Noisy Dynamax headers
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Mt Pleasant Sc
Noisy Dynamax headers
Hi:
Does anyone have Dynamax headers that have a bunch of leaks, or so it seems? I can't seem to find any but I sure can hear them. Noisy from the top of the motor too.
Does anybody have any suggestions? I have a 01 Z06
Ed
Does anyone have Dynamax headers that have a bunch of leaks, or so it seems? I can't seem to find any but I sure can hear them. Noisy from the top of the motor too.
Does anybody have any suggestions? I have a 01 Z06
Ed
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2000
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From: Arlington Texas
Originally Posted by edlipman
Hi:
Does anyone have Dynamax headers that have a bunch of leaks, or so it seems? I can't seem to find any but I sure can hear them. Noisy from the top of the motor too.
Does anybody have any suggestions? I have a 01 Z06
Ed
Does anyone have Dynamax headers that have a bunch of leaks, or so it seems? I can't seem to find any but I sure can hear them. Noisy from the top of the motor too.
Does anybody have any suggestions? I have a 01 Z06
Ed
Safety Car
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You're just hearing the 'clickety-clack' of the springs/pushrods etc through the headers. Likely not a leak if you've checked.
All LT headers do this. If you look, you'll find this issue posted in relation to all the major headers.
Why? The metal on most all LT headers is thinner, though the Supermaxx is less skimpy than most. Also, the precats muted things on the stock config for your 2001, but now the exhaust pulses transmit all the way down under you without anything stopping them.
All LT headers do this. If you look, you'll find this issue posted in relation to all the major headers.
Why? The metal on most all LT headers is thinner, though the Supermaxx is less skimpy than most. Also, the precats muted things on the stock config for your 2001, but now the exhaust pulses transmit all the way down under you without anything stopping them.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Streamwood illinois
thats another reason i went back to stock. I didnt like all the ticking, u can even hear it outside the car underneath. I thought it was the clutch but nope, its the damn headers. Embarassing sitting at a drive thru and hearing tick tick tick.
Dave
Dave
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
My car definitely sounds different than stock, but no clickety click. Are you sure you don't have a leak? If I had to describe the sound I would call it "cleaner".
I had two guys under my car, with it started on a lift to check for leaks...definitely none in my case.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Palm Beach Gardens FL
Start the car, have someone hold a big rag on the exhaust tips to increase the backpressure and start looking for leaks. If there is one you will hear it while the exhaust tries to get out wherever it can, if the ticking is the same its just the pulses and valve train noise