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Old May 17, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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Here is two pics of the mufflers dumped before the axle. Does anyone know the best way to run these out the back since they are so close the the rear end. I am pretty suire the driver side will not be able to bend to the passenger side to run over the axle. Also do you think I could run a eibach pro kit without tearing it apart?



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Old May 17, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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That looks like a perfect candidate for under the axle duals to me. You'd probably have to re-fab the whole setup to get it to go over the axles.
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Yeah I was thinking under the axle but I dont know where you would buy the 3 bolt flangs also does anyone have any leaking problems from them?
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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Yeah I was thinking under the axle but I dont know where you would buy the 3 bolt flangs also does anyone have any leaking problems from them?
Go to autozone and get a pair of aluminum gaskets for your pipe and have A.P.E. weld 3 bolt flanges for you and use the aluminum gaskets between the flange instead of the lousy paper gasket they use.

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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Bene- Do you know how much A.P.E. changes from experience. Just wondering?
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Bene- Do you know how much A.P.E. changes from experience. Just wondering?
Yeah, they welded 3 bolt flanges for my LTs and TDs connection and charged me IIRC, $20.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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Looks pretty tight donw there. good luck.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Very nice ground clearance. I just went to the exhaust shop today to look at getting a similiar setup with the series 10 1 chambers. I'm thinking about doing 2.5 inch for the extra ground clearance. Are yours 3 inch piping?
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For everyone with the under the axle duals, have any of you put your cars on the lift? I'd think that once the car is suspended the rear suspension would be hanging down on the exhaust. I see many of the exhaust shops around hear with the drive on lifts. Just doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

By the way you have very nice ground clearance.
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For everyone with the under the axle duals, have any of you put your cars on the lift? I'd think that once the car is suspended the rear suspension would be hanging down on the exhaust. I see many of the exhaust shops around hear with the drive on lifts. Just doesn't sound like a good idea to me.

By the way you have very nice ground clearance.
That's the point of the 3 bolt flanges. The part that extends under the axle is easily removed if the suspension needs to be unloaded.
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Yes that is true, but you still have to jack it up to unbolt it, yes? Also it seems unpractical to have to replace the gaskets everytime too.
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Yes that is true, but you still have to jack it up to unbolt it, yes? Also it seems unpractical to have to replace the gaskets everytime too.
Yes, you have to jack up the car to unbolt the pipes just like when you change your oil you have to jack up the car too. As far as the gaskets, get the aluminum ones from your local autozone/napa/oreillys. They're re-useable.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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Yeah, that ground clearance is very good with those Flowmasters. Is it 2.5" or 3"? Mine is tucked up real nicely, but not quite that nice. Although my turndowns and 3" piping don't help...

BTW, leave it as is. The 1-chambers dumped off of a dual set-up sound much better IMO than out the back. I wouldn't run this set-up any other way.
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I dont have to use a jack, I have a lift. Thats my whole point
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Originally Posted by 98Camarod
I dont have to use a jack, I have a lift. Thats my whole point

If you need to jack the rear of the car up in order to unbolt the exhaust, you just jack it up by the rear axle housing.
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Its a 2.5 inch exhaust from the x pipe back. Yeah I love the way the 1 chambers sound coming from my headers. I will never go back to a catback again. I have some 14 inch tips that are about 3.5inches in diameter I was going to extend to the back I figured it make it echo better. I had to do a little welding and bending to make it tuck up nicely. I think I am going to try to find some springs that will drop it about a inch.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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not sure if you will have enough clearance with the pro kit on.
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The best kit you can use probablly sam strano springs.
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