^that's exactly what I use dawgs

Mine liked to blow off as soon as I got into boost. I ordered one of the sturdy band clamps from Jeg's and it's stayed put since April...and I drive like a total ******* douchebag.

 

the rattle from the damn bolt is freaking annoying

So can we remove the pipe in 1 piece from the car from the bottom with out removing the turbo??

 

I can on mine, not sure about the typical t25. But i gave you a really good solution...

 

serious guy listen to the man......

 

Only way your gonna know for sure is to get under the car and try.

 

yeah will do tomorrow. I'll try to rip it off and hope it comes out since i hell dont feel like pulling the turbo and loosening the studs that i worked so hard on trying to tighten...

 

You can take it out from under the car. No problem. If it is a BEGi-S downpipe (with little or no vent tube) then the likely hood of contact in the tranny tunnel is greatly reduced. However, you will still run the risk of the downpipe making contact somewhere.

A lot of people have told me the spring on the bolt works wonders. You just have to be careful it is not too big and makes contact in the tranny tunnel. My cross bolt flew off ages ago and never got replaced. As long as the pipe stays in position, it can go with out the cross bolt. Or you could also try wiring it too. Some have told me that works.
Stephanie

 

for some reason my pipe can fall off fairly easily. I can push it back and it would fall off if nothing is holding it. Thats the main reason why i was concerned and got it welded. Tomorrow i'll try to pull it and get it welded all around assuming weather is not too bad.

Think of the lower pipe disconnecting from the upper pipe and getting cough on a nice hole pushing the entire exhaust back through the bumper.. aahh the possibilities

 

hey what do you know, not just rain but enough rain to flood half the streets. Doesnt look like i'll be pulling it today :( man i hate chicago.

 

I'm surprised we don't see more exhaust done like dirt bikes do it - tabs on each pipe, and two or three springs to hold it together. It gives, it's easy to install, it won't let go.

I don't know if it's that EXACT one, but it's the basic idea. They are so cheap, why not? And putting it on is something could you do ugly with a ~$100 welder, or pay a shop $25 bucks to do. Should be a walk in the part. It works great, though it's a little hard through between the tranny and the tunnel, but not VERY hard at all. I'm a huge fan of it, never going back.

Oh! Sorry, I thought it was. Glad to hear it, cause really, it was just plain aweful. I can never tell what's yours and what's theirs.

I'm not sure what was tugging on it. Certainly it's been through a lot of iterations, so I doubt the same thing is even there anymore.

 

Well what do you know? the pipe came off. Took a little bit to figure out how to pull it off but it came off. Spin the pipe towards the passenger side of the car and it should come out.

Honestly i rather pay 20 bucks extra in shipping but get 1 piece pipe than to have to **** around with the damn thing for a month after i install it trying to figure out how to fix it.

 

Lesson of the day, when cutting off the loops for the bolt, cut them off completely, dont try to break them off no matter how little material is holding them. Put a nice hole in the pipe since even though it was a tiny bit of material left on there it was still enough to rip a hole in the pipe after i tried to break it off.

 

Sucks to hear that. I think the metal gets weak from rust and heat cycling.

 

If you're sitting on extra money, this is something I never thought I would say... Get a $80 harbor frieght welder. It's a total piece of ****, barely works, etc... But it gets me out of SO many problems, I've fixed chairs, several freind's exhaust, all sorts of little things.. The better ones are supposedly a lot better, but it's amazing how useful ANY ability to weld at all is.

 

I live in a building and the closet downstairs has just enough room for the body that i'm keeping there. Adding a welder in there would be impossible :( Once i get a house with a garage i will get a welder in a heart beat. Anyhow i got it all welded now and ready to go on the car. Now the fun stuff.. how to get it back in there

 

all done now on to the store and see if it leaks. i did take few pics of my pipe before installation.

 

No leaks, no noticeable gasses inside the cab. High Five

Surprisingly it went in very easily. Twist it towards the passenger side, put the pipe up it, then slowly push up and once it hits something twist it towards the back of the car in position.

here is how i had it so i can tighten it
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Surprisingly they welded it quite a bit
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As far as the hole i made i cut a little piece that they welded.
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Welds look okay. Its hard to tell in the pic but is that porosity or slag on the mig welds. I personally would of TIG'd it but thats because im a perfectionist.

 

honestly man i could care less.. 20 bucks for the entire thing most shops here charge about 50 for that. I got my jeep welded.. roughly the same job.. 60some bucks :(

 

did they weld the top section?