Exhaust Making Wierd Noises?

[jimnastic]

When I first start the car, every time I'm between about 2500RPM-3000RPM the exhaust makes kind of a 'whispering' noise.. can't think of a better word to describe it . Anyway, usually once I get to about 4th gear, it doesn't happen anymore and won't happen again until next time I start the car again

Does anyone know what might be going on? I have a feeling it might be because of that valve thing in the right exhaust pipe but that's just a wild guess cause I don't know what that thing does. I hope someone can help me out because it's pretty annoying

Edited September 27, 2007 by jimnastic

[Drift Much?]

When I first start the car, every time I'm between about 2500RPM-3000RPM the exhaust makes kind of a 'whispering' noise.. can't think of a better word to describe it . Anyway, usually once I get to about 4th gear, it doesn't happen anymore and won't happen again until next time I start the car again

Does anyone know what might be going on? I have a feeling it might be because of that valve thing in the right exhaust pipe but that's just a wild guess cause I don't know what that thing does. I hope someone can help me out because it's pretty annoying

it sounds like it's leaking.. leave the car on idle.. and put your hand near all the joints see if air or noise is comming out..

[GTS4WD]

cover the exhaust tip with your foot/hand or something that will seal, if its an exhaust leak.. you'll hear it.

I have a feeling its something else..

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/t170221.html

See if that shounds familiar

[Eug]

cover the exhaust tip with your foot/hand or something that will seal

might be a little hot lol, if you can last longer than 5 mins you're a proper man. my PB is 4:59.01...

[mesmerized]

^^^ :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014: :laughing-smiley-014:

make sure someone's filming you do this too, i want to see it on funniest home videos

[mad082]

will it do it only when you start the car cold? or every time you start the car? if it is only while the car is cold, then a gasket is probably going, but it only has a tiny hole and once the metal heats up and expands it is sealing the hole back up. get some exhaust cement and go round all the gaskets and see if it goes away.

[4drftn]

take it to your nearest exhaust shop... should cost anything for them to sus it out...

[jimnastic]

Hey thanks for your help guys,

I checked out that link, and although it sounds a lot like the problem I've got, it's not really a metallic noise I'm hearing. It doesn't matter if it's the first time it's been turned on for the day, or if I've been driving round everywhere, it just always does it. But it always goes away once I've driven down the road

I'll try sealing the ends with my hands, maybe in the morning when it's cold Otherwise if I can't work it out, I might just get a new exhaust

[GTS4WD]

Hey thanks for your help guys,

I checked out that link, and although it sounds a lot like the problem I've got, it's not really a metallic noise I'm hearing. It doesn't matter if it's the first time it's been turned on for the day, or if I've been driving round everywhere, it just always does it. But it always goes away once I've driven down the road

I'll try sealing the ends with my hands, maybe in the morning when it's cold Otherwise if I can't work it out, I might just get a new exhaust

Yeah mate.. Im telling you.. its that..

btw..

not ALL of can be as manly as Eug .. so try the cover of exhaust thing as soon as u start it up..

P.s.. wear shoes..

Edited October 3, 2007 by GTS4WD

[Greg]

could be the joins - i've had a similar problem before. Make sure you use new gaskets and gasket goo to get a perfect seal.

alternatively, buy my exhaust system

[jimnastic]

That's a nice exhaust Greg! I'd buy it if I had $690