reason for y pipe banging
04-03-2007, 06:53 PM
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reason for y pipe banging hey guys i just got my exhaust installed( lt's, custom ory and hooker catback) and of course the ypipe is banging against the floorboard.
now i wanted a custom ypipe so the issue might be adressed, because ive read that the pre fab off the shelf pipes tend to bang...
i took it back to the shop that installed it and they bent the pipe a little, but it didnt fix it completely. it helped a bit , but not nearly how its supposed to be.
is this the shops fault? they told me that i need new mounts, transmission mounts to be exact. i read somewhere the only reason the ypipe would bang is because of a poor install job???
now i wanted a custom ypipe so the issue might be adressed, because ive read that the pre fab off the shelf pipes tend to bang...
i took it back to the shop that installed it and they bent the pipe a little, but it didnt fix it completely. it helped a bit , but not nearly how its supposed to be.
is this the shops fault? they told me that i need new mounts, transmission mounts to be exact. i read somewhere the only reason the ypipe would bang is because of a poor install job???
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04-03-2007, 07:32 PM
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thunder racing sells something to fix that....scroll down and its the mufflex ypipe bump stop hanger
http://thunderracing.com/catalog/?ac...&vid=3&pcid=54
http://thunderracing.com/catalog/?ac...&vid=3&pcid=54
04-03-2007, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 6-Speed Terror
mine used to bang too until i got the poly tranny mount but now im worried that the motor mounts move too much which could cause the tranny tail to crack.
04-03-2007, 10:31 PM
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Well your lucky. The people who installed my exaust didnt fully bolt it up. The one day i was ever going to let my brother drive my car it fell off on the highway while he was going 70. He almost **** a brick.
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Yeah i got the same problem and its annoying, Yesterday i installed pacesetter headers with their y-pipe and as soon as i started the y-pipe bangs the floorboard, when I do full throttle it bangs the floorboard bad, I dont know what to do, i will probably try to pry the y-pipe down a little bit and see if that works.
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Originally Posted by Candyredz28
Yeah i got the same problem and its annoying, Yesterday i installed pacesetter headers with their y-pipe and as soon as i started the y-pipe bangs the floorboard, when I do full throttle it bangs the floorboard bad, I dont know what to do, i will probably try to pry the y-pipe down a little bit and see if that works.
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What G-Force did for me in this case was cheap, elegant, and effective.
Find a piece of thick (1/8") fire-proof material, about 12"x12" or less. Fold it in half, then in half again. Get a buddy to pull the driver's side of the y-pipe down and wedge the folded material in there. The y-pipe will hold it in place (if it doesn't try to fold it again or get your y-pipe adjusted to not hang so low) and it will keep the y-pipe from banging around.
-Mike
Find a piece of thick (1/8") fire-proof material, about 12"x12" or less. Fold it in half, then in half again. Get a buddy to pull the driver's side of the y-pipe down and wedge the folded material in there. The y-pipe will hold it in place (if it doesn't try to fold it again or get your y-pipe adjusted to not hang so low) and it will keep the y-pipe from banging around.
-Mike
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Originally Posted by ls1n00b
hey guys i just got my exhaust installed( lt's, custom ory and hooker catback) and of course the ypipe is banging against the floorboard.
now i wanted a custom ypipe so the issue might be adressed, because ive read that the pre fab off the shelf pipes tend to bang...
i took it back to the shop that installed it and they bent the pipe a little, but it didnt fix it completely. it helped a bit , but not nearly how its supposed to be.
is this the shops fault? they told me that i need new mounts, transmission mounts to be exact. i read somewhere the only reason the ypipe would bang is because of a poor install job???
now i wanted a custom ypipe so the issue might be adressed, because ive read that the pre fab off the shelf pipes tend to bang...
i took it back to the shop that installed it and they bent the pipe a little, but it didnt fix it completely. it helped a bit , but not nearly how its supposed to be.
is this the shops fault? they told me that i need new mounts, transmission mounts to be exact. i read somewhere the only reason the ypipe would bang is because of a poor install job???
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Originally Posted by Candyredz28
Yeah i got the same problem and its annoying, Yesterday i installed pacesetter headers with their y-pipe and as soon as i started the y-pipe bangs the floorboard, when I do full throttle it bangs the floorboard bad, I dont know what to do, i will probably try to pry the y-pipe down a little bit and see if that works.
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Originally Posted by ls1n00b
so getting poly mounts helped you out? thats what the shop told me to get, but i dont see how it will stop the banging? is it less clerance than the stock mounts?
04-04-2007, 11:56 AM
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ok, i think i will try to order the tranny mount and have the shop put it on, since they said i needed it. if it doesnt fix it, thats the last time ill ever go to that place again.
gforce for a great way to fix it ftw.
also will the ypipe banging cause the car to pull timing?
gforce for a great way to fix it ftw.
also will the ypipe banging cause the car to pull timing?
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Originally Posted by ls1n00b
ok, i think i will try to order the tranny mount and have the shop put it on, since they said i needed it. if it doesnt fix it, thats the last time ill ever go to that place again.
gforce for a great way to fix it ftw.
also will the ypipe banging cause the car to pull timing?
gforce for a great way to fix it ftw.
also will the ypipe banging cause the car to pull timing?
04-04-2007, 02:11 PM
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What G-Force did for me in this case was cheap, elegant, and effective.
Find a piece of thick (1/8") fire-proof material, about 12"x12" or less. Fold it in half, then in half again. Get a buddy to pull the driver's side of the y-pipe down and wedge the folded material in there. The y-pipe will hold it in place (if it doesn't try to fold it again or get your y-pipe adjusted to not hang so low) and it will keep the y-pipe from banging around.
-Mike
Find a piece of thick (1/8") fire-proof material, about 12"x12" or less. Fold it in half, then in half again. Get a buddy to pull the driver's side of the y-pipe down and wedge the folded material in there. The y-pipe will hold it in place (if it doesn't try to fold it again or get your y-pipe adjusted to not hang so low) and it will keep the y-pipe from banging around.
-Mike
04-05-2007, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by ls1n00b
so getting poly mounts helped you out? thats what the shop told me to get, but i dont see how it will stop the banging? is it less clerance than the stock mounts?
04-05-2007, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by V6 Bird
Poly motor mounts will help alot...The tranny wont. Poly mounts keep the motor from flopping around and tweaking up on the driver side to cause the banging.
04-05-2007, 03:19 PM
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nice ok cool guys, poly engine mounts and tranny mounts are on its way.. i stuck a bit of heater hose and a clamped it in between there and it stopped the banging. temporary fix FTW