ahhh! exhaust sounds like poopoo

[gotchopsticks]

i just put and off-road x pipe on my 02 GT, and it sounds like there is a major leak. the kit didnt come with any gaskets, but when i removed my stock midpipe i noticed that there were none on there either. but on the passenger side connection, it wasnt a ball and flange, it is a flat connection with a short extension, or lip, comming up. on the x-pipe there is no extension/lip, and it sounds like the leak is comming from there. does anyone kno what i can do to fix this? i am guessing i have to use a gasket, so information on where to get one would help. thanks

 

[tomustang]

don't know what kind of o/r x-pipe it was but, only the passenger side does need a gasket, you can get one from any Ford dealership, i think it's like $8 or so.

 

[gotchopsticks]

it is a MustangTuning o/r x-pipe, so im going to the dealership tomarrow, thanks

 

[pdl2flr]

When you remove the stock mid-pipe the passenger side gasket will usually stay attached to the studs up on the header. Make sure you have removed the old one, before putting the new one on the pipe.

 

[2002BLGT]

replace the studs with ones from napa that dont have a shank on them , the factory ones have a shank that keeps you from tightening the aftermarket pipes up good ....

 

[sacstoy02gt]

replace the studs with ones from napa that dont have a shank on them , the factory ones have a shank that keeps you from tightening the aftermarket pipes up good ....

Do this on the driver's side for sure. Probably wouldn't hurt to replace the ones on the passenger side either.
Napa Part # 600-1819

 

[RedBullitt]

the studs could be my problem... not getting a good seal. i think i have a leak on bank 1 becuase it is causing my new 02 sensor to run slow and throwing code p0133. what do you think?

 

[gotchopsticks]

how would i go about removing the studs? what do the MIL eliminators do, i mean how do they work and where do they install at? my check engine light is on now, but at first it wasnt. thanks guys

 

[Defleshed]

aye, the studs on the driver's side were leaking bad for me. i pretty much left it until i got long tubes