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yea they are great cars but you can't beat the cars from the 90s like ours the quality is just unsurpassed even with today's normal cars. My car is more comfortable than my brother's 2001 prelude or mom's 2007 accord. I've always said the BRZ/FRS are how cars today should be made.

I always see BRZ/FRS people staring at me too and smile knowing that I can smoke their brand new car, even though they can get me in the corners lol.

Replaced my exhaust gaskets, no more ticking noise, and drove her to the mall to get some clothes and drove her back in this lovely weather we're having. Also turned heads as I drove by the mall entrance to find a parking spot always a good feeling.

Little update, I replaced the gaskets and as I suspected the ticking noise is now gone.

I used the 3in cat from DM and passed emissions here in TX, then again our emissions aren't that strict lol.

I am planning on getting a set of Tein Flex coilovers in the near future, do I need to upgrade other stuff for this or is it just a swap and enjoy thing?

That's how I feel sometimes lol

Fix the little problems with my 7M hopefully get to fixing my oil leak that is from the oil pan, major pain in the ass especially since my MK3 is now my only car. Maybe fix up my accord to bring it back as a daily but for how much I gotta dump into it I'd rather dump it into my MK3 to make it...

The bolts were on tightly when I checked them and I tightened them in an even pattern when I put looked around for signs of burns or blackened areas that could indicate a leak but seems like it's a small leak. I will keep testing it out and see what I find.

This is where I think my ticking noise is coming from it sounds too much like an exhaust leak rather than a valve tick and only ticks on acceleration. This is the down pipe meeting the catalytic converter this is the area where the puff of smoke came from most likely. Do you guys see...

Tomorrow Ill get the car up on stands and check it out and order the gaskets from DM.

yea it's a full 3in but will those fit any 2 hole designs or are there specific widths and heights?

I noticed something after I bought the tools and remote started my car I saw a puff of smoke come from where the downpipe meets the cat area, I am thinking that is where my exhaust leak is causing the ticking sound. It would possibly explain why I never heard it when I was revving it while under...

Glad I triple checked on that thanks backlash. I'll be posting up my measurements when I get to checking it out tomorrow hopefully it doesn't rain but it seems like it will.

About calculating the new shim thickness, you measure with the feeler gauge first then use a micrometer to measure the thickness of the shim itself then add those together and that will give you the thickness of the new shim you need correct? That seems to be what I am understanding from the...

oh I see what you mean now I'll check out the bearing and see how they look.

Just googled it and never knew that is what those things were for. So you use that to measure the wear marks?

Plastigauge? so if my cam bearings are worn then I need new cams right?

Is the feeler gauge method incorrect or not as accurate as using a micrometer and removing the shim? Seems like it's the same concept.

I fully understand now thanks.