I bought a new BBK H pipe for my 97 GT and am having a bit of a fitment issue. I can't get the driver's side flange to seal - it appears that part of the "bell" on the H pipe is bottoming out on the manifold flange before it really seals. I think the H pipe needs to be tweaked a little bit (or I can just be incompetent ).

Does anyone have a recommendation for an exhaust shop that is competent enough to bend the H pipe a bit to make it fit properly and not just goop a bunch of crap on there to "fix" the leak? Preferably one I can trust to work on my lowered, heavily modified car.

Thanks,
Adam

 

Try Clanton Muffler in Madison.

 

Clanton did my dads exhaust on the truck. Jeffs did my muffler. Both did very good.

Jeffs is on South Parkway.

 

Where's Clanton? Cross streets?

 

Madison. Wall Triana. Just south of the railroad tracks on the east side of the street.

 

Right across from Car Quest I think.

 

You mentioned heavy modified, I assume mechanically.. beware, I went there (Clantons) to try and have duals added to a 95 truck with zero mods except removing the cats. He refused to install duals without replacing the cats. Maybe I caught him on a bad day??? I use a guy in Tenn now, excellent work... zero hassles. Just my two cents. I can post a number if you cant get what you want done in Madison.

 

Yeah... it's a catless H pipe. If I'm going to have problems with them, I won't even bother.

And yes, by heavily modified, I meant mechanically, as in I have wayy too much money dumped into this to drop it off just anywhere

 

Just get yourself a exhaust gasket and sandwich it in between. Call it a day and be done with it.

 

This is the driver's side with the ball and socket type flange - that's not really going to work. I'd imagine if it has any leak past the gasket when it's sandwiched, it will burn up pretty quickly...

 

Does anyone have any other suggestions for local shops that are... friendly... to modified cars?

 

Clanton did mine and I have no cats

 

There's a difference, I believe, if I am assuming correctly.

OP needs work done at an offroad H-pipe (I am assuming it is not the cat H-pipe http://www.lmperformance.com/3555/50.html) to the manifold.
Your work was (I am assuming here again) H-pipe back - commonly called a catback.

Yes, Robert works all the time on catbacks with H-pipe or cats.

What he does not do is before that due to the fines that he may be subject to.

 

Best exhaust guy around is: Robert Clanton of Clanton Muffler in Madison.

 

Well, dropped the car off at the shop tonight. Hopefully I'll get all the little bugs worked out and can bring the car to one of the events.

 

Got it all taken care of, and for (I think) a really good price.

Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

 

where did you decide to take it?

 

Clanton

Now I just need to get a (much) bigger MAF and get a tune...