BBK X pipe fitting problems?

frdstang00

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I'm in the process of installing a bbk x pipe on my friends mustang,now i'm having problems trying to get the header to x pipe to seal. I tried dropping it down and reinstalling a few in times order to get it to seal up, but no luck. I've installed other h pipes before but never this brand. just wondering if other people have had problems, of course the speed shop says there never been any problems with those pipes. It seems that the flange is alot bigger on the x pipethan the Mac h pipe i took off.

 

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frdstang00 said:

I'm in the process of installing a bbk x pipe on my friends mustang,now i'm having problems trying to get the header to x pipe to seal. I tried dropping it down and reinstalling a few in times order to get it to seal up, but no luck. I've installed other h pipes before but never this brand. just wondering if other people have had problems, of course the speed shop says there never been any problems with those pipes. It seems that the flange is alot bigger on the x pipethan the Mac h pipe i took off.

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What year stang and what side are you having the trouble on. May have cure for your problem.

 

88mustng

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mine did the same thing, we just bent the hell out of the hangers to get it to fit right. it will work, sounds awesome with it on there too. good luck.

 

frdstang00

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it's for an 89 gt i did notice the hangers were welded on differently than on the mac, I did think possibly the hangers would be the culprit not letting the x pipe go foward enough to seal

 

1991vert

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i had the same problem. i even rode around with the hangers not even in and i had the nastiest exhaust leak ever. the car sounded like a semi coming down the road. just bend the hangers as you see fit and that WILL fix the problem

 

88stangmangt

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i had a problem like that and i tourqued down the bolts and it sealed...........

 

mustangramair

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i had the same problem on my 89 GT, bbk headers to bbks X and they still didn't match up right. We did some bending on hangers like 1991vert. now its fine

 

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10HoleLX

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No problems installing my BBK X pipe
Perfect fit to my JBA headers and flowmaster cat back
Installed on lift.

 

frdstang00

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thanks to everyone that chimed in my buddy ended up trying the mac prochamber on it and it looks like it's all set. the bbk for whatever reason looked like it was bottoming out on the headers not letting it seal properly.maybe a defective part or just it the headers themselves

 

cevtv

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Hey, I'm in Brockton too.

 

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to 88mustng

I saw your car on the cardomain website, where did you get the third brake light cover that says Mustang? please email me at Skeezo83@hotmail.com
thannks

Nick

 

N8Miller

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my BBK X pipe didnt even come with hangers.....