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Old Feb 24, 2013 | 01:26 PM
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was really pissed because I was driving my car and a rock or something put a dent in my #8 primary tube. Its not a big dent - caved it in about 1/4 inch. Is there anyway I can take it to a shop and they can fix it? These are Hooker Super Comps and they are very expensive to replace because of the 1 3/4 " primary . Is there really a big difference between 1 3/4" and 1 5/8" which are alot cheaper. My motor is 475hp 383
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was really pissed because I was driving my car and a rock or something put a dent in my #8 primary tube. Its not a big dent - caved it in about 1/4 inch. Is there anyway I can take it to a shop and they can fix it? These are Hooker Super Comps and they are very expensive to replace because of the 1 3/4 " primary . Is there really a big difference between 1 3/4" and 1 5/8" which are alot cheaper. My motor is 475hp 383
I had an '84 and did a similar thing to an OEM exhaust piece. I took it to a friend of mine who was a welder and he heated the part up and proceeded to work on it with a hammer. The result? You couldn't tell it had ever been damaged.
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How big is the dent?Not likely to affect anything other than annoy the hell out of you,its the first,but won't be the last.
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