HELP Ka makes loud tiking noises

[jussjepbrox]

ok so last night i had to replace the stock exhaust manifold cuz it was cracked so i put in headers, after i hooked everything back up i started it and it made a loud ass ticking noise i cant seem to find out where its coming from all cylders are fine. replaced the spark plug wires to. i have plenty of oil cuz i did an oil change also sumone help please
oh yeah is a ka-e

[aznpoopy]

first step

buy a mechanics stethoscope (or a long screw driver) and use it to pinpoint the noise

[adictd2b00st]

ticking from where? possibly an exhaust leak, which would make sense since you just swapped out the header

[hay_hay13]

first step

buy a mechanics stethoscope (or a long screw driver) and use it to pinpoint the noise

i used extra vacuum hose lying around found out my first cylinder's exhaust valves are baddddd. but yeah good place to start is listening and trying to pinpoint noise so i second aznpoopy