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 Oct 24, 2012 - 5:41 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 3, '12 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
my whole flex pipe is broken & my car sounds like sh*t.
 im eventually getting custom header-back exhaust but is there anything i can do right now to make it sound better?
This post has been edited by Antz5SFE: Oct 24, 2012 - 5:46 PM |
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Oct 24, 2012 - 5:53 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 29, '11 From Haltom City, Texas Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
QUOTE (Antz5SFE @ Oct 24, 2012 - 5:41 PM)  my whole flex pipe is broken & my car sounds like sh*t. im eventually getting custom header-back exhaust but is there anything i can do right now to make it sound better?Get some foil tape they use in HVAC. I dunno if it will work but its worth the try. |
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Oct 24, 2012 - 6:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From Guam Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
for your flex piece, I don't know if they patches for that, but i saw napa had something but it may have been for the actual pipe area.
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Oct 24, 2012 - 10:13 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Lincoln, Ar Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Wrap it with exhaust wrap and some good ol clamps.
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Oct 28, 2012 - 10:15 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 3, '12 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
do our stock mufflers just unbolt? what's your guys opinions on taking the muffler off?
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Oct 28, 2012 - 12:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 4, '12 From US Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
Fix it, it shouldn't be that expensive.
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Oct 28, 2012 - 9:16 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
They make exhaust repair kits, either in putty or wraps.
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Oct 28, 2012 - 9:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 10, '10 From MA Currently Offline Reputation: 37 (100%) |
why take your muffler off when you have a leak from your flex pipe?
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Oct 28, 2012 - 10:12 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 3, '12 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
i'll try exhaust wrap. thanks.
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Oct 30, 2012 - 1:54 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Lincoln, Ar Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Alright I win!!!
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Oct 30, 2012 - 7:39 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 11, '06 From Way South Chicago Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you can't wrap the flex, but you can put some sheet metal around it with hose clamps to quiet it down a little.
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Oct 31, 2012 - 10:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 21, '10 From Woodstock, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
I've got the same issue on my vert right now. I was thinking of just replacing it with some stock exhaust I found on rockauto. Doesn't cost much, just waiting for a school break to get to work on it.
Of course if you are planning on doing exhaust work later wrapping it might be a temporary solution, though here in MD I have to go through emissions every two years so I'd rather have a new stock exhaust to bolt in when the time comes. |
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