[Shotimes] Floored it -- y-pipe seperated from catback
Neno Albert
neno@sbcglobal.net
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 20:37:04 -0700 (PDT)
If I were you I'd just weld in a flex pipe and get rid of the gasket blues altogether. Probably a
$50 deal welded in for a universal flex pipe and the weld up. Gotta find a cheap flex pipe for
that kinda price though.. or have a discount. :)
Neno
--- Eric Keller <unterhausen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So I just replaced my rod bearings. I had to replace
> my spring bolts, as the old ones were rusted tight.
>
> I was thinking that the exhaust sounded better with a
> new gasket, but I was a little concerned that it might
> be leaking. This is the 4th day I drove it to work,
> and I decided that if I floored it, it would tell me
> if it was leaking. Well, the exhaust note changed
> dramatically as a result, to the motorboat sound. On
> the way home, the two pipes seperated. So now the
> flange is on the wrong side of the joint.
>
> What is my best course of action? Can I put the
> flange over the pipe and make the flare more
> pronounced with a hammer? I would order a catback and
> y-pipe except that it has to pass inspection this
> month, and I think I am running out of time.
>
> Eric "it ain't worth it if you can't floor it" Keller
>
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