Looks like the missus's Pilot has an exhaust leak. Well, sounds like it does might be a more apt phrase.

I was really hoping all the noise was from the heat shield, which was split; but alas, got it out - but that was only a source of 'a lot of noise'.

Nothing is loose, I can't quite get in there to tell, but I really hope this is a gasket and not a bad cat. That sucker is expensive.

No time to driveway this, off to the muffler shop :(

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It is a gasket. Or really, rusted off bolts, down low where this Y's into the main pipe.

Little bit of hardware and this one will be quiet again.