Y-Pipe Clearance
02-12-2004, 04:23 PM
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Y-Pipe Clearance Do those of you with 2.5" or 3" Y-Pipes have any ground clearance problems? My current Y scrapes more often than I'd like (the Y scrapes more often than the air dam, in fact), so I'd like to get it reworked, but I plan on keeping my cats.
Would I be OK switching to a 2.5" Y? I would imagine that two 2.5" pipes would provide more than adequate flow for the 3" I-Pipe.
More simply put, is it possible to have a 2.5" or 3" catted Y-Pipe with enough ground clearance to lower the car and not have to worry about scraping on every speed bump or moderate incline?
Thanks,
Josh
Would I be OK switching to a 2.5" Y? I would imagine that two 2.5" pipes would provide more than adequate flow for the 3" I-Pipe.
More simply put, is it possible to have a 2.5" or 3" catted Y-Pipe with enough ground clearance to lower the car and not have to worry about scraping on every speed bump or moderate incline?
Thanks,
Josh
02-12-2004, 06:02 PM
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I've only got 3.25" ground clearance with my 2.5" Y-pipe on the driver's side (stock ride height). But the stock one was only 4.25" in the same spot.
Tally TransAm.... that looks like great clearance. What headers/Y-pipe?
Tally TransAm.... that looks like great clearance. What headers/Y-pipe?
02-12-2004, 07:11 PM
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The problem with that setup is the bolts that hook the pipes together hang down about 1/2". You most catch those bolts on everything you go over. Thats why I went with band clamps rather than three bolt flanges.