OK, let me just start from the beginning.
I needed new exhaust (the old was so bad it rattled and I was able to twist it to get it to come out, didnt have to cut it haha).
So I bought the Pypes "The Beast" kit from American muscle (O/R X pipe and Violator Catback). And it was a beast to put on, needed to bend the hell out of the xpipe and cut a flowtube about 3 inches off so it wouldnt hit the gas tank.
After 2 days of fighting this thing, I finally got it on, even had to take it back out because I forgot to put the insert in for the driver side manifold. So finally got it back in, no more loud ass exhaust leak.
Drove it for a while and it sounded great.
After a few days I got sick of the stupid idle problem (I have had this since I bought it 2 years ago) where it would fluctuate, especially with AC running, and it also was making a noise at idle. The noise sounded like it was coming from the engine bay and would really make some noise when you rev up and let it fall back down. It sounded like metal hitting something. So I was going to have those two things looked at but first I needed gas, got gas, and the noise stopped..... ofcourse. So I had the idle problem checked out, I had some vaccuum leaks and needed the intake cleaned, which supposably was everything on air and fuel side (intake manifold, injectors, etc).
So now it is idling just fine, but the noise just came back on my way home today. It will stop than come back, and I noticed when the car is warmed up it seems to really stop, but when cold it does it.
It sounds like its coming by the manifolds, but it is hard to tell. I don't think it is the heads (I hope to god its not haha) and I do not have any oil leaks or power loss on the car, the only other noticeable problem is the car dropping to about 200-300 RPM when stopping than idling just fine.
What do you all think? I am sick of giving money to mechanics to "diagnose" the problem and than having another one a day later. Any ides?
Thanks everyone
I needed new exhaust (the old was so bad it rattled and I was able to twist it to get it to come out, didnt have to cut it haha).
So I bought the Pypes "The Beast" kit from American muscle (O/R X pipe and Violator Catback). And it was a beast to put on, needed to bend the hell out of the xpipe and cut a flowtube about 3 inches off so it wouldnt hit the gas tank.
After 2 days of fighting this thing, I finally got it on, even had to take it back out because I forgot to put the insert in for the driver side manifold. So finally got it back in, no more loud ass exhaust leak.
Drove it for a while and it sounded great.
After a few days I got sick of the stupid idle problem (I have had this since I bought it 2 years ago) where it would fluctuate, especially with AC running, and it also was making a noise at idle. The noise sounded like it was coming from the engine bay and would really make some noise when you rev up and let it fall back down. It sounded like metal hitting something. So I was going to have those two things looked at but first I needed gas, got gas, and the noise stopped..... ofcourse. So I had the idle problem checked out, I had some vaccuum leaks and needed the intake cleaned, which supposably was everything on air and fuel side (intake manifold, injectors, etc).
So now it is idling just fine, but the noise just came back on my way home today. It will stop than come back, and I noticed when the car is warmed up it seems to really stop, but when cold it does it.
It sounds like its coming by the manifolds, but it is hard to tell. I don't think it is the heads (I hope to god its not haha) and I do not have any oil leaks or power loss on the car, the only other noticeable problem is the car dropping to about 200-300 RPM when stopping than idling just fine.
What do you all think? I am sick of giving money to mechanics to "diagnose" the problem and than having another one a day later. Any ides?
Thanks everyone