Y pipe is driving me CRAZY!!!!
Y pipe is driving me CRAZY!!!! ok so i got my headers installed last week and i was SUPER excited (still am) and i knew that the pacesetter y pipe is notorious for hitting the floorboard so i went ahead and bought that bump stop hanger from thunderracing for it and when i brought it to the muffler shop to get it put on they said they couldnt fit the hanger on it bc everything was just to tight and there was nothing they could do... now my y pipe is freakin pounding against my floorboard everytime i press the gas... its driving me mad and not letting me enjoy it as much as what i should right now.. is there any other alternative? like could i wrap it with header wrap or something?
please help
thanks!
Summer
please help
thanks!
Summer
Try wrapping some heater hose around the y-pipe. I know it's not the ideal way of getting it to stop but it should do the trick if you can get it between the y-pipe and the floor. I didn't have that issue with mine, I guess I was lucky.
that bumpstop doesn't have to be right where it's hitting the floorboard. Mine was really tight also but I installed it right by the tunnel brace after the split in the Y. I flattened out the bracket and drilled a hole to bolt it to the tunnel brace bolt. After you get that and the clamp on the pipe, put the rubber in there and turn that clamp on the pipe while pulling the pipe down to pull it away from the floorboard. After I it tightened down I had no more problems except extreme situations. It's very simple and if you have a couple wrenches or even an adjustable wrench and a drill you can do it yourself. If that spot doesn't work just look around yourself to find a spot to install it
I tried the rubber between the pipe and board and it worked ok but I could feel the rattle more then I could hear it, over a month or so the rubber melted so make sure it's rated for extreme heat like a heater hose.
I tried the rubber between the pipe and board and it worked ok but I could feel the rattle more then I could hear it, over a month or so the rubber melted so make sure it's rated for extreme heat like a heater hose.
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My Magnaflow cat back did the same,I have Doubble Diamond subframe commectors. Rattled like hell.
My exhaust guy heated up the Y pipe with welding torch,nice and hot, stuck a crowbar inside the Y pipe and PULLED down,then reinstalled the cat back!!!
problem solved.
My exhaust guy heated up the Y pipe with welding torch,nice and hot, stuck a crowbar inside the Y pipe and PULLED down,then reinstalled the cat back!!!
problem solved.
Just stuff the space between the y pipe and floor board(usually just drivers side) with a bunch of sanding wool..or if you can get self adhesive stove gasket material that also works....
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ok so i got my headers installed last week and i was SUPER excited (still am) and i knew that the pacesetter y pipe is notorious for hitting the floorboard so i went ahead and bought that bump stop hanger from thunderracing for it and when i brought it to the muffler shop to get it put on they said they couldnt fit the hanger on it bc everything was just to tight and there was nothing they could do... now my y pipe is freakin pounding against my floorboard everytime i press the gas... its driving me mad and not letting me enjoy it as much as what i should right now.. is there any other alternative? like could i wrap it with header wrap or something?
please help
thanks!
Summer
please help
thanks!
Summer