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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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The tips of my Borla exhaust needs adjusment, on one side. It appears to be in 1 inch and not staight across from the left pair. Any ideas? Am I being ****?

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Old May 28, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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loosen the clamps pull out to get them even,
put a short piece of 2x4 under the two tips (with clamps still loose) lift with a floor jack until the tips are level and just touching the fascia. Tighten the clamps, drop the jack. the tips should be level.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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Heck no your not being ****. I posted pics of my painted butt and got harassed about the tips not being perfect.
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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rws.1
loosen the clamps pull out to get them even,
put a short piece of 2x4 under the two tips (with clamps still loose) lift with a floor jack until the tips are level and just touching the fascia. Tighten the clamps, drop the jack. the tips should be level.
i like your thinkin.. looks like i'm gonna hafta try that one out!
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Old May 28, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rws.1
loosen the clamps pull out to get them even,
put a short piece of 2x4 under the two tips (with clamps still loose) lift with a floor jack until the tips are level and just touching the fascia. Tighten the clamps, drop the jack. the tips should be level.
Save this post I need to re-align mine also,slightly off-center now.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 01:15 AM
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I had mine in the shop @ school today for oil change and also line up my tips.
I did the board under tips and floor jack trick as well.
I got them even height wise, but one side sticks out more, close to an inch Id say...Didnt have time to fix it.
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Old May 29, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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Thanks for the great tip. I will add this to my Saturday list of Corvette fun projects. I love this Forum!
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Quote "put a short piece of 2x4 under the two tips".

What does this mean Sorry for being a noob.
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Originally Posted by leowiz
Quote "put a short piece of 2x4 under the two tips".

What does this mean Sorry for being a noob.
basically the 2x4 acts as a level.. run a piece just long enough to reach all tips(or both if u have only 2). the board will push up on the bottom of all the tips equally. then tighten up all the clamps
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