What is this "rattle"? Is this the wastegate actuator rattle I keep hearing about?

[GymCrayons]

'26 RHO with 3200 miles and 2 break in oil changes done already. Had a JB4 and the AWE 0FG catback installed a few weeks ago. Everything is gravy and sounds amazing. A few days later, my undiagnosed autism hears a sound coming from the pedal area during acceleration and sometimes a harder than usual downshift. On a cold start I can hear it nearish the downpipes as well. Ever since then, it's all I hear when driving. It occurs more/heavier when in Sport mode which is the only way to drive the RHO. I thought it was the new exhaust so I had the shop tack weld everything and double check their work. Still hear the sound. Today I had the shop put the stock exhaust back on because the sound drives me bananas. Still there. I did a little more digging and came across a post here describing the rattle and a waste gate actuator with a bandaid fix of tension springs. I have already ordered the springs just in case, but is this sound I recorded consistent with the wastegate rattle? It's driving me insane.

I did my best to get different sound clips from all angles. Please please please help me. This sound would likely make me get rid of the truck and I don't want that at all.

 

[Nick797]

I heard all kinds of noises, all of which normal (direct injection, waste gate rattle, the engine etc. lol)

If you sell and move to another platform there will just be another common issue to deal with. I have had the springs on since 500 miles and its been pretty good to me. Now my exhaust valves are rattling and that is driving me insane.

 

[GymCrayons]

I heard all kinds of noises, all of which normal (direct injection, waste gate rattle, the engine etc. lol)

If you sell and move to another platform there will just be another common issue to deal with. I have had the springs on since 500 miles and its been pretty good to me. Now my exhaust valves are rattling and that is driving me insane.

Oh I don’t (and likely won’t ever) want to move on from my RHO. That’s just how bad the sound is bothering me. You mentioned you can hear lots of different things. Could you help me pinpoint which sound is the wastegate rattle? Is that the odd sound coming from the footwell? Because that’s what is draining the fun factor when driving. The AWE really brought that sound to the light and made it much more pronounced.