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slickmetal · 05-13-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tshepp

Glad to hear Im not the only one experiencing this. It is so annoying!! I just installed my headers last weekend and I swear I have crawled under the car 5 times looking for leaks but still have not found any :( At low RPM or at low speed when I put the car in a higher gear and give it gas it sounds like the valves are really loud and I could swear there is a leak but just dont see it....I am bringing it into the exhaust shop this weekend just to have them check the welds and see if they can sniff anything out.

what will be more annoying is when the exhaust shop finds nothing either...I brought mine to 3 different places. Just more BS for having an L99...

Tshepp · 05-13-2011, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by slickmetal

what will be more annoying is when the exhaust shop finds nothing either...I brought mine to 3 different places. Just more BS for having an L99...

I have an LS3 tho...

flyby · 05-14-2011, 06:26 AM

If you have someone lightly accelerate the motor while you are under the hood you should be able to see/hear if you have an exhaust leak. I would definitely check that since you did not use the supplied gaskets.

jeffny09 · 05-14-2011, 06:40 AM

off subject kind of.... im gonna be installing bbk headers soon..should i use the gasket they give me or should i use the stock gasket? which ever one i use..do i just swap them out or do i have to put grease on them or anything?

csjcsj · 05-14-2011, 06:42 AM

Mine ticks, was sorta loud, added cam got a little louder! Asked the cam installer if that was normal he said yes! He stated the LS motors are also called "sewing machine motors" that is why they tick and they all do it to some degree!

Just the noise that comes along with the Headers. They are not as thick of metal as the stock ones!

Caliman93230 · 05-14-2011, 07:07 AM

When I had mine, l was paranoid thinking I had leaks and valve failure and when I step on it amplified the noise, at first when I got the headers it was not as laud but then, I began paying more attention and was thinking the worst, Aldo I hated the dam drone, but now I miss the loud tone, guess its hard to have both

Good2go · 05-14-2011, 07:40 AM

Headers have a distinctive sound, kind've like a tik, but different. I had LT's on the goat and have 'em on the Z, both make the same sound, especially with a lumpy cam. A guy in an S2000 was chatting with me at a light while I was in the Z, but before the cam swap. He could tell that I had long tubes, just by hearing that "sound".

tkrupinski · 05-14-2011, 08:15 AM

It is normal, every LS engine that I have listen to has had the old tick,tack,clack sound and the headers amplify the sound. I have an LS3 and I notice the noise more when the engine is hot and at idle also, cruising through town next to a high sidewalk will amplify the noise.
Hope this helps.

SGOS252382 · 05-14-2011, 09:30 AM

Yes, you will hear a lot more engine noise (especially in the 2k-3k rpm range) after getting long tubes.
Whatever noise your engine natually makes, the headers just magnify it.

bmorecam · 05-14-2011, 10:56 AM

why do some peoples think you shouldn't use the factory header gasket

It is one of the best gasket you can use and always should use factory gm gasket.
Isn't kooks gasket almost the same design as factory?

SGOS252382 · 05-14-2011, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by bmorecam

why do some peoples think you shouldn't use the factory header gasket

It is one of the best gasket you can use and always should use factory gm gasket.
Isn't kooks gasket almost the same design as factory?

From what I've been told, the factory header gasket is superior to the Kooks' gasket.
But this information is coming from a local performance shop.

LS2SLOW · 05-14-2011, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by SGOS252382

From what I've been told, the factory header gasket is superior to the Kooks' gasket.
But this information is coming from a local performance shop.

I was told the same from the vendor I ordered my kooks from

sossei · 05-14-2011, 12:06 PM

^ x2

tarik1985 · 04-23-2015, 08:01 AM

I installed LT headers and I also started hearing ticking sound under the hood. Seems like it's coming from the headers gaskets area on both sides. I also can hear it getting louder as I give it gas. Is this something to worry about or is it how the engine sounds with headers?

05-14-2011, 06:40 AM	#18
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05-14-2011, 06:42 AM	#19
csjcsj Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS 6spd Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Jefferson, Ga Posts: 4,399 View My Garage	Mine ticks, was sorta loud, added cam got a little louder! Asked the cam installer if that was normal he said yes! He stated the LS motors are also called "sewing machine motors" that is why they tick and they all do it to some degree! Just the noise that comes along with the Headers. They are not as thick of metal as the stock ones! __________________

05-14-2011, 07:07 AM	#20
Caliman93230 Drives: LS3S/C Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: CALI Posts: 1,344	When I had mine, l was paranoid thinking I had leaks and valve failure and when I step on it amplified the noise, at first when I got the headers it was not as laud but then, I began paying more attention and was thinking the worst, Aldo I hated the dam drone, but now I miss the loud tone, guess its hard to have both __________________ MODS whipple 2.9L s/c, ADM race scoop, 600 rwhp 550 wrtq, .

05-14-2011, 08:15 AM	#22
tkrupinski Hugger Orange Drives: 2010 Hugger Orange 2SS/ RS YSI/4l80 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Marysville Ohio Posts: 535	Header noise It is normal, every LS engine that I have listen to has had the old tick,tack,clack sound and the headers amplify the sound. I have an LS3 and I notice the noise more when the engine is hot and at idle also, cruising through town next to a high sidewalk will amplify the noise. Hope this helps.

05-14-2011, 12:06 PM	#27
sossei Drives: Camaro Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 3	^ x2 __________________ A good friend will bail you out of jail. Your best friend will be sitting in jail beside you saying "That was F**king awesome!!"

05-14-2011, 06:26 AM	#17
flyby Drives: 2010 Silver SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Glen Gardner, NJ Posts: 1,336 View My Garage	If you have someone lightly accelerate the motor while you are under the hood you should be able to see/hear if you have an exhaust leak. I would definitely check that since you did not use the supplied gaskets.

05-14-2011, 07:40 AM	#21
Good2go Team Chevrolet Drives: 2007 Z06 and 2011 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Antonio Posts: 441 View My Garage	Headers have a distinctive sound, kind've like a tik, but different. I had LT's on the goat and have 'em on the Z, both make the same sound, especially with a lumpy cam. A guy in an S2000 was chatting with me at a light while I was in the Z, but before the cam swap. He could tell that I had long tubes, just by hearing that "sound".

05-14-2011, 09:30 AM	#23
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 6,294	Yes, you will hear a lot more engine noise (especially in the 2k-3k rpm range) after getting long tubes. Whatever noise your engine natually makes, the headers just magnify it.

05-14-2011, 10:56 AM	#24
bmorecam Account Suspended Drives: jealous vendors mad!! HAHA!! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CYBERGMONSTER@GMAIL.COM Posts: 3,658 View My Garage	why do some peoples think you shouldn't use the factory header gasket It is one of the best gasket you can use and always should use factory gm gasket. Isn't kooks gasket almost the same design as factory?

04-23-2015, 08:01 AM	#28
tarik1985 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: USA Posts: 268	I installed LT headers and I also started hearing ticking sound under the hood. Seems like it's coming from the headers gaskets area on both sides. I also can hear it getting louder as I give it gas. Is this something to worry about or is it how the engine sounds with headers?

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