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Oct 24, 2005 | 10:30 PM

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tsp y pipe leak

its been on for 6months and i can see the leaks at the connections. should i open the clamps put rtv inside and re tighten clamps or just buy exhaust wrap.

Oct 24, 2005 | 10:33 PM

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its been on for 6months and i can see the leaks at the connections. should i open the clamps put rtv inside and re tighten clamps or just buy exhaust wrap.

I have read on this site about guys having success with exhaust tape/wrap. Are you using NAPA band clamps? They help too.

Oct 24, 2005 | 11:43 PM

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Band clamps help. RTV will do it as well. Same with tape...

Oct 25, 2005 | 12:13 AM

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my kit only came with two fat 3"wide clamps i use those to connnect the pipes to the headers. the other three clamps were not even an 1" wide. yeah i think i should buy 3 more of the fat ones an replace them.

Oct 25, 2005 | 06:52 AM

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Those other clamps do not look good under the car either. I bought 2 band clamps from NAPA and replaced 2 of the U-shaped clamps. Between 2 stores I could only find 2 clamps. I'm going to keep buying 1 new clamp every so often until I have all of the U-shaped clamps replaced.

Oct 25, 2005 | 09:53 PM

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I went with the band clamps on my tsp y pipe.

Oct 26, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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As said above band clamps, or weld it . They only send you 2 band clamps with the pipe. The other 4 are junk.

Edit: You already have it. I vote for band clamps all around

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Oct 28, 2005 | 05:24 PM

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How far in did you insert each peice of the Y pipe when you put it in? If you got at least 1 1/2 inches or so inserted band clamps should stop any noticeable leaks. They suck down onto the pipes pretty good. Don't be afraid to really jam on them when installing. Option 2.. Line it up right where you want it tac weld, uninstall, weld, re-install

.Ya I know, I haven't done that yet either.