SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh.
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SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. Spent the morning hanging an SLP Y-pipe under
my car ('02 SS). Alleged to be a no-hassle
replacement. It bolts to the exhaust, yeah.
But the X-plate doesn't like it much, and it
rubs against all of the fuel lines. I made a
little heat shield for that but it's ugly.
Had to use the floor jack on the X-plate. Now
the exhaust transmits vibration to the chassis
and, on hard braking, I get a fast banging which
I think is the driveshaft yoke hitting the pipe.
Nice fit.
What's the usual deal here? Cut the X-plate or
hammer the pipe? I think I'll hang the stocker
back on, for now, until I figure out something
to do about the problems.
Speaking of the stock Y-pipe, it looks like
maybe this got modified by SLP? The driver's
side of the Y is of different metal (rusting
like regular steel) than the passenger's side,
and looks like it was reworked on there. Odd.
It's squashed pipe but looks like it started
off fairly large.
my car ('02 SS). Alleged to be a no-hassle
replacement. It bolts to the exhaust, yeah.
But the X-plate doesn't like it much, and it
rubs against all of the fuel lines. I made a
little heat shield for that but it's ugly.
Had to use the floor jack on the X-plate. Now
the exhaust transmits vibration to the chassis
and, on hard braking, I get a fast banging which
I think is the driveshaft yoke hitting the pipe.
Nice fit.
What's the usual deal here? Cut the X-plate or
hammer the pipe? I think I'll hang the stocker
back on, for now, until I figure out something
to do about the problems.
Speaking of the stock Y-pipe, it looks like
maybe this got modified by SLP? The driver's
side of the Y is of different metal (rusting
like regular steel) than the passenger's side,
and looks like it was reworked on there. Odd.
It's squashed pipe but looks like it started
off fairly large.
Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. IMO the aftermarket Y-pipes are not worth the trouble. You're probably better served just leaving the stock one on there until you do headers, etc. I know that doesn't help you much since you've already bought one <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
As far as I know SLP does no modification to the stock Y-pipe. You'll notice, too, that its the same part regardless of whether the car has the SLP treatment or not. The flattened pipe on the driver's side is to increase floorpan and ground clearance - I wish more of the aftermarket exhaust/Y-pipe builders would do something similar...
As far as I know SLP does no modification to the stock Y-pipe. You'll notice, too, that its the same part regardless of whether the car has the SLP treatment or not. The flattened pipe on the driver's side is to increase floorpan and ground clearance - I wish more of the aftermarket exhaust/Y-pipe builders would do something similar...
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Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. I currently have a bassani stainless y-pipe, and It fit perfect. It occasionally hits when launching hard...but no biggie
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Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. I'm using the MAC's Y with cat's right now, and when I launch hard it hits under the driver's floorpan/seat, not too bothersome, but seems it could cause a leak eventually, no matter, it's all changing soon. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. I installed the SLP Y-pipe on my '02 Hawk and had no problems. I haven't had any problems with it hitting anything either.
This might be a stupid question, but what is an x-plate?
This might be a stupid question, but what is an x-plate?
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Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. I guess the right word for it is tunnel brace?
I put it in the big vise this afternoon and
beat it with the baby sledge until it cleared
the pipe. Just had to curl the lip under about
half an inch. Looks uglified, but it fits now.
Got rid of everything except a little buzzing
at idle, some metal hitting somewhere.
I put it in the big vise this afternoon and
beat it with the baby sledge until it cleared
the pipe. Just had to curl the lip under about
half an inch. Looks uglified, but it fits now.
Got rid of everything except a little buzzing
at idle, some metal hitting somewhere.
Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. jimmyblue,
FWIW, several vendors out there including SLP, LG, and BMR make tunnel braces/driveshaft loops that provide more clearance and are sturdier than the stock piece. Also if you have or are planning to install SFC's you can remove the tunnel brace altogether without any negative effects.
FWIW, several vendors out there including SLP, LG, and BMR make tunnel braces/driveshaft loops that provide more clearance and are sturdier than the stock piece. Also if you have or are planning to install SFC's you can remove the tunnel brace altogether without any negative effects.
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Re: SLP Y-pipe "bolts right up"... Yeh. I put the SLP Y-pipe on my `-02 Z with no problems. By placing a few washers between the tunnel brace and body you can overcome your clearance problems.
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