<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by G-147:
<strong>i've got the same foooookin noises.!!!!!
I've already had my manifold heatshield replaced!!!!! grrrr!
But what to do but laugh about it!

laughing </strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">hehe G, me too i had replaced it
and like you, i do take advantage of this. i tend to position the throttle in exactly the right place for it to make that loud 'creaking' noise whenever i'm in a narrow street with some people... they expect an old battered-up car and what do they see, a nice shiny 147
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