Tips for finding an exhaust leak

Urbanracer · 08-13-2012, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gauge

Can't you use soapy water and a spray bottle?

That was going to be my suggestion but it sounds like he found his leak.

Huck · 08-14-2012, 01:47 AM

I did find A leak, between the headers and the next pipe on the driver side. The gasket wasn't sitting right. I loosened it up and adjusted it then tightened it back up. But it hasn't fixed the sound totally. I'm starting to wonder if it's SUPPOSED to sound like that. I mean, I heard the hiss that the catback would make when I would rev it a bit and then let off the gas. When the rpms were going down it would hiss just for a second, and it was pretty quiet. But this is very loud, loud enough to hear it with the windows up and over low music. It sounds like I have a turbo setup. I made a video of the sound while my mother in law was revving the motor a little bit. Again, I know it makes a sound when you let off the gas, that's normal. But imagine this sound all the time, accel, decel, cruising, everything.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...C1E0BD22C2.mp4

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Huck · 08-15-2012, 07:03 PM

alright guys, this is the last video I'll post, since I pretty much have my answer now. I talked to a couple of guys who have the same exact exhaust as me and they don't have the hissing sound on acceleration like I do, so I'll probably take it to a shop to get fixed up with new gaskets and all that. You can hear it when I step on the gas...

Gawl128 · 02-16-2013, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Huck

alright guys, this is the last video I'll post, since I pretty much have my answer now. I talked to a couple of guys who have the same exact exhaust as me and they don't have the hissing sound on acceleration like I do, so I'll probably take it to a shop to get fixed up with new gaskets and all that. You can hear it when I step on the gas...

Hey Huck. Did you ever find a full solution to the leak?

Huck · 06-27-2013, 01:38 PM

Just now saw this last question, turns out I fixed the leak but the sound is still there, it's the natural "VQ hiss" that is common with our cars. Tony from Fast Intentions gave me a really smart technical answer that I promptly forgot as to what caused the sound, something about thinner pipe walls creating a resonant harmonic frequency or something, all I know is that it's normal and too be expected.

I survived Zdayz 2013

(barely)

08-14-2012, 01:47 AM	#32 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	I did find A leak, between the headers and the next pipe on the driver side. The gasket wasn't sitting right. I loosened it up and adjusted it then tightened it back up. But it hasn't fixed the sound totally. I'm starting to wonder if it's SUPPOSED to sound like that. I mean, I heard the hiss that the catback would make when I would rev it a bit and then let off the gas. When the rpms were going down it would hiss just for a second, and it was pretty quiet. But this is very loud, loud enough to hear it with the windows up and over low music. It sounds like I have a turbo setup. I made a video of the sound while my mother in law was revving the motor a little bit. Again, I know it makes a sound when you let off the gas, that's normal. But imagine this sound all the time, accel, decel, cruising, everything. http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h9...C1E0BD22C2.mp4 Sent from my iPizzle using magic and new-fangled science stuff __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

08-15-2012, 07:03 PM	#33 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	alright guys, this is the last video I'll post, since I pretty much have my answer now. I talked to a couple of guys who have the same exact exhaust as me and they don't have the hissing sound on acceleration like I do, so I'll probably take it to a shop to get fixed up with new gaskets and all that. You can hear it when I step on the gas... __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

06-27-2013, 01:38 PM	#35 (permalink)
Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	Just now saw this last question, turns out I fixed the leak but the sound is still there, it's the natural "VQ hiss" that is common with our cars. Tony from Fast Intentions gave me a really smart technical answer that I promptly forgot as to what caused the sound, something about thinner pipe walls creating a resonant harmonic frequency or something, all I know is that it's normal and too be expected. I survived Zdayz 2013 (barely) __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

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