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stateofidleness · 07-27-2010, 08:26 AM

Hey all,
I've had a "card-in-the-spokes" sound from my exhaust for some time now and want to try to get it fixed before Boxtoberfest

Is this something that a Porsche (dealer or good indy) has to do, or can a hole-in-the-wall muffler shop do a smoke test as well? I have a feeling that my indy might charge me a lot to hook his smoke machine to it, so just curious if this is something a smaller shop that specializes in exhaust/mufflers can do.

I have a feeling it's coming from around the manifold somewhere... how much of a pain in the ass will that be to fix? (what is the fix for a manifold leak?)

07-27-2010, 08:26 AM	#1
stateofidleness Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canyon Lake, Texas Posts: 801	Exhaust leak (can a muffler shop do this?) Hey all, I've had a "card-in-the-spokes" sound from my exhaust for some time now and want to try to get it fixed before Boxtoberfest Is this something that a Porsche (dealer or good indy) has to do, or can a hole-in-the-wall muffler shop do a smoke test as well? I have a feeling that my indy might charge me a lot to hook his smoke machine to it, so just curious if this is something a smaller shop that specializes in exhaust/mufflers can do. I have a feeling it's coming from around the manifold somewhere... how much of a pain in the ass will that be to fix? (what is the fix for a manifold leak?)