The headers are Pacesetter longtubes (with emissions obviously). I dont think the exhaust is leaking through the check valve. The actual fitting that screws onto the header is not bottoming out and forcing the tube tight against the fitting (I dont know the technical name for this type of fitting). If I grab the metal tube, I can move it up and down a little bit....Obviously if there is a check valve to keep exhaust gases from going back to the AIR pump, then this tells me that there IS exhaust leaking out of this fitting if it is not tight. Not sure why I didn't think of this previously. I'm not completely convinced that the headers are sealing properly at the flanges, but sounds to me like the AIR fittings are definitly part of the problem...
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