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Old Feb 11, 2003 | 04:56 PM
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My tabs were off slightly, but enough so that I had to put a washer in on each side. I also noticed something rattling very loud, and found out that the 2 springs in the rear are NOT supporting anything. That's why they're free to rattle, I can just kick the tire to move the car a little bit and those springs would rattle. So the rear of my exhaust system is only supported by the hanger tabs at the rear bumper.
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Old Feb 13, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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WOW- I was thinking about buying the FLP's until I read this thread. I surley dont want to spend $1600 on them and $500 to install only for there to be problems of this sort.
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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 04:44 AM
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WOW- I was thinking about buying the FLP's until I read this thread. I surley dont want to spend $1600 on them and $500 to install only for there to be problems of this sort.
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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 05:37 PM
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All headers are going to have fitment issues with the C5's. The FLP product is worth the effort required to use COMMON SENSE and loosen the header tab holding bracket - test the fit - slot or enlarge the header tab holes as needed - leave everything below loose - install the X-pipe - then EVENLY TIGHTEN THE TAB, BRACKET, and X-PIPE BOLTS! Add washers if needed - but this is not rocket science. The end results are AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 07:04 PM
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I agree with JR, my RK sport headers had this exact same problem, as he stated just loosen the bracket and if needed slightly slot the tab, thats what I did and they bolted up fine.

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