Borla exhaust tip discrepancy

95GTV8 · Nov 10, 2006

I recently just finished installing a borla catback system on my car. The install was fairly straightforward except the driver side tip hangs out about 2" more than the passenger side tip. I'm wondering if anybody has had this problem before or if anybody has any remedies.

95GTV8 · Nov 11, 2006

anybody know? I got everything else installed just would like the tips to be flush.

Daggar · Nov 11, 2006

Don't mean to sound like an ass but...

It's a mechanical thing that you can see and lay first hand eyes on.

I don't see how we'd be able to offer you better advise than someone who's standing right next to your car and looking at it (you).

Look the whole thing over and see if there's something in the way or if the two sides were cut different lengths or whatever.

LtDavis · Nov 11, 2006

when I was installing my h-pipe, the first time I hung it up one pipe didn't fit (this is the 3 piece Mac design) I took it down and tried again and everything fit great. I would suggest doing that, if its a simple misalignment like I had it will be easy to fix.

95GTV8 · Nov 11, 2006

well, thats the thing. I've adjusted everything I can. I've snugged it up to the H-pipe as much as i can and i've fiddled with the adjusting the lengths the male/female parts go in around the rear axel. Is it possible to hit the pipe with a rubber mallet to push it out a few inches? I tried hitting it and it wouldn't budge.

Edit: LTDavis
Thing is, their isn't much room for error when installing the catback because they are pretty stiffly connected to the car via rubber exhaust hangers. I'm pretty confident the catback is installed correctly, everything looks symetrical from underneath the car, maybe if i can just push the pipe out a bit.

z2o_what · Nov 11, 2006

your engine is crooked

j/k

assuming the tailpipes are clamped to the mufflers and not welded; maybe one of your tailpipes is on the muffler more than the other. allowing you to be able to slide the short pipe out a little and push the long pipe in to make them even.

billison · Nov 11, 2006

are the mufflers uneven? and what about the cats, are they uneven? if it's just the tails, i'd just take them off and reinstall

95GTV8 · Nov 11, 2006

no cats, mufflers are even. The exhaust tips are welded on. O well I guess i'm stuck with a small tip discrepancy.

billison · Nov 11, 2006

if they were welded, they were welded unevenly,

95GTV8 · Nov 11, 2006

god damn, well I guess there is nothing I can do.

billison · Nov 11, 2006

you can try to bend it, who weld'd it for you? If it was a shop they should fix it.

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