06BlackCherry

In true DIY fashion, I solved one problem by creating another. Long story short, I loosened the clamps front and rear to the mid-pipes in order to reach the shifter cable to install a new bushing. I never dropped the mid-pipe and didn't even take the bolts out of the front. When I was done, I put the nuts back on the front connections and tightened everything down (or so I thought). I did a quick test drive to make sure the shifter worked correctly (it did) and the first thing I noticed was "hmmm...she sounds 'different'". I thought maybe it was just me, but my wife got in it drive it and the first thing she said was "that doesn't sound right!"

Anyone know if there's a crush gasket or similar between the mid-pipes and the cats that's one time use only and possibly needs to be replaced or is it more likely I just didn't get everything reseated correctly?

Chatman

Try to redo the front bolts. Tighten, shake/wiggle the pipe, tighten further. They can be really hard to tighten. If that doesn't work, you can replace the donuts. Not expensive.

farmington

If it’s factory exhaust, there is a donut gasket after the cats and before the midpipe.

06BlackCherry

Yeah, those sumbitches were hard to tighten, but I ultimately got em. Here's to doing the right thing the wrong way