Serious!!!
I have '95 SC auto 136k and HGs replaced at 89k, with Flomaster exhaust which is about a good 5 years old now.
Driving today, and had the roof open and windows down because it was a nice day finally. Well, as I speed up I had a curb on my drivers side which reflected this Honda Civic sound back at me. Sounds like puff-puff-puff-puff, and gets faster and a bit louder as the RPMs go up. At idle you can't hear it.
Now the funny thing is, I still have a good resonating sound, and I can still do 13-14# of boost. I have no loss of power. Just this damn annoying sound.
I assumed it has to be some kind of a leak or broken seal in the exhaust system, where I end up getting blow by under heavier loads. Slow accel. you can't really hear it. I looked under the car today and saw the pipes looked rusty, but not falling appart.
So, am I right on an exhaust leak? Do I need to check for anything else? Can I drive with it for a few weeks? Is it going to hurt anything on the car? What is it going to cost me to replace the exhaust? And why the hell does this happen to me finally that I am able to save up some cash in the bank?
I have '95 SC auto 136k and HGs replaced at 89k, with Flomaster exhaust which is about a good 5 years old now.
Driving today, and had the roof open and windows down because it was a nice day finally. Well, as I speed up I had a curb on my drivers side which reflected this Honda Civic sound back at me. Sounds like puff-puff-puff-puff, and gets faster and a bit louder as the RPMs go up. At idle you can't hear it.
Now the funny thing is, I still have a good resonating sound, and I can still do 13-14# of boost. I have no loss of power. Just this damn annoying sound.
I assumed it has to be some kind of a leak or broken seal in the exhaust system, where I end up getting blow by under heavier loads. Slow accel. you can't really hear it. I looked under the car today and saw the pipes looked rusty, but not falling appart.
So, am I right on an exhaust leak? Do I need to check for anything else? Can I drive with it for a few weeks? Is it going to hurt anything on the car? What is it going to cost me to replace the exhaust? And why the hell does this happen to me finally that I am able to save up some cash in the bank?