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Exhause leak = Poor Performance

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lockw33d

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Exhaust leak = Poor Performance HELP!!!

ok just installed my magnaflow catback and i knwo ive got a leak i can hear it, my question is is this the reason y im gettin ****TY gas mileage??
 

KronicRacer

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did you rest the computer?
 

deftsound

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how does an exhaust leak sound? When i accelrate i notice what sounds like a hissing or sucking sound like someone goin shhhhh, i cant tell if its just the way the xhaust sounds or if i have a leak...
 

BigChiefSmokem

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ive wondered this too...
 

lockw33d

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well when i start my car up next to another car i can hear it coming from under the car, it sounds like you have dumps on your mufflers kinda, sounds liek you exhaust but only coming from under the car. I did reset my computer but im getting liek 14 MPG
 

mikes2008gt

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That's weird. I didn't lose any mileage when I put mine on. Re-tighten/re-fit all the joints and see if you can stop the leak, then see if your mileage goes back up.
 

Orions98GT

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hmm I don't think a small exhaust leak would cause a loss that large, maybe just a heavy foot with the new sound eh?
 

stangGT97

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when i had a leak off the manifold it sounded like a clicking or ticking sound that only presented itself when the car was in gear
 
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GNN60GT500

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An exhaust leak will be evident by a ticking sound which also happens to be very annoying..lol
 
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GNN60GT500 said:
An exhaust leak will be evident by a ticking sound which also happens to be very annoying..lol
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i installed my slp loudmouth and mac prochamber at the same time..checked for leaks and fixed them..then i heard this ticking sound. I thought it was a leak and i got so fed up w/ it i took it to a shop. But they couldnt find nething...tightened me up, but i could still here the sound. After a few hundred more miles it went away. Take it too a shop, the most they can charge you is like $25. As far as gas mileage goes, a leak wont do that, but a new exhaust does make u accelerate harder = - gas mileage
 
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