Fixing small crack in muffler
04-11-2007, 01:58 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
Hmm... well this crack is very small, i dont even know if it's going to leak or not but i just wanted to put something on it just incase. The crack is very hard to see though and if i didnt look over everything extremely close i wouldn't have seen it.
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
04-11-2007, 02:00 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
ORIGINAL: OnyxCobra
Hmm... well this crack is very small, i dont even know if it's going to leak or not but i just wanted to put something on it just incase. The crack is very hard to see though and if i didnt look over everything extremely close i wouldn't have seen it.
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
Hmm... well this crack is very small, i dont even know if it's going to leak or not but i just wanted to put something on it just incase. The crack is very hard to see though and if i didnt look over everything extremely close i wouldn't have seen it.
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
04-11-2007, 02:05 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
ORIGINAL: frdmstng1986GT
To find out if it's stainless Onyx, take a magnet and put it on the case. if the magnet sticks then it's not stainless.. if it doesnt then it is stainless... stainless metal is non-magnetic.
ORIGINAL: OnyxCobra
Hmm... well this crack is very small, i dont even know if it's going to leak or not but i just wanted to put something on it just incase. The crack is very hard to see though and if i didnt look over everything extremely close i wouldn't have seen it.
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
Hmm... well this crack is very small, i dont even know if it's going to leak or not but i just wanted to put something on it just incase. The crack is very hard to see though and if i didnt look over everything extremely close i wouldn't have seen it.
The welding is a good idea, my only hang up on that is i dont know what material the muffler is made out of (might be stainless) and I want the weld to match...
04-11-2007, 02:07 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
lol. well i know for a fact the medical grade stainless is non-magnetic.. but there are different types of stainless so it was just a quick check to see if it was 100% stainless. who makes the kit? SLP?
04-11-2007, 02:17 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
well I did some research and found that the bassani BX kit has stainless tailpipes and muffler internals, while the stainless catback is all stainless. The catback is used so unfortunately i dont know which one i have, but it's possible i picked up a stainless kit...
04-11-2007, 02:22 PM
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RE: Fixing small crack in muffler
i would bring it to a welding shop and see what they say as what kind of metal it is. they should be able to tell right off the bat whatkind it is.i wouldnt mess around with any temp fixing stuff like the muffler patch stuff and jb weld. if the crack is as small as you say it is it couldnt cost more then 10-20 bucks to weld it and it's permanint.. you wont have to worry about youre patch stuff falling off later ondown the road then.