Exhaust welded crooked
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Winter Park FL
Exhaust welded crooked
I have GHLs that were welded and they sit crooked on my car. Looks to be to small welds, like it was just tapped. The muffler section was welded to the over axle. There are 2 spots where it was "tapped". What is the best way to deal with this? Can I jut grind down the welds and break the pipes free? Will making adjustments to the x-pipe help? Will I have to cut the pipe?
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
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hard to picture what you're describing...
however...something i've done many times when working with metal is to heat it with a torch...then you can easily bend/shape it.
maybe this isn't condusive to where the welds are, but perhaps you could mark the required adj and do this off the car?
al
however...something i've done many times when working with metal is to heat it with a torch...then you can easily bend/shape it.
maybe this isn't condusive to where the welds are, but perhaps you could mark the required adj and do this off the car?
al
Race Director
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From: Marlton. Increasing performance one speeding ticket at a time! NJ
How crooked are we talking about?
The Borla technicians that installed my quad tips just installed a breaker bar and twisted and pulled until aligned.
I wouldn't try messing with the tack welds. Just take it to a muffler shop and they can do it far quicker and easier than you. Will only cost a few dollars too.
The Borla technicians that installed my quad tips just installed a breaker bar and twisted and pulled until aligned.
I wouldn't try messing with the tack welds. Just take it to a muffler shop and they can do it far quicker and easier than you. Will only cost a few dollars too.
Thread Starter
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 5,130
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From: Winter Park FL
How crooked are we talking about?
The Borla technicians that installed my quad tips just installed a breaker bar and twisted and pulled until aligned.
I wouldn't try messing with the tack welds. Just take it to a muffler shop and they can do it far quicker and easier than you. Will only cost a few dollars too.
The Borla technicians that installed my quad tips just installed a breaker bar and twisted and pulled until aligned.
I wouldn't try messing with the tack welds. Just take it to a muffler shop and they can do it far quicker and easier than you. Will only cost a few dollars too.
Team Owner
Joined: May 2005
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From: Flagstaff Az.
You might try heating the pipe on the side you want the tip to go and quenching it with a really wet rag. It will shrink the metal and pull the tip in that direction. Body guys do it all the time to shrink the metal they are working with.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Des Moines Iowa
My GHL exhaust fits perfectly............I would NOT suggest trying to heat / bend the GHL exhaust system. Sounds like a sloppy job of installation, in which case I definately WOULD grind off the tack welds as previously suggested by Doug, and then make the appropriate adjustments.
