ok all you smart ppl.

if my manifold is sucking in air cos its not on tight enough, would that:
A: make my car hard to start (eg, sucking in air and making it take longer to start) and
B: would i lose power because of it?

cheers
- chris

your car should probably start the same,

if it was leaking u would probably hear it , but just run your fingers around the manifold as u would feel it as well

if there is a leak the car will run rough u will see it and feel it

yeah nah i knew something was up.

mitsu fixed it, there was a leak, but i had to drive like a nanna home so i didnt get to test to see if i had more power now!

as for the starting problem, ive had it for a while and hoped that this would fix that too!