Funny Noise from header?

Phenix_fyah · Nov 5th, 2004, 01:15 PM

Hey guys,

Just want to clarify something. I installed my stillen headers back a month or so ago. When driving the car from aorund 1500-3500rpm the engine sounds or exhaust from the header to the first where the second USED to be. When accelerating from a low rpm on a higher gear it really sounds raspy. When I drive between 2 fences on the road you can hear a VERY Loud "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" comming from the front. I am just curious to know if this is how its actually supposed to sound. Don;t get me wrong at 4000RPM up this thing sounds amazing but under that doing normal driving it sorta sounds like u got a giant hole in the exhaust.

Flying Vv · Nov 5th, 2004, 02:36 PM

you might have just that. or a gasket was installed wrong. could be a number of things.

formula4speed · Nov 5th, 2004, 03:04 PM

Sounds like it could be a leak. What gaskets did you use when installing? Did you remember to re-tighten the bolts after a week of use?

Phenix_fyah · Nov 7th, 2004, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by formula4speed

Sounds like it could be a leak. What gaskets did you use when installing? Did you remember to re-tighten the bolts after a week of use?

I used the supplied gaskets for the bottom but reused the gasket from the header from the original. Also when Im driving and i set the AC to allow air from outside and im not moving I can smell exhaust smoke. Ideas?

I did retightne after a week