H-pipe installation
01-01-2005, 02:26 AM
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RE: H-pipe installation
Just installed mine earlier this week. Just make sure everything is very tight, exhaust is a very picky thing so it must be as tight as possible, and use lock washers. Make sure you listen to it to make sure there is no leak after the install.. You don't need any gasket gew... The flanges are designed to seal to eachother. Make sure you put it in there loosly before tightening everything up so that you can adjust it. When it is all back together, check your tail pipes to see if they are lined up (something I didn't do) and correct if needed. All in all, fairly simple. Make sure to support with jacks, and chalk the wheels ALWAYS! Good luck
01-01-2005, 04:28 AM
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RE: H-pipe installation
ORIGINAL: 91hatchgt
Just installed mine earlier this week. Just make sure everything is very tight, exhaust is a very picky thing so it must be as tight as possible, and use lock washers. Make sure you listen to it to make sure there is no leak after the install.. You don't need any gasket gew... The flanges are designed to seal to eachother. Make sure you put it in there loosly before tightening everything up so that you can adjust it. When it is all back together, check your tail pipes to see if they are lined up (something I didn't do) and correct if needed. All in all, fairly simple. Make sure to support with jacks, and chalk the wheels ALWAYS! Good luck
Just installed mine earlier this week. Just make sure everything is very tight, exhaust is a very picky thing so it must be as tight as possible, and use lock washers. Make sure you listen to it to make sure there is no leak after the install.. You don't need any gasket gew... The flanges are designed to seal to eachother. Make sure you put it in there loosly before tightening everything up so that you can adjust it. When it is all back together, check your tail pipes to see if they are lined up (something I didn't do) and correct if needed. All in all, fairly simple. Make sure to support with jacks, and chalk the wheels ALWAYS! Good luck
01-01-2005, 06:26 AM
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RE: H-pipe installation
Bobby, chocking the tires is putting those wedges on them so the car and the wheels don't move.
Lock washers, those are the ones where the inside of the ring is bent inward at a bunch of small intervals right?
Lock washers, those are the ones where the inside of the ring is bent inward at a bunch of small intervals right?
01-01-2005, 01:31 PM
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RE: H-pipe installation
You can use those one's too, but I would suggest using the other type. It is like a washer that has been cut on one side and tweaked a little, when you tighten them down they compress. They came with my H-pipe. Chalking (sp?) the wheels is putting something in front of the tires to keep it from rolling on top of you. It's fairly easy. Have fun.
ORIGINAL: Demon_Mustang
Bobby, chocking the tires is putting those wedges on them so the car and the wheels don't move.
Lock washers, those are the ones where the inside of the ring is bent inward at a bunch of small intervals right?
Bobby, chocking the tires is putting those wedges on them so the car and the wheels don't move.
Lock washers, those are the ones where the inside of the ring is bent inward at a bunch of small intervals right?
01-01-2005, 03:16 PM
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RE: H-pipe installation
I always use a thin coating of anti-seize compound on the insides of the pipes and outside of the bells on the pipes as this helps let them move around a bit when it comes time to line everything up just right and it helps make them come apart easier when you need to remove them for any reason later on. also use some on the nuts and bolts too for the same reason. liquid dish washing soap works good on the rubber hangers too.
