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Old Apr 24, 2011 | 07:39 AM
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yesterday driving home from a meet going straight 80's then when i was 5 mins away from home my car started to smoke not from the engine but under my car, my exhuast blew white smoke then when i stopped at a light my car started to smoke under near my cat convert. then the car stopped smoking when i got home, went to buy some food then my car started loud and "ricey" tech help please!
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 07:52 AM
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Sounds like an exhaust leak. Let it sit over night to get completely cold, crawl under and have someone start it up. Look and feel around for a leak, you can use a length of heater hose held to your ear to probe around also. If you can't find anything have the person rev the motor.

As it heats up the metal may expand enough to hide the leak or make it harder to pinpoint. I had a leak and it was puffing out tons of exhaust when cold, after running for a while it was barely noticeable.
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 10:33 AM
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found the problem now my pipe got rusted and broke...
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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So much for it being hard to track down ha.
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haha yeah how much does a exhaust system run for? i wanna go straight pipe
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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Maybe your car is mad at you.
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she is very angry at me
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 12:07 PM
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Just delete the cats and the resonators and jeep the stick mufflers and call it the day. Glad you found it.
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 12:08 PM
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just go to a muffler shop and have them weld together a new system for you. i got my y-pipe fabbed up for a little over $200. I can't imagine a single outlet going for much more.
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Originally Posted by 1992Lexus
Just delete the cats and the resonators and jeep the stick mufflers and call it the day. Glad you found it.
Jeep the stick? Best advice I've heard all day.
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TuanLegend
haha yeah how much does a exhaust system run for? i wanna go straight pipe
All depends on material and type of labor.

Mild steel - Stainless
Flanges - V-bands
MIG - TIG

You could possibly get a simple, mild steel set-up for under $200.
Stainless, TIG'd, v-band set-up can run over $1000.
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true i might just sleeve/weld my exhuast AGIAN sounds nice but its just too loud.... i enjoy quiet rides :P
Old Apr 24, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 1992Lexus
Just delete the cats and the resonators and jeep the stick mufflers and call it the day. Glad you found it.
What he said, + fireball megas.
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Do the leak make your car run bad? Because I have a leak too and my car don't go over 1700rpms.
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Originally Posted by Dtwillis5
Do the leak make your car run bad? Because I have a leak too and my car don't go over 1700rpms.
u probably have more then just a leak.



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