Exhaust and the warranty
06-17-2008, 06:11 PM
#3
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RE: Exhaust and the warranty
Modifying your exhaust to duals voids your warranty. By significantly decreasing your back pressure it increases your intake airflow by reducing residual gas in the cylinder. This is what they meant by it effecting the intake. This in turn causes your air inlet tube to "bow" making it considered a modified intake due to the additional pressure and different shape etc. My scervice rep was going over the dangers of duals on a non-dual car with me earlier.
Also, in the warranty it clearly says that if you modify your car your whole warranty is voided, including sub warranties. For example if your drive train warranty is voided due to exhaust, your main warranty is voided. So if your exhaust is modified and your seat cushions become discolored, you will need to replace those yourself because your installed exhaust.
There are currently no consumer laws or anything to guard against this because a car company is the ones that writes the contract and you have to accept it. It's not advertising that's controled by the FCC or production which is controled by consumer protection, it's a legal contract which as you know can be shady...
Also, in the warranty it clearly says that if you modify your car your whole warranty is voided, including sub warranties. For example if your drive train warranty is voided due to exhaust, your main warranty is voided. So if your exhaust is modified and your seat cushions become discolored, you will need to replace those yourself because your installed exhaust.
There are currently no consumer laws or anything to guard against this because a car company is the ones that writes the contract and you have to accept it. It's not advertising that's controled by the FCC or production which is controled by consumer protection, it's a legal contract which as you know can be shady...
06-17-2008, 06:32 PM
#4
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RE: Exhaust and the warranty
geez legion trying to scare someone?? do you work for ford?? j/k the answer is that the part you replaced will not be under warrenty anymore but everything else is. plenty of people have gotten duals and then gotten warrenty service if something breaks to void your warrenty they would have to prove that the part you replaced hurt the part that broke ie if you brakes go out they cant blame it on exsuast and tell you to pay up
06-17-2008, 07:02 PM
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RE: Exhaust and the warranty
i was told by ford when i bought my 06 with plans to mod it they told me that if a specific aftermarket part contributed to a problem then it would not be covered, but you will still have the rest of your warranty for everything else.
06-17-2008, 08:00 PM
#7
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RE: Exhaust and the warranty
ORIGINAL: Wishbone
I've been saying for a long time duals on the 4.0 is a bad idea for many reasons. It looks good and that's about it. Adding an axle back is the way to go.
I've been saying for a long time duals on the 4.0 is a bad idea for many reasons. It looks good and that's about it. Adding an axle back is the way to go.
06-17-2008, 10:27 PM
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RE: Exhaust and the warranty
If you want duals you can get the exhaust kit from Ford.. part # M5230V6. It came with a card that said if installed by Ford it would be covered by a limited warranty and NOT void the manufacturers warranty. It has everything you need, is easy to install and is made by Ford. Looks and sounds great too. Sorry Legion5 but you were feed a line of BS! Your service rep sounds like he doesn't know what he's talking about. My air inlet tube DID NOT BOW or any of those stupid other things he said. As far as being a bad idea I thought thatway till I put it on. I love it and my car runs HARD! If you want duals get them.