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The right two exhaust tips on my car are just a hair lower than the left two. Has anyone successfully adjusted them?
Based upon a quick look, it didn't appear that there was an obvious way to do any adjustments, but maybe I missed something.
If you look between the two sets of tips you will see a bolt. Loosen it off and there will be a small amount of adjustment.
Mine were off as well.There wasn't enough play to make them even so I had to remove the bolt and drill out the slot slightly to get them level.
[QUOTE=8SPD Z51;1593439398]If you look between the two sets of tips you will see a bolt. Loosen it off and there will be a small amount of adjustment.
Mine were off as well.There wasn't enough play to make them even so I had to remove the bolt and drill out the slot slightly to get them level.
Thats exactly what I did. I loosened the exhaust bolts where it connects to the muffler a used a crow bar to level it. drilled a new hole in the center support bracket and it held it level.
Last edited by blue max; Nov 10, 2016 at 10:37 AM.
If you look between the two sets of tips you will see a bolt. Loosen it off and there will be a small amount of adjustment.
Mine were off as well.There wasn't enough play to make them even so I had to remove the bolt and drill out the slot slightly to get them level.
Thanks. I did see 2 bolts, but it didn't look like they allowed the 2 pipes on each side to move independently. Will study it again.
If you look between the two sets of tips you will see a bolt. Loosen it off and there will be a small amount of adjustment.
Mine were off as well.There wasn't enough play to make them even so I had to remove the bolt and drill out the slot slightly to get them level.
Q. C. not ....they probably felt ...good chance of everything getting ripped out anyway to replace T.C. ..Tranny ...etc...
I loosened the two bolts on the bridge between the two mufflers, put a floor jack under the lowest one, and no joy. There was no adjustment possible.
Fortunately, CF member KratosBear pm'ed me with an amazingly easy and clever solution. As he did on his car, I simply removed both bolts, and inserted one of the factory bolts in the center w/ a locking nut on the back.
Done in 3 minutes, and it sure is it much simpler than drilling out the factory slots.
As can be seen in the picture below, the factory slots/holes are not even close to lined up properly.
I loosened the two bolts on the bridge between the two sets of tips, put a floor jack under the lower one, and no joy. There was no adjustment possible.
Fortunately, CF member KratosBear pm'ed me with an amazingly easy and clever solution. As he did on his car, I simply removed both bolts, and inserted one of the factory bolts in the center w/ a locking nut on the back.
Done in 3 minutes, and it sure is it much simpler than drilling out the factory slots.
As can be seen in the picture below, the factory slots/holes are not even close to lined up properly.
Yeah Rooster, it's one of those little things, that I'd almost made myself forget about, but every time I walked up to the car from behind, I noticed it. Sometimes, it's nice to get some of those trivial, little things crossed off one's list.
Not a lot of attention was given to the welds or alignment on the mufflers/tips. Take a walk around a dealership and your see that most of the Corvette exhaust tips are not "perfectly" aligned, which, IMO, they should be...
As mentioned, I removed mine (replaced w/Corsas), but they were misaligned as well. Since I already had the mufflers off the car, I had the bridge brackets re-welded in the event that I decide to reinstall the OEM system down the road (I typically keep all of the OEM parts).
Edit: The single bolt technique certainly makes adjustment easier while the mufflers are still installed/connected.
The single bolt should hold overtime. If not, it is an easy enough fix. I was going to ask the dealer about it when I do my first oil change but didn't want them to butcher my muffler. So, I will stick with this method.
Yes, and about the most shockingly easy fix one can imagine. It's funny how the simplest solutions are often missed. I'm gonna start calling KratosBear, "MacGyver."
It will hold, but it also occurred to me that one could put smaller bolts and nuts through the other misaligned holes for insurance. However I really don't think it's necessary if torqued down very tight which I was able to do.
Not a lot of attention was given to the welds or alignment on the mufflers/tips. Take a walk around a dealership and your see that most of the Corvette exhaust tips are not "perfectly" aligned, which, IMO, they should be.
I’ve got the same issue on a used 2014 Corvette I just purchased. Only my exhaust tips have a bit of a twist on them plus one set is higher than the other. See pic. I loosened the two bolts and used a floor jack under the lower set but to no avail. I guess the next trick is the single bolt method although I don’t think it’s going to take cate of the twist. The second from the left is higher than all of them. It bothers me!
I’ve got the same issue on a used 2014 Corvette I just purchased. Only my exhaust tips have a bit of a twist on them plus one set is higher than the other. See pic. I loosened the two bolts and used a floor jack under the lower set but to no avail. I guess the next trick is the single bolt method although I don’t think it’s going to take cate of the twist. The second from the left is higher than all of them. It bothers me!
Well I took the advice here and was able to somewhat align the exhaust tips using the single center bolt process. The drivers side muffler has a slight twist in it which I can’t do to much about.
i had an addition put on my house about 4 years ago and was looking for something to do on boring a winter day. So with some left over wood, I built these ramps. Backed the Vette to the 3rd level and was able to get to the mufflers fine. I believe I’ll be able to clear the air dams in the front also. If not I’ll take them off to do an oil change. I’m going to have to purchase a new floor jack however, as my current one is about an inch to high to get under the side of the car to work on the wheels. On the to level I’ve made an add on saddle that’s keyed if I need to get even higher.
Well I took the advice here and was able to somewhat align the exhaust tips using the single center bolt process. The drivers side muffler has a slight twist in it which I can’t do to much about.
i had an addition put on my house about 4 years ago and was looking for something to do on boring a winter day. So with some left over wood, I built these ramps. Backed the Vette to the 3rd level and was able to get to the mufflers fine. I believe I’ll be able to clear the air dams in the front also. If not I’ll take them off to do an oil change. I’m going to have to purchase a new floor jack however, as my current one is about an inch to high to get under the side of the car to work on the wheels. On the to level I’ve made an add on saddle that’s keyed if I need to get even higher.
You can level the twisted muffler by loosening the muffler clamp, reposition, and retighten. If that doesn’t work, you can try the X-pipe clamp. It helps to have someone hold it in position when you tighten the clamp(s).
The factory uses a jig, but occasionally the mufflers can twist due to the rubber hanger bushings and too much torque. If that doesn't work, you can bend the hanger. There are many ways to align or reposition mufflers/tips...
I don’t think that I’ve ever purchased a car, truck, or motorcycle and not tinkered with the exhaust, either by choice, or to “fix” something.
Adjusting exhaust tips
