Custom y-pipe...what type of flanges to use?
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Thanks a lot. I will be going to the exhaust shop in a little while to have them look at my car and tell them what i want. I will have a look at their flanges and see if i like them.
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What are those...3-bolt flanges??? If so, go to autozone or a similar place, and get the dead soft aluminum ones. I forget the name of the company...seal-4-good or something along those lines. You get two gaskets and 6 new bolts in the package. Alittle pricey...but they seem to work great and dont blow out. Plus you can reuse them if you ever have to split the exhaust.
I think Im going to try the v-band clamps. They seem to be at the top of everyones list. With the space confinement I have, Im actually alittle worried that the v-band flanges might have trouble clearing as well. Atleast on the fuel/brake line side. Might have to tweak that stuff a bit. Anyway...someone mentioned that they welded their new flanges on the INSIDE of the headers, so removal wasnt needed. And Im thinking thats a good idea. I might look into that. Im having trouble finding v-band flanges that have a little pipe attached to them though. Most of them are just short little flanges. However that might be how they come.
Justin
I think Im going to try the v-band clamps. They seem to be at the top of everyones list. With the space confinement I have, Im actually alittle worried that the v-band flanges might have trouble clearing as well. Atleast on the fuel/brake line side. Might have to tweak that stuff a bit. Anyway...someone mentioned that they welded their new flanges on the INSIDE of the headers, so removal wasnt needed. And Im thinking thats a good idea. I might look into that. Im having trouble finding v-band flanges that have a little pipe attached to them though. Most of them are just short little flanges. However that might be how they come.
Justin