Exhaust! Bolted or Welded?
10-01-2004, 02:31 AM
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Exhaust! Bolted or Welded? When I had my exhaust put on they bolted it to the y pipe. No problems. When the same shop did my custom y pipe, they welded my Flowmaster merge to the TSP Rumbler and it has banged ever since. Is this the problem because I have looked under the car and cannot tell where it is hitting the floorpan. There is a brace that goes across the tranny and y pipe and I put spacers that lowered that about 3/4 inch, so I thought that would fix it but it didn't. Do our exhausts need to be bolted to the y pipe in order to provide enough flex so it won't bang? If so, can this be remedied without a new merge collector? Can they just cut the weld and put a band clamp in it's place? Any suggestions? Where else could it be banging? TIA
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10-01-2004, 08:22 AM
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It needs to be hung just right, and welded means
no more adjusting (except by hanger drop).
I have seen banging, lessee... underside floor pan
bosses. X-member. Driveshaft (yoke and balance
weight). Panhard upper brace. Fuel tank heat shields.
no more adjusting (except by hanger drop).
I have seen banging, lessee... underside floor pan
bosses. X-member. Driveshaft (yoke and balance
weight). Panhard upper brace. Fuel tank heat shields.
