No more broken studs
#1
No more broken studs
This every time returning problem can be tackled by putting one
more bellow or a piece of flexible exhaust pipe in the exhaust.
i had this discussion before and they say in a y pipe there is
a bellow ,but there should be one more but than in the first part
of the y-pipe.
i have done this in a stock exhaust.
today i passed the 200000 mile on the odo and the max is still
going strong.
happy cristmas to everyone from ninezeromax out of friesland.
more bellow or a piece of flexible exhaust pipe in the exhaust.
i had this discussion before and they say in a y pipe there is
a bellow ,but there should be one more but than in the first part
of the y-pipe.
i have done this in a stock exhaust.
today i passed the 200000 mile on the odo and the max is still
going strong.
happy cristmas to everyone from ninezeromax out of friesland.
#3
yes, that should help the problem.
the biggest problem is the heavy stock Y pipe is hanging on all these weak exhaust studs. when you floor the car, the engine jumps around in the engine bay, causing the rest of the exhaust to pull on the y pipe. without enough flex junctions in the Y pipe, this obviously pulls on the exhaust manifolds and thus snaps the studs....
We've known that's the problem for a long time, but I never thought of simply adding another flex section to the pipe to fix it. Good thinking!
the biggest problem is the heavy stock Y pipe is hanging on all these weak exhaust studs. when you floor the car, the engine jumps around in the engine bay, causing the rest of the exhaust to pull on the y pipe. without enough flex junctions in the Y pipe, this obviously pulls on the exhaust manifolds and thus snaps the studs....
We've known that's the problem for a long time, but I never thought of simply adding another flex section to the pipe to fix it. Good thinking!
#10
Actually, Bryan, I think it's the lack of studs there that caused yours to warp. when the manifolds get that hot, they get fairly soft, and the studs are enough to hold it in place. if not, it'll pull away and warp when the engine cools off.
One thing to note on that is how the noise (usually) goes away when the engine warms up. that's because the metal is in it's "relaxed" position at the high temps, and when it cools, it cools off unevenly, causing the warpage.
One thing to note on that is how the noise (usually) goes away when the engine warms up. that's because the metal is in it's "relaxed" position at the high temps, and when it cools, it cools off unevenly, causing the warpage.
#11
You're probably right. My noise worsened and eventually never went away and was always extremely loud after awhile. The guys at the machine shop were surprised at how much it was warped. I should have taken it easy on my car while they were broken - oh well.
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