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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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I just recently put on my new Pypes o/r x, which by the way with the 40 series flows sounds wicked, anyways, it sits a lot lower under my car than my original stock h did. Think there is room to lower? I'm scared to bust a hole in it or dent it all up, is there a way to raise without running new tubing?
Old Nov 22, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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lower that bitch!
Old Nov 22, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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jack the front end up, put a jack stand under the x on the x pipe, heat up the x pipe with a torch of some sort, lower the car when the metal gets hot and the jack stand should put pressure enough to bend the pipe up some.
Old Nov 22, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by teej281
jack the front end up, put a jack stand under the x on the x pipe, heat up the x pipe with a torch of some sort, lower the car when the metal gets hot and the jack stand should put pressure enough to bend the pipe up some.
+1 on that
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 01:05 AM
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Start with the little mods first. Get a S/C.
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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I've got the Pypes O/R X on mine with Eibach Pro-kit springs and I scrape all the time! It's not bad enough that it damages anything, I just crawl over speed bumps. Light scrapes won't harm anything, just be slow over bumps and you'll be fine. LOWER IT! NAOW!!! lol


*start with little mods, S/C ??? supercharger? haha I wish that was a little mod! lol
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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My Mac L/T's are tucked up well and I have Fox springs in the front and "C's" out back and it'll scrape every once in awhile
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 12:19 PM
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flow master mufflers have a tuff shell on them, youll probably rip them off before punching a hole in them.
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by pcs
flow master mufflers have a tuff shell on them, youll probably rip them off before punching a hole in them.
Well I'm not worried about the mufflers they are where they are supposed to be. Is any of you with lowered cars have the x sitting lower than the stock? If so it'll be lowered the first chance I get and plus I'm thinking about just lowering the *** end but I'm thinking that will throw off my stance a little too much.
Old Nov 23, 2008 | 01:02 PM
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I dont scrape on anything my set up is tucked in pretty good. Just dont go over speed bumps fast or roll off them hard, you may bottom out.



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