y-pipe screwup, can you find it?

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Aug 25, 2008 | 11:30 PM

hadkin

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y-pipe screwup, can you find it?

It took me a real long time to figure it out, and i'll admit, I'm sure its even harder looking at a picture, but does anyone here think they can see the mistake my shop guy made? Clue, he couldnt get the driver side cat correct and had to order an extra piece to make it all work. But which mistake led him down that road?

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/IMG_0091.jpg

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/IMG_0092.jpg

I'll tell you guys tomorrow if he fixes it for free, even though he didnt use the clamps that i gave him, and now its a big mess...

Aug 25, 2008 | 11:37 PM

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Um, I have no idea, but you shouldn't have the pipes coming together into such a sharp merge like that. It's almost a "T" not even a "Y" You're probably forcing exhaust from one bank right into the other one.

Aug 25, 2008 | 11:38 PM

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you arent the first to have this done lol. not me, but there was a post like this not too long ago. i crack up when i see that. constructing a premade y-pipe isnt rocket science lol.

Aug 25, 2008 | 11:41 PM

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wow, yes i would have him fix it! it needs to be a Y shape as it will flow much much better

Aug 25, 2008 | 11:53 PM

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i cant believe he put the Y pipe on sideways lol

Aug 25, 2008 | 11:58 PM

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Go Grimes! 7 min after i post and you practically have it. So explain this to me, why would Texas-speed make something shaped like a "T" rather than a "Y"? Heres a pic from texas speed of their product properly installed

http://i439.photobucket.com/albums/q...n/IMG_0107.jpg

Aug 26, 2008 | 12:00 AM

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Go blazingz28. i couldnt post fast enough...

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Aug 26, 2008 | 12:40 AM

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no, its a Y pipe. it was installed sideways. the shortest arm should have pointed to the drivers side cat, but instead is pointing to the cat-back...

Aug 26, 2008 | 01:53 AM

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wow so you are getting it fixed and getting a new exhaust guy right? im only 20 and pieced mine together with no problem. that took you a long time to figure out

Aug 26, 2008 | 08:47 AM

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lol yeah he welded it in there crooked, the drivers side it connected to where the exhaust should be exiting into the straight pipe. you need to give i a 1/4 turn. lol.

Aug 26, 2008 | 04:20 PM

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How does it run with it installed like that?

Aug 26, 2008 | 04:46 PM

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Haha oh man I'm sorry...

Aug 26, 2008 | 05:33 PM

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HAHAH Wow. That is actually pretty funny.

Aug 26, 2008 | 05:53 PM

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LOL thats pretty funny

Aug 26, 2008 | 05:59 PM

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Funny part is that it looks like it fits better like that. Thats the best fitting catted tsp y I have seen so far.

Aug 26, 2008 | 06:02 PM

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That looks like it'll flow like ****...

It's like jumping back to the dark ages of the thirdgen y-pipe lol... the passenger side T!

Aug 26, 2008 | 06:43 PM

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It sounds awesome. No rasp, no rattle, not even when i let off the gas. I'm starting to even like the placement, except for the way they feed into the I pipe. You guys think I should just replace that Y piece? or would it be really hard to find the right angles to make that work? I do have MTI racing located 3 miles away, should they just fix it? They are a sponsor here and are the people doing my tune this week or next week...