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my 01z has texas speed long tubes and matching x pipe thats driving me crazy!
the X pipe flange is hitting on the passenger side where the exhaust gets bolted up to it, I tried a few times now to adjust it but after a few drives it just starts to hit the metal shield again its annoying and embarrassing!
I recently had the exhaust off the car from the headers back tried to fit and adjust every thing but was only able to get about a 1/4 inch of clearance between the x pipe flange and the shield its hitting
the x pipe just sits to the passenger side and to much and no matter what I tried I cant get it to move over, if I rotate the flange the over the axle pipe hits on the frame its not the exhaust it done it with the stock titanium system too
any one else have this problem? how did you solve it?
Last edited by Stroker87; Jul 5, 2015 at 01:43 PM.
A picture would tell 1000 words. My TSP's had some fit issues for sure. I didn't get their xpipe so I don't have that interference.
Mine had warped flanges (milled them), and they hit the underside body flange on the DS (I bent the flange with a crescent wrench). Now they're fine, no hitting anywhere, although I'm thinking they are the source of a persistent tick that I just haven't chased down yet.
I had this problem on my Ford Dually when I put on 4" exhaust.
As many times as I tried to adjust it, even took it off and dented it to make clearance, I could never get it to stop hitting when the engine torqued up.
I ended up getting some super high temp radiator hose and cutting it lengthwise; and making a "pad". I wrapped it around the transmission crossmember that was the interfering part of the truck and affixed with zip ties. When the exhaust comes close to it, it just grasses the hose. It's been fine for 9-10 years now.
May not be the best solution for you, but it does work.
Have you tried fitting the exhaust with a piece of wood in there where the interference exists? Then knock the piece of wood out when everything is tight.
I just ordered my full exhaust, and my tuner/installer said Kooks was by far the best fitment of all of them.
Others have taken their exhaust apart and sanded the ends with rough grit sand paper at the slip joints, for better bite as such the exhaust will not twist in the slip joints once the drivetrain starts to move everything, and the heat/cool cycles make everything go where they want to.
I didnt try the wood but I had a helper and we tried with a plybar holding it away from there and tightened every thing (did it 3 times) no matter what it works its way back to where it is now, I was thinking of using some header wrap I have around to wrap thats spot but would really just like to fix it instead of band-aid it (if i can)
texas speed headers and X pipe HELP
its not the exhaust it done it with the stock titanium system too 
