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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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I just got a set of Borla pipes, they look like the back holf of the XR-1. I only bought the over the axle pipes and not the x-pipe. The question is how do these bolt up in the rear and to what? Pics would be greatly appreciated.

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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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If you follow the stock exhaust forward from the mufflers you'll come to a flange with two bolts. The straight pipes will bolt up right there.
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I have them bolted to the H-pipe. I guess I should have been more specific. Where do the 2 tabs on the back half of the pipes bolt to? The 2 tabs sit right next to the center storage wll box on bottom.

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Originally Posted by rockzo6
I have them bolted to the H-pipe. I guess I should have been more specific. Where do the 2 tabs on the back half of the pipes bolt to? The 2 tabs sit right next to the center storage wll box on bottom.
They bolt up to the lower sway bar bolts. I loved those pipes, just hated those small tips. Good luck

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my tabs were horizontal and drilled outwards, I wound up using a long 3/8ths bolt, some tubing around it and tapped the frame rail.....it actually spread the pipes a bit but it kept the exhaust from hanging.

of course my car is gutted road course track rat with no plates. I'm not exactly worried about pretty. Light weight and obnoxious would be a bit more fitting of a description....
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Yes my tabs are horizontal too. So where do these bolt up. I don't think I am an idiot but I can't figure this out. I have looked and looked and tried the pipes on each side with each tip section and still no luck.

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Originally Posted by ccajun4real
They bolt up to the lower sway bar bolts. I loved those pipes, just hated those small tips. Good luck

Cajun
Yup the lower sway bar bolts

Not borlas but still straight pipes

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