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Default 99 V6 cougar engine rattle?? i'm a newbie too ;)

Hi all.
firstly, i'm a duratec newb.....but damn what a motor first ford v6. she's a good looking girl in silver. 17inch wolfrace 225/45's on. for the first 100 miles of driving ( including the test drive) i noticed nothing wrong. but......................
when the engine starts to warm up i get a rattle, that sounds like metal clanging together(obv mick taking now allowed!) that speeds up or slows depending on the revs, irrelevent of being in gear or not. to be honest it just sounds like the exhaust has just gone, but dont think it is, if you get me. lol. it has a twin 4 inch oval exit fitted btw. the noise can only last for a couple of minutes or ten miles ish then dissappears. also under full throttle it goes away in all the rev band straight away. any ideas?? comes from the front of car, but not sure if its above or below the engine. once the engine is up to temp i get no more noise. gonna post pics of my new baby, ( named her betty) get it?
any advice will be lovingly taken and thanks issued forthwith!!!!