Smelling exhaust fumes inside car and can't find source

[Jim S]

I have gone through and sealed every hole in the firewall where wires, hoses etc. pass through.  I had a muffler shop weld the entire exhaust system and have new manifold gaskets.  They could find no leaks.  But when I drive, I still smell fumes. I'm baffled.  I read somewhere about fumes that can get pulled in somehow from the end of the tail pipes?  Does anyone know more about this and how it could get inside the passenger compartment? And most importantly, how to stop it!

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It seems like I can get a whiff of exhaust in my car but only when going down the road with the windows down. I’m wondering if the same great aerodynamics that don’t allow any buffeting with the windows down also allow the exhaust to work its way into the cab. Anyone else noticed this?  Mike