Q: I have an 98 Monte Carlo an I was told my exhaust pipes or ripped out of the engine..I'm not sure exactly what that means or what

asked by on February 01, 2017

I have a 1998 Monte Carlo. I was told the exhaust pipe is ripped out of the engine I'm not exactly sure what that means but now when I drive it sounds like a big 18 wheeler truck can you please help me to understand what this going on
My car has an automatic transmission.

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