longtubes leak... how do i fix it?
longtubes leak... how do i fix it? My hooker LT's are leaking like crazy!!!! just wanted to see, if its possible, how to fix them..... they are leaking from the part where the LT bolts onto the Y pipe.... since my car is lowered, I hit them and now its leaking like crazy.... someone told me to put something called exhasut putty???? never heard of it....
My LT's are not the slip fit kind.....
My LT's are not the slip fit kind.....
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Originally Posted by TransAmDriver
Victor makes it, its called exhaust patch or something. You'll see it.
I hate that damn exhaust leak 
Originally Posted by FIREHAWK #07
thanks man. will see if i can pick it up, and slap some on the LT's... I hate that damn exhaust leak
I hate that damn exhaust leak
man.. i feal ya there.. i was changing my O2 sensors the other day.. and took off the Y-pipe to access the pass. side one.. and one of my bolts broke off.. so i had an exhaust leak.. and i had to drill through the bolt to add a different bolt.. but that came lose due to shitty work from a tired 17 year old.. so now i got the sound of a leak, plus a lose bolt rattling around...
Originally Posted by FIREHAWK #07
i tried bending it back with a BFH and it didnt budge..... going to mess with it this weekend and see what happens.... Damn I hate the sound of that exhasut leak....
but i was thinking about swapping out my ORY pipe/Borlas for a Lanes True dual setup. but the borlas have gotten a million complements on how it sounds. I think after the H/C if it sounds REAL raspy i will def get the true dual setup. Spinning at 5krpms is loud, i bet 6k is even worse 
Originally Posted by Rob 94Hawk 319
Chop off the damn flanges and use the stainless steel clamps the big diesel trucks use. Thunder Racing has them for sale online.
And beating the crap out of them with a hammer won't? Look terrible? I'm sorry.. I do things firstly to be functionaly, then look nice if possible. Have ya ever seen the y-pipe from Hooker? Welp, they use the exact same stainless clamps I was just referring too. Ya wanna dollar so you can go buy a clue?
Word of advice, are they coated? If you cut off the flange they'll rust out in no time. My friend had his flange cut off (unbeknownst to him, he was VERY pissed), and all around the area and spreading up the headers it's starting to mildly flake off. Just a word of advice, oh and mine never sealed great, I just tightened them everytime I was changing the oil or doing ANYTHING on the car. Good luck.
Edit: Looks like someone already touched on the coating issue, disregard my previous comment.
-J
Edit: Looks like someone already touched on the coating issue, disregard my previous comment.
-J
Originally Posted by 1QwickLT1
lol that seems like alot of work and it would probally look terrible, let alone void the jet hot coating warranty.
dont have warranty on the LT's, bought them used...
thanks for the idea... think i'm going to do this in the next weeks or so...
Originally Posted by lastcall190
Word of advice, are they coated? If you cut off the flange they'll rust out in no time. My friend had his flange cut off (unbeknownst to him, he was VERY pissed), and all around the area and spreading up the headers it's starting to mildly flake off. Just a word of advice, oh and mine never sealed great, I just tightened them everytime I was changing the oil or doing ANYTHING on the car. Good luck.
Edit: Looks like someone already touched on the coating issue, disregard my previous comment.
-J
Edit: Looks like someone already touched on the coating issue, disregard my previous comment.
-J