Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott

I just got under my truck to listen for where my exhaust leak sounds are coming from and you can tell 100% the majority of the noise is coming from the collectors at the bottom. I JUST re-did the gaskets and swapped from alluminum gaskets to paper gaskets layered with high temp RTV (which finally got rid of the actual exhaust gas leak, but still did not fix the sound. They honestly sound like there is no gasket in them, but when i run my hands around the flanges while the truck is running I can feel no gas leaks or anything at all. The only thing I can hear is ticking you get when you have a leak.

BTW these are 3" 3 bolt flanges down there. Is my only solution switching over to V-band clamps? I'm seriously considering it if it will get rid of this DAMN noise