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    well recently ive noticed my exhaust got alot louder so today i kinda slid under the car(not jacked up) when it was runnin and it sounds like its come'n from the exhaust manifold area..and per my luck this has to occur after i move to PA and have no access to jacks,ramps,etc like i did in NY -_-..now i gotta take it to a damn shop and pay them to put it up on a lift and see were the **** its leaking from..till then it sounds like im driven a old ass ford on headers....hope the cops dont gimme sh!t for it as i stick out like a sore thumb with the ugly yellow/blue plates NY plates on my car.
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    if it sounds like a tickin when you start up. not the valve tickin youllknow the difference. its prolly the exhaust mani gaskets. mine do that im just waitin for my headers before i dig into it. also check your flanges in the exhaust those also tend to rot out. basically run your car and feel where the air is escaping thats how i did it. be careful though. im surprised you got under your car without jacking it up. you must be fit...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaytonaGTP View Post
    if it sounds like a tickin when you start up. not the valve tickin youllknow the difference. its prolly the exhaust mani gaskets. mine do that im just waitin for my headers before i dig into it. also check your flanges in the exhaust those also tend to rot out. basically run your car and feel where the air is escaping thats how i did it. be careful though. im surprised you got under your car without jacking it up. you must be skinny as hell...lol
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    He's nicks/blues twin.

    Exhaust mani gaskets are peices of metal, they dont rust and cant leak for a similar reason.

    DP gasket or cracked mani i'd say.

    Unless its the EGR leaking... damned EGR lol.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaytonaGTP View Post
    if it sounds like a tickin when you start up. not the valve tickin youllknow the difference. its prolly the exhaust mani gaskets. mine do that im just waitin for my headers before i dig into it. also check your flanges in the exhaust those also tend to rot out. basically run your car and feel where the air is escaping thats how i did it. be careful though. im surprised you got under your car without jacking it up. you must be fit...lol
    nope there isnt any ticking upon start up,just the incredibly loud exhaust -_-..the prob i run into is that i dont have jacks or anything here,i have a garage i can use but lack of tools/jack.Id do a header like u r but i have a stock motor,with stock pipe and some aftermarket mufflers..i dont wanna stress the motor. and its more of im skinny as hell than fit lol
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    Headers requires a jack and some axle stands.

    They're pretty cheap, you can get a "kit" for $50-60. 1 floor jack + 2 axle stands.

    Craftsman tools can be had pretty cheap if you catch a sale. they're decent tools as well.

    This is something you'll have to invest in if you want to start doing more work on your own car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt5112 View Post
    He's nicks/blues twin.
    me?
    Exhaust mani gaskets are peices of metal, they dont rust and cant leak for a similar reason.
    ok thats a potential cause checked off.
    DP gasket or cracked mani i'd say.
    i'll have that checked.

    Unless its the EGR leaking... damned EGR lol.
    i'll have that checked too
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt5112 View Post
    Headers requires a jack and some axle stands.

    They're pretty cheap, you can get a "kit" for $50-60. 1 floor jack + 2 axle stands.

    Craftsman tools can be had pretty cheap if you catch a sale. they're decent tools as well.

    This is something you'll have to invest in if you want to start doing more work on your own car.
    well i have tools but i have been used to having access to my dads vast array of tools he had up in ny,but i'll check out the local sears and see what they have for craftsman tool sets and those jack/jack stand sets i'll have to look into.
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    You can get a craftsman set for like $200 that will tear these engines completely apart. Its like there 210 piece set, then again you can get most the car apart with a ten piece metric set.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 01GTP View Post
    You can get a craftsman set for like $200 that will tear these engines completely apart. Its like there 210 piece set, then again you can get most the car apart with a ten piece metric set.
    if thats true then the tool sets i carry in my car should be sufficient..now all i need is a jack/axle stand kit.
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    If you get a jack and stands you can do the headers with a 10,13,15mm IIRC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 01GTP View Post
    If you get a jack and stands you can do the headers with a 10,13,15mm IIRC.
    awsome..all i need is jack/stands now
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    You drive with PA plates in NY? Is that a death wish?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSport View Post
    You drive with PA plates in NY? Is that a death wish?
    nope i drive with NY plates in PA lol..i moved from NY to PA
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    Read the thread too fast. my bad...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SuperSport View Post
    Read the thread too fast. my bad...
    its cool
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    If you had your location in your sig or mentioned it..I could suggest a couple of guys based on location in PA. You'd hang out, have a good time and get the work done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BillBoost37 View Post
    If you had your location in your sig or mentioned it..I could suggest a couple of guys based on location in PA. You'd hang out, have a good time and get the work done.
    im in spring grove,mid-way between york and hanover...is there away people near me..and i found out it was the down pipe broke off the manifold so imma need a whole new downpipe/cat assembly to fix it -_-...and the shop i went to to get my car on a lift spotted a medium rot spot right on were the back main structural supprt meets the uni-body..so according to them it wouldnt pass PA inspection..wtf seriously,i have a appointment tmrw at another shop to look at the exhaust so imma get thier opinion on that spot....yup as the title says,my luck seriously blows!
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