I know most people change the drivers side exhaust studs out without a problem but I was afraid of snapping one off and having to drill it out. So, I did some digging in the parts bin at a friends parts house and found a metal donut gasket for what I believe was an older buick exhaust system, I just can’t remember and was looking for the first thing that would work. It was the perfect size, not to restrict exhaust flow and extended the flange length enough to fill the gap nicely with the factory studs in place. Used a little gasket sealer to hold it in place while installing the mid-pipe and never had a problem since.
Just thought I’d throw this out there as another possible option to replacing the factory studs, it's easy enough to replace the studs I agree but with my luck I would have snapped one off. Perhaps someone who works at or has access to a parts bin can find such a gasket and part number if enough people seem interested. I would but have since moved and unfortunately can’t remember exactly what this metal gasket fits.
Anyway, it does work great I have used it several times swapping out mid-pipes on my car and I’m running a prochamber now.
my 2cfm's
-Cale
