ok.. quite it down some more.. found that my tranny was butted up agianst the body,, so the tranny noise was being amp'ed thru the body itself..so while i was replaceing the speedo drive gear on the mainshaft( yes..i love the t5 tranny.. i left the tranny in the car.. sliped off the driveshaft,4 nuts bolts,removed the tailshaft, and repaced the drive on the mainshaft) so before i put the tranny back up into place,i added some 1/4 rubber sheat to cover the top part of the tranny, and a little down the sides.now the tranny doe's not come into direct contact with the bodyshell, replaced the drivesahft.. a lot quiter.. some exhaust noise still. work on that sunday.