SmokeYoV8

hey guys..im going crazy over this exhaust leak..its sounds liek a gokart...i looked every where and i dont feel any leaks under the car....i have a flowmaster catback and mac o/r h pipe..and when i drive i hear a ticking sound that really annoys me..any advice or ideas? thanks.

randy lang

Is the sound under the car or, coming from under the hood?............. loose header bolts I would think.

SmokeYoV8

sounds like its coming from the headers...i checked so many times and had a shop check the connection by the manifold but cant find leaks...

settled4automatic

did you take the smog crap out and leave the crossover pipe from behind the heads?? or didja take the smog out, take the crossover out, and leave holes in the back of the heads??

a_lil_red_302

i had the exact same problem wit my 95 cobra. could not find what it was for the life of me...so i pulled the motor and rebuilt the whole thing...problem solved!

i would say take off the header and put a new gasket. sometimes if you have a cheapy paper gasket it will crack from heat. i went with a nice felpro gasket. that should seal the deal there.

SmokeYoV8

thanks for all ur help..i took the first guys advice and looked at my header bolts and i could twist them with my hands...so i tightened them all and problem solved sounds nice now...thanks

a_lil_red_302

i know it sounds kinda stupid to do this BUT...put some high strength locktite on the bolts it will help to seal them in for a while. after driving for a week or so recheck them. i had the same problem with my bolts and i even had some that popped out well i was driving just offerin some friendly help. enjoy

5.0_faithful

No kiddin. One header bolt was missing and the other was loose on my car. I REPLACED THEM WITH allen head screws and lock washers and so far everything is fine.

Goosepoop302

if ur bolts were really lose you may have cracked a gasket if they got to lose your best bet is to get a good thick aluminum gasket if it happens again and use blue locktite on the bolts

silver91gt

sometimes locktite will make the bolts break off in the head.