Exhaust issues....separating
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Melting Slicks
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Exhaust issues....separating
Three times my exhaust has come apart? I already had it back to the shop this week and it came apart again! I have lg headers, gutted cats, x pipe and factory ti cat back, I think this time it's at the gutted cats. Is this a common problem with sc cars? Is my shop doing something wrong? Any suggestions are welcome, special clamps needed?
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I have superpros on my car and never had any problems like that... the worst part about them is the crappy clamps they provide... I didn't even bother trying to use them and immediately tossed them and they were replaced with these, http://www.jegs.com/i/Dynomax/289/33272/10002/-1 ... you should need 6 total to do the system all the way to the axle back... if your axle back has clamps similar to the ones supplied with the lg headers then you might consider replacing those as well with the appropriate size
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Never really took a pic of that specifically. You can sort of make it out in this one.
The over the axle part was slightly separating from the xpipe. One very small tack on each pipe and I never had this issue again. They have been on and off several times. Takes a second to cut it off, and to re tack it after.
The over the axle part was slightly separating from the xpipe. One very small tack on each pipe and I never had this issue again. They have been on and off several times. Takes a second to cut it off, and to re tack it after.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Originally Posted by Forcedvert
So one spot under each bracket?
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they were replaced with these, http://www.jegs.com/i/Dynomax/289/33272/10002/-1
