First off the squeak in my clutch pedal bushing is finally gone, alittle dielectric grease finally worked wonders. And 2nd, I finally got my front pipe installed BUT something came to my attention in the process. Keep in mind I had the OEM Cat installed first with new gaskets as well for Smog Referee purposes. I left the rest of the aftermarket exhaust system alone.

So today when the front pipe came off there was build up on the Cat/front pipe gasket from a leak. I figured it was because it was an OEM cat and an aftermarket front pipe. I knew I had an exhaust leak already coming from the front pipe area, 1. because I could hear it 2. I had a lean mixture during a smog test (but still passed). I asked the techs to make sure the leak was gone when they were done and they said yeah its gone. When I got home after all the work was done I listened for the leak again and I dont know if its me or not but I can still hear a faint hissing sound from under the car, not a steady hiss but off and on. Please tell me the slight hissing sound is not a leak!

I intend to go back to have them check it out again in a day or two to make sure the leak is actually gone. The exhaust manifold, front pipe, and cat converter are all now OEM with new gaskets. I hope its fixed.

 

No exhaust leak to be found WooHoo! And I noticed there was a small decrease in RPM surge when I hit the gas. Before, pretty much anything more than 50% throttle started a RPM surge...now its good to accelerate at 50%. I havent pushed it passed that and I dont intend to just in case the clutch still burns up. Next on my list is either the intake revert to stock or new Act clutch.

 

Good ol' eclipses man.

Word of advice: don't buy advance auto's cheapest clutch. After breaking in correctly, it started slipping in about 15,000 miles.

 

just go with an ACT 2100 or a 2600 depends on the future mods you plan on getting

 

Thanks, yeah i was going to go with the Act 2100 street clutch. I just hope my flywheel can be resurfaced...those things are expensive just for the one part.

 

theres a pretty good chance you can just resurface it since you havnt really pushed the car