Trouble getting a good seal between LT's and Y-pipe anyone have any tips?
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Trouble getting a good seal between LT's and Y-pipe anyone have any tips?
So I have XS Stainless steel headers (famous Ebay headers) and I've been trying to get my Jet-Hot Y-pipe to seal to them. I have 2 band clamps from Thunder Racing on there and the Drivers seals a little better than the passenger but I'm trying to get a good seal because exhaust leaks drive me crazy. Before you ask if there tight I tightened them with a impact wrench .
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Originally Posted by Camaroz
Before you ask if there tight I tightened them with a impact wrench .
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Originally Posted by Camaroz
So I have XS Stainless steel headers (famous Ebay headers) and I've been trying to get my Jet-Hot Y-pipe to seal to them. I have 2 band clamps from Thunder Racing on there and the Drivers seals a little better than the passenger but I'm trying to get a good seal because exhaust leaks drive me crazy. Before you ask if there tight I tightened them with a impact wrench .
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Originally Posted by Asmodeus
Take the band clamps off. get some aluminum foil, a somewhat generous amount, fold it to just less than the width of the bandclamp (should be about 1/16th or so of an inch (just over), and wrap it around the connection, then use the impact wrench again to tighten the bandclamps back down. Should provide an airtight seal.
I cut mine the length needed to wrap around a 3" pipe, about 9.5", then folded the foil into about 8 layers. Wrap it around at the joint, put the band clamp on that, then go crazy-insane with the impact. High-temp RTV in between the foil/pipe would probably help too.