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I've got a 2000 1mz with 135,000mi and the exhaust manifolds collector seems to be the noise making culprit. I haven't pin-pointed the leak exactly, and for all I know, it's at the joints or welds.

Anyone have any quick-fix or poor mans solutions to eliminate the noise? I could take it to the local muffler shop and have them hack it off and weld on a new one for cheap, but if I do that, I want the welds to at least last two years. A lot of times, the welding at those places don't last more then a couple of winters.

Is there wraps I can use? Anyone else notice the same thing with theirs at 135kish? It's a midwest/chicago car, so everything under the car has taken a typical winter beating year after year.

Depending on where it is maybe you can try some header wrap. That will be able to handle the heat.

Sol-Toy wrote:I've got a 2000 1mz with 135,000mi and the exhaust manifolds collector seems to be the noise making culprit. I haven't pin-pointed the leak exactly, and for all I know, it's at the joints or welds.

Anyone have any quick-fix or poor mans solutions to eliminate the noise? I could take it to the local muffler shop and have them hack it off and weld on a new one for cheap, but if I do that, I want the welds to at least last two years. A lot of times, the welding at those places don't last more then a couple of winters.

Is there wraps I can use? Anyone else notice the same thing with theirs at 135kish? It's a midwest/chicago car, so everything under the car has taken a typical winter beating year after year.

Get a JPP header to replace that stock exhaust manifold you got.