Been getting a whiff of exhaust, and an odd rumble engaging 1st...almost like a deeper heat shield rattle. Stuck my head under the car and noticed some exhaust rumble near the passenger manifold. Then I spotted what looks to be the OEM (single layer steel) crosspipe to passenger manifold gasket hanging halfway out. (see pic)

http://www.stinkyteapot.com/leak.jpg

Passenger manifold was dropped (didn't do it myself) when the UP went on...

This happen to anybody before? Fairly easy gasket to replace? Thinking about tackling this myself.

-B

sounds like my car, low on boost lately?

The gasket has a little shield and that is what is showing. The gasket is probally fine.

The gasket has a little shield and that is what is showing. The gasket is probally fine.Beat me to it. That gasket is supposed to be that way... Remove all of your heat shields and check the torque on all of fasteners. Last step: replace all gaskets with crucial copper gaskets.

Edit: Oh, and replacing that gasket sucks. I could not get wrenches up to the top bolt, so to replace that gasket I had to drop the entire passenger side collector and crosspipe (while connected together), then take them apart.

God damn I'm such a n00b... Thanks for the responses folks!

-B