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Ticking Noise After Headers

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hey everyone had a quick question. don't know if anyone has this setup but i got bbk shorty headers , x pipes and catback exhaust. Once i added my headers i heard a ticking noise but that was because a gasket on the end of the headers where the xpipes meet was bad. it was on the passenger side gasket. i could feel the exhaust coming out so i changed it. Now the ticking noise is back and its coming from the drivers side. my first reaction was to replace that gasket but i don't seem to feel any exhaust leaking from that side but the noise is there. Someone also told me that the ticking noise can be loose bolts on the headers but im not too sure if that can be true because it only comes when im revving past 2.5k and noticable in 2nd-5th not in first. what do u guys think gasket or loose header bolts.
 
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stangdrvr06 said:
hey everyone had a quick question. don't know if anyone has this setup but i got bbk shorty headers , x pipes and catback exhaust. Once i added my headers i heard a ticking noise but that was because a gasket on the end of the headers where the xpipes meet was bad. it was on the passenger side gasket. i could feel the exhaust coming out so i changed it. Now the ticking noise is back and its coming from the drivers side. my first reaction was to replace that gasket but i don't seem to feel any exhaust leaking from that side but the noise is there. Someone also told me that the ticking noise can be loose bolts on the headers but im not too sure if that can be true because it only comes when im revving past 2.5k and noticable in 2nd-5th not in first. what do u guys think gasket or loose header bolts.
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the ticking noise is an exhaust leak for sure. youre asking us to diagnose where it is w/o seeing it or hearing it. that would be like having a misfire in the engine and asking us online which cylinder it was. better go back and double check everything
 
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def. exhaust leak. could be either loose bolts or gasket. i have never used the gaskets included with headers... always buy a high quality set.
 

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cool thanks guys im gonna double check everything im dead sure its coming from the driver side.. yeah i didn't even get the gaskets with the headers they forgot to ship em so i went to ford and bought it.
 
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