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What's the best way to find where it is? The sound is driving me nuts, it sounds like I'm in a popcorn machine.
 
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Get the car on a lift and inspect it. If it's a header gasket leak that should be relative easy to determine, but if the leak is at either end of the mid-pipe you may find it easier to locate if you get the car up in the air with you under it.

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mustang_jr+ said:
What's the best way to find where it is? The sound is driving me nuts, it sounds like I'm in a popcorn machine.
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If it's coming from a blown header gasket, you can take a piece of paper and hold it near the headers. If there's a leak it will blow back-forth rapidly with the exhaust notes.
 
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