PotatoExplorer
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- 2008 Ford Explorer Ltd.
So after a few years of ownership I've started moving away from investing in preventative maintenance to finally making modifications. One thing that really grinds my gears is my God awful exhaust manifold leak. Upon start up it sounds horrendous but after like 10-20 seconds she quiets down and sounds perfectly fine. I'm definitely not attempting the repair myself for my own personal reasons so that means a $1-2k (I'm guesstimating) repair that don't guarantee a permanent fix for the issue. Although, guessing again, it would probably give me 100k miles of quiet startups.
What I'm weighing now is this - if I invest in an aftermarket exhaust for like $600, do you guys think that the louder exhaust upon startup will drowned out the annoying exhaust manifold tick? I'm open to criticism here so don't hesitate to tell me this is a stupid thought but at least back it up as to why.
Thanks guys,
Potato
What I'm weighing now is this - if I invest in an aftermarket exhaust for like $600, do you guys think that the louder exhaust upon startup will drowned out the annoying exhaust manifold tick? I'm open to criticism here so don't hesitate to tell me this is a stupid thought but at least back it up as to why.
Thanks guys,
Potato