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Old Oct 26, 2021 | 06:44 PM
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Thought I had these pretty even but I noticed they are off and can’t quite figure out how to align them. Any ideas? They are level up and down and side to side but Angled in. Passenger sided tipped in more than driver.



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Old Oct 26, 2021 | 06:56 PM
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Manufacturing variations on both car and exhaust. I dont think youre going to get it perfect.
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Far back the the day when I had borla stingers I had the same issues and it bugged me to no end



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Here's a .doc I saved, worth a try
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A true exhaust installer would cut the pipes and weld it straight. There is another way, loosen all the attachments and bang things till they are free. Align the pipes until the tips are true and tighten. Cheapest and fastest is to cut the pipes and re-weld
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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 07:03 AM
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Had a shop install my quad tip Stingers, instead of using the supplied clamps, he welded each joint after alignment. So far so good
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That would definitely drive me nuts. I've heard some people welding to brackets first but there's supposed to be some play in the exhaust pipes.
Glad I have a set of these
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