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Old May 19, 2005 | 12:48 PM
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Question crooked magnaflow muffler

I have noticed recently that my magnaflow muffler seems to want to angle itself down towards the ground in the rear. She's not sitting flat like she's supposed to. Also on the driver's side it seems to want to hang down farther than on the passenger side. Got underneath, everything looks rock solid tight, not quite sure why its doing this droop thing. any thoughts, experiences?

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Old May 19, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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A little tack weld

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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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hey man i just installed my magnaflow cat back and im havin the same issue. let me know if u ever got it straightened out and how, thanks
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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Mine sags horribly like you said. But, the tips come out looking ok so it doesn't bother me that much. Looking to get some Corsa clone on there soon though.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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like said above tack weld it. Mine about drove me insane when I first installed it. I would loosen the clamps and hangers, re-adjust it all level and straight, take it for a drive and 1 tailpipe would point up the other down. So I had a shop chop off the 3.5 inch truck cannons and had them ceramic and powder coat my original tips and put them back on with a tack weld here and there.
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 11:16 PM
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My old magnaflow did the same thing. When I removed it, the muffler literally just slid off with my pinky forcing it. Not the best seal I'd imagine.....
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 12:08 AM
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mine did the same thing, took me forever to finally adjust it decent enough where it didnt bother me too much...good luck
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Old Jul 22, 2010 | 12:23 AM
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Yep same here, when i had my read diff fluid changed they fixed my muffer/adjusted tips and put tack welds to hold it on place, now it doesn't move at all, and looks perfect!

Keep in mind, you guys need to polish these tips every so often, they get ugly pretty quick without regular cleaning.
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Mine fits like **** also. I'm gonna try the tack weld idea.
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tack weld time!
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