Hey guys,
Wanted to get your opinions on what I should do. Had my friend who is a mechanic install all of my exhaust stuff I have on my car.
Ordered a Magnaflow Tru-x Off Road pipe and had him install it last Friday (he had already installed my Magnapacks recently). It sounded good the first day but soon I heard an exhaust leak. So he was working Sunday & I met him at his shop to see if I was just hearing things or what.
Turns out there are leaks all over the place. He broke all the clamps (I think it was because he was using his airtools and they have too much torque for the clamps) for the magnaflow catback and he had to weld everywhere. He said they were junk clamps and he hadn't had that problem with his magnaflow kit. There are leaks at the joints where the catback pipes meet (some on "top"of the pipe where welding is hard?)there is a leak on the driver side x-pipe join with the header, etc.
So after welding it seems alot better (or so he says I'm on the lift turning the car on and off for him). When we get done it does sound better and we leave it that. However I start hearing leaks again on the way home, almost worse than it was before. So now my 800 dollar system sounds like crap, has no clamps and has been welded in several places.
So I ask, what should I do? Ask my friend to look at it again?(he's a mechanic for a lawncare co and did work at ford for 6 mo's) Without the clamps how could he even fix it? (Especially the places on the top of the pipes) Could a muffler shop do something? Do I need to get new kits? This is very frustrating as you can guess!
Wanted to get your opinions on what I should do. Had my friend who is a mechanic install all of my exhaust stuff I have on my car.
Ordered a Magnaflow Tru-x Off Road pipe and had him install it last Friday (he had already installed my Magnapacks recently). It sounded good the first day but soon I heard an exhaust leak. So he was working Sunday & I met him at his shop to see if I was just hearing things or what.
Turns out there are leaks all over the place. He broke all the clamps (I think it was because he was using his airtools and they have too much torque for the clamps) for the magnaflow catback and he had to weld everywhere. He said they were junk clamps and he hadn't had that problem with his magnaflow kit. There are leaks at the joints where the catback pipes meet (some on "top"of the pipe where welding is hard?)there is a leak on the driver side x-pipe join with the header, etc.
So after welding it seems alot better (or so he says I'm on the lift turning the car on and off for him). When we get done it does sound better and we leave it that. However I start hearing leaks again on the way home, almost worse than it was before. So now my 800 dollar system sounds like crap, has no clamps and has been welded in several places.
So I ask, what should I do? Ask my friend to look at it again?(he's a mechanic for a lawncare co and did work at ford for 6 mo's) Without the clamps how could he even fix it? (Especially the places on the top of the pipes) Could a muffler shop do something? Do I need to get new kits? This is very frustrating as you can guess!
