AKlowriderZ71

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The stethoscope method works great. Or you could try to find someone near you with a smoke machine and test it on the truck that way.

gonzo 6.2

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Here is the other dealeo.As i driver all i hear is the drivers side .I have no idea what the Pass side sounds like,I need to ride shotgun,if that side has ping bounce I know its the headers and the cab.both side headers doing there thing.there thing is being noisy.

does wrapping cut that noise? cuz i will be doing it asap

gonzo 6.2

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if a hair like crack fine line contracts and expands doubt a smoke will present it self.

when pulling off the first time after say 10k miles no signs fo exhaust gas leakage or seepage

appreciate all the idears tossed.thanks

slow2008

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I have the TSP stainless on mine and hear all kinds of exhaust noise in the cabin from it. I kind of like it though.

zero2sixT

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I have kooks on my g8. I can't hear them in the car. But standing outside, the tick is noticeable. Prob a little less then the pacesetters on my silverado.

If its all slip fit, did you wrap the joints with tin foil?

I wouldn't wrap them. Always cause rust or the coating to flake on them.

Also, I've never seen an aftermarket gasket out perform oem ones.

gonzo 6.2

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Thanks all posters,keep em coming.I sent Nick @ ARH this link,looking forward to his opinions

Vortec350ss

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Is it possibly that this noise is louder than you are used to because of the larger piping and thinner stainless material? The tick I got from my ARH was slightly more than others I have heard on these trucks.

It's so hard to tell if there is an issue through the computer like this... everyone has a different level of what they find intrusive. I know when I first put my headers on i swore up and down there was a leak and I was in the same boat... it wasnt my first header install. I took a couple things off and used high temp RTV around the connections and it may have helped a little but they still have a decent tick to them.

Area47

the guy that bought my truck sold it because this noise drove him nuts. it's a typical header noise.

slow2008

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Is it normal to hear the typical LS tick more pronounced at idle and rev?

Robert91RS

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Why not throw some dyno-mat on the inside firewall and see if the sound improves?