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Old Apr 8, 2001 | 03:33 PM
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Hey Guys,
Because of the how bad the bolts were rusted on I decided to let a local shop do the install.
When I got the car back, I noticed that it is much louder (and I have stock exhaust) the sound is coming from the engine area. There are a few issues.

1. Making right hand turns it sounds like the pipe is hitting something (I think it might be to close to one of the cross members underneath). I can hear the noise right behind my radio.
2. When I accelerate and I'm over 2500 RPMs there is a loud "clicking noise". It's hard to describe, but it's also coming from the area around the radio.

FYI - It's a Warpspeed Stainless Steel pipe. Has anyone else had similar issues? I did notice that the stock pipe has a support bracket that the Warpspeed pipe does not.
Maybe the gaskets are the wrong size? Or something else.

Please Please Help!!!
Old Apr 8, 2001 | 04:16 PM
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Originally posted by breaux124
Hey Guys,
Because of the how bad the bolts were rusted on I decided to let a local shop do the install.
When I got the car back, I noticed that it is much louder (and I have stock exhaust) the sound is coming from the engine area. There are a few issues.

1. Making right hand turns it sounds like the pipe is hitting something (I think it might be to close to one of the cross members underneath). I can hear the noise right behind my radio.
2. When I accelerate and I'm over 2500 RPMs there is a loud "clicking noise". It's hard to describe, but it's also coming from the area around the radio.

FYI - It's a Warpspeed Stainless Steel pipe. Has anyone else had similar issues? I did notice that the stock pipe has a support bracket that the Warpspeed pipe does not.
Maybe the gaskets are the wrong size? Or something else.

Please Please Help!!!
Having done a Y-pipe install myself, I can tell you that there's not much that one can do incorrectly that can cause a leak (assuming that the guys at the "shop" weren't inbred).
If you hear sounds that might be something hitting your exhaust, it's gotta be a fit issue. Crawl under your car and see what it might be before something rubs a hole in your pipe. That would SUCK.
Hope it's something simple, man.
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