Any way to raise stock exhaust?
04-08-10, 10:01 AM
#19
Good luck on this - I tried having a muffler shop to change mine. They would not touch it stating that it was a violation to move the O2 sensor. Every shop, even the little guys would not cut into that section while the did 
remove center cats and resonators from there back.
remove center cats and resonators from there back.
04-08-10, 01:24 PM
#20
OK. Just got back from a local exhaust shop. This is what they suggested to do.
Cut the flange off the bottom of the cat and weld a new piece of mandrel bent pipe to it and add a new oxygen sensor bung. Like this:
This would join the centre pipe to the cat for good but I don't see a downside to that.
They said they've never been able to figure out the purpose of the circled piece. The weld is also letting loose at the arrow which will cause an exhaust leak. They don't think its a necessary piece and have suggested to not replace it.
Any thoughts?
Cut the flange off the bottom of the cat and weld a new piece of mandrel bent pipe to it and add a new oxygen sensor bung. Like this:
This would join the centre pipe to the cat for good but I don't see a downside to that.
They said they've never been able to figure out the purpose of the circled piece. The weld is also letting loose at the arrow which will cause an exhaust leak. They don't think its a necessary piece and have suggested to not replace it.
Any thoughts?
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04-09-10, 08:52 AM
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2) pay to play. sometimes you have to comprimise to be low. hp is the least of my concerns personally.
04-10-10, 04:32 PM
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10-23-11, 08:49 PM
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OK. Just got back from a local exhaust shop. This is what they suggested to do.
Cut the flange off the bottom of the cat and weld a new piece of mandrel bent pipe to it and add a new oxygen sensor bung. Like this:
This would join the centre pipe to the cat for good but I don't see a downside to that.
They said they've never been able to figure out the purpose of the circled piece. The weld is also letting loose at the arrow which will cause an exhaust leak. They don't think its a necessary piece and have suggested to not replace it.
Any thoughts?
Cut the flange off the bottom of the cat and weld a new piece of mandrel bent pipe to it and add a new oxygen sensor bung. Like this:
This would join the centre pipe to the cat for good but I don't see a downside to that.
They said they've never been able to figure out the purpose of the circled piece. The weld is also letting loose at the arrow which will cause an exhaust leak. They don't think its a necessary piece and have suggested to not replace it.
Any thoughts?
10-23-11, 09:47 PM
#30
i lost the 2nd one on a road trip and now i have a floor shimmy/wheel shimmy. feels like the floor boards are shaking. and steering wheel has a very small shimmy. niether are constant, feels more like rutted road, even on freshly paived.