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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 09:17 AM
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My car is currently 3 feet off the ground, TPIS headers are installed (they where tricky to get in).
Stingers are in place, they look great. The only hang up now is the breathless off road pipe. The problem is that it doesn't line up with anything. I knew that the front of it had to be fab'ed to fit the TPIS but the back doesnt line up with the stock H pipe. I think that the pipe bender at Breathless needs to stop drinking so much coffee at start paying attention to his bends.

Anyone else experience this?
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 10:22 AM
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I had the same reaction. Mine was like yours, not an easy piece to match to anything. It's now laying in my office collecting dust.
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 10:51 AM
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Ummm, instead of bashing the Product in front of a ton of people. Why not call Ernie at BPP and get it straight with him before coming here. I am sure after he jumps through hoops to help you it would be better to come here and thank him instead. No vendor or their products are perfect all the time. But I do believe they all go out of their way to help us **** retentive car owners. :cheers:
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Old Apr 11, 2002 | 11:24 AM
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My intent wasn't to bash. It just sucks to order an item and not have it work. And from my research, many people had the same experience. So the answer is not for the vendor to fix it on a personal basis, but to have a proper fitting item all the time.
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Old Apr 12, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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breathless x pipe junk. :)
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Old Apr 13, 2002 | 01:58 AM
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They are junk. I installed mine about 4 months ago, and we had to cut a section off and fab a new piece so it would fit. Also, the clamps that are included are useless, we had to weld it instead. I emailed the vender who I purchased it from, and he said he would pass the email on to Breathless. Looks like it didn't make a difference.
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