So i have a horrible exhaust leak (on a 90' integra and the motor is stock) below the exhaust manifold by the sensor, it has stock headers on the car right now and I have new ones being shipped and should be here by the end of the week.


The question I need input on is how bad is it for me to drive the car (very low rpms) just locally. I have a ton of stuff I need to do this week and need the car. The leak has gotten very bad and is lacking power and torque. The rpm's are normally at idol around 8-900 and with this leak getting worse they get down to about 5 and go back up to 8. I just need to know if its safe to drive a few miles every other day or so. If not I can wait but I need to know asap. Thanks

 

An exhaust leak will not hurt the car. 94

 

lol all exhaust leaks do is make noise

 

If it does lean out a tad (due to the exhaust leak) the ECU will compensate.