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Old 11-18-2008, 09:11 PM
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Angry Exhaust leak?

Ok guys this is driving me crazy......my truck has one of the slightest exhaust leaks and I can't not for the life of me find it. You can't feel it ANYWHERE AT ALL....the only time you hear it is when its under a load (like when it shifts into OD around 50-55mph and ease on the gas) and its really small, but its still there and annoying as hell. The place where the guy had welded my headers to the Y pipe had a little area he missed so I just put an exhaust clamp over it with that header wrap stuff between. It stopped that leak but now there is a little one....any ideas where it could be from?
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Are you sure your not hearing normal header noise? My headers make a noise that sounds like an exhaust leak but it isn't, it is just the way the headers sound...
Old 11-18-2008, 09:17 PM
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Ive heard this is normal with the pacesetters since they are thin walled.
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It might be but it really sounds like a small exhaust leak....I can only hear it inside the cab though.
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Does it go away after you have been driving for a little bit or is it always there?
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i hate the way my pacesetters sound haha. I always think i have bad exhaust leaks (my collectors leak bad though, need V-bands)
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
i hate the way my pacesetters sound haha. I always think i have bad exhaust leaks (my collectors leak bad though, need V-bands)
What clamps do you have now?
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I can't hear it all the time its just when its under a load....I have no idea its got me puzzled. Its such a small leak it just gets to your head
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No it doesn't go away its always there when I hit overdrive and then when I set my cruise it goes away.
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
What clamps do you have now?
crappy 3 bolt flanges


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