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Steve, when you were installing yours, did you leave the over-the-axle pipe flanges loose and tighten the cat flanges while your helper held the X pipe in position? I'm thinking this is what I am going to have to do tomorrow when I've got some help. I'm also going to orient the flanges the same way you did.
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Another idea that will make it easy for one to do would be to loop a ratchet strap between the CAT ends. Ratchet that baby in until perfectly aligned and tighten the clamps. I'm suspecting this would have been easier than the way we did it...(had I given the problem more thought.)
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yeah..PITA. Leave the rear clamps loose until you're done up front. As I suggested in an earlier post it might be easier to loosen up the upper CAT to header bolts (at least on one side) to make it easier lining this up. We didn't but thought about it. The way we did it was to do one side up first, clamps straight then tighten. I then put a pry bar between the frame and the CAT on theopposite side just before the clamp and forced the CAT side into alignment. Seems the X pipe is about 1/4" to narrow. With pressure on the pry bar, we lined up the clamp and tightened. I figure a few heat cycles to make everything happy. It was a bit frustrating. What I though would be a one person 30 minute job turned into a 2 person 1.5 hour job.
Another idea that will make it easy for one to do would be to loop a ratchet strap between the CAT ends. Ratchet that baby in until perfectly aligned and tighten the clamps. I'm suspecting this would have been easier than the way we did it...(had I given the problem more thought.)
Another idea that will make it easy for one to do would be to loop a ratchet strap between the CAT ends. Ratchet that baby in until perfectly aligned and tighten the clamps. I'm suspecting this would have been easier than the way we did it...(had I given the problem more thought.)
I wish I could say I spent only an hour and a half on this. I told myself "I've done this a million times, it will be a piece of cake" and it ended up being the worst car modding experience I've ever had. The time I spent a couple hours trying to get the sheered locking lug nut off my 370Z was better than this.
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i have the magnaflow x-pipe (not offroad), it is 3 inch piping instead of frpp 2.75 inch and a different x design
i put it on cat-side first (without tightening the clamps) and the most time was spent equaling out the clamps joining it to the over-axle pipes, after that all clamps were tightened and i had no exhaust leaks. It fit like it could have been the factory H-pipe
i also didn't pay $400, $278 to be exact(got a deal, anyone can-PM me)
good luck on the install, i think the sound will be worth it.
And to others that have asked, there is NO rasp, look at the 1st vid in post #30 in the thread, that's my car, is there any rasp in it?
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Now that I know what I need to do I think getting the Cat flanges lined up correctly should be a lot easier tonight. I'm going to try the loop ratchet method first.
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BTW, the more I drive the car with the X pipe the more I like it. The effort will be worth it!
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I'm thinking that technique should be a piece of cake. I've used the ratchet strap method on other things (like installing my lower control arms, Audi TT rear suspension installs etc.) Let us know how you make out Steve!
BTW, the more I drive the car with the X pipe the more I like it. The effort will be worth it!
BTW, the more I drive the car with the X pipe the more I like it. The effort will be worth it!
I will have been through hell, though. I am suffering from some sort of allergic reaction and am itchy as hell. My skin is really sensitive to lots of metals (I can't wear watches with stainless steel bands) so that could be it, or I could have been bitten by something in the several hours I spent futzing around underneath the car.
If this all goes well tonight, I will be working on installing my stripe kit tomorrow. Even more fun.
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
Now that I know what I need to do I think getting the Cat flanges lined up correctly should be a lot easier tonight. I'm going to try the loop ratchet method first.
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Might not work on it tonight, guys. This reaction is getting pretty bad, took two benadryl and am waiting it out a bit, but I might be going to the doc later. Eyes are half shut at this point... this stupid X pipe is going to be the death of me! LOL. Hoping I can get to it tomorrow morning...
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So we got the passenger side to line up correctly without leaking, but the driver side has a pretty tremendous leak. Trying again, for probably the 19th time, to get this stupid thing to clamp up. I hate these clamps, btw... what ever happened to the two-three bolt flanges with gaskets? Ugh.
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Still have a big leak at the drivers side cat connection. Even tried flipping the x pipe to see if that would help at all. Going to try one more way to get this on involving two tie down straps... One bringing the cats in proper alignment and the other pulling the drivers side x pipe connection as flush as possible with the cat. If this fails I am going to put the h pipe back on and go on some sort of crazed rampage.
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Still have a big leak at the drivers side cat connection. Even tried flipping the x pipe to see if that would help at all. Going to try one more way to get this on involving two tie down straps... One bringing the cats in proper alignment and the other pulling the drivers side x pipe connection as flush as possible with the cat. If this fails I am going to put the h pipe back on and go on some sort of crazed rampage.
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Steve, we have been supporting the pipes to keep them in alignment. How did you align the clamps on the cat flanges? We used two tie down straps to pull the cats in and also one to pull the driver side x pipe as far into the cat flange as possible, but we are still having a leak, only at that flange. Wondering if I am doing something wrong with the clamp... Should it be covering the entire x pipe flange?
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Steve, we have been supporting the pipes to keep them in alignment. How did you align the clamps on the cat flanges? We used two tie down straps to pull the cats in and also one to pull the driver side x pipe as far into the cat flange as possible, but we are still having a leak, only at that flange. Wondering if I am doing something wrong with the clamp... Should it be covering the entire x pipe flange?
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Kind of hard to tell from that angle, but i think yours might be a little further back on the x pipe than mine. I'll give it another try.
Would there be any harm in using some high temp red silicone? I really want this to work, especially since i have spent this much time on it and have apparently compromised my health. Haha.
Would there be any harm in using some high temp red silicone? I really want this to work, especially since i have spent this much time on it and have apparently compromised my health. Haha.
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Also just realized that you have the bolt on your driver side clamp facing inside the x pipe. I have it to the outside... I wonder if theres any possibility that the orientation has an effect... I wouldn't think so, but at this point I'm willing to try anything.
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Glad I'm not allergic to stainless steel....That's my favorite metal!