ok so i only have a uppipe and an catback. after i put my uppipe on i had a leak and i could here a faint ticking noise coming from my engine. but after a week of driving with the leak the ticking noise is becoming really loud especialy when cold. also the noise apears when the throttle is kinda open but when im babying it the noise doesnt apear. i was thinking it was a loose flange bolt but i tighted im certain i tightend everything down. any ideas. im kinda scared to drive it i dont want to mess anything up. im planing to fix my leak and the ticking noise this weekend. anyways help would be apreciated. anyone with a gruppe-s pipe having trouble with it sealing because ive tried to do the install twice already and it wont seal for me. now i bought some muffler cement and im goin to cement the uppipe to the gasket and manifold and also im goin to remove the brakets because i loosend them but that didnt really help much maybe the brakets are causing the noise.

 

Dude, nothing will break, but I suggest fixing it as soon as possible. Did you by chance change your gaskets for your piping?

SCCA WRX151

 

yeah i changed my gaskets i think i will be ordering the really thick ones but will see if it doesnt seal when i redo the install i think im goin to by those thick carbon fiber gaskets i saw them here awhile ago does anyone have a website for the vendor that sells them??

well thanks for the help

mike

 

You have an up-pipe leak. It is normally louder when cold. You won't break anything but you may have a harder time building boost, depends on how bad the leak is. Definately fixable, I have it myself. Be sure to buy thicker gaskets, such as the ones Bill at Prestige Subaru sells.

 

does any one have a website for some gaskets or a place around here were i can pick up some extrathick gaskets??

thanks mike