005 12:55
Ditched Corsa - Victorbox
As Richardp suggests he's probably discconected the cat from the front part of the exhaust!
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Wed 27 Jul 2005 17:59
Ditched Corsa - frazerjp
Hey guys do you think this topic would be more suitable in the technical section? {Done - obviously. DD}
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