Alright I will try, though I am having trouble with the whole thing completely loose I just can’t get the stud deep enough to expose some threads:/
I’m sure I do, I will check tomorrow though… would those help?
Alright I will try, though I am having trouble with the whole thing completely loose I just can’t get the stud deep enough to expose some threads:/Yeah you can get it on, just leave both sides loose and tighten up a little at a time swapping sides often.
Do you have the hangers under the trans mount?
You most likely can get it on, the issue with a foxbody exhaust is that every time you add a new or difference part, it changes how it fits somewhere else.I didn’t even know there was anything besides a 1 piece. Yeah my x-pipe is a 1 piece. That’s a problem isn’t it… i still is possible to get it on though correct?
what is the cardinal rule?I use a jack and the cardinal rule to start the exhaust bolts
The rubber is the radiator lower mount
I would totally buy a 3 piece if I had the money lol. Hopefully one day I’ll see someone selling on used.You most likely can get it on, the issue with a foxbody exhaust is that every time you add a new or difference part, it changes how it fits somewhere else.
I had a bassani 1 piece stainless back in the day. Looked brand new when i sold it after years of NJ winters. Probably the most robust exhaust part i've ever owned. But getting the exhaust where i wanted it was a real pain. I struggled with it every time i took it off.
Now i have a stainless bassani 3 piece. Takes me longer to find the right wrenches and sockets than it does to get it on or off.
Being able to twist and slide the front pipes makes all the difference in the world.
With that said, i looked up the price of a new pipe (i only saw it with cats, if i had the room i would do cats again), though it was $667.
They used to have a kit that came with Cats and cat delete pipes. Which was a 5 piece. So you could swap cats in any time you wanted to.
I like the jack idea. I was using a jack right at the X to hold the exhaust up but that didn’t do much good. I will check the motor mounts.Check the motor mounts too. If either of them is worn or broken it could allow the engine to be slightly cocked. That might make lining up the Xpipe more tricky.
Another idea; can you gently force that side up further by using a jack under the pipe?
It’s actually an off-road x pipe. Should have specified that. So I should drive to the exhaust shop open headers and hope they can help? I wanted to go with the idea of not letting anyone else but me touch my car but this is really defeating me…I am wondering if the H pipe was bent wrong or bent in shipping. If this is the hang up, a trip to a small exhaust shop would be worth it to get it done and move on. You do not have to do everything yourself.
Yeah that sounds like the problem. I am running an off-road x pipe. That hooked up to the stock manifold just fine but not these new headers. I will probably work on this a little more but I do worry about a stress bend. Thanks for the input.Miss matched headers and H pipes, ie:hooker headers and BBK H pipes may not line up, take it to a muffler shop so they can bend it to fit, as close as the pics show you should have been able to pry and jack it into place but then it puts the pipe/header into a stress bind and may not seal completely and wiggle loose, the pipes should line up without any hard work,
That’s what I did after a big health issue and was stuck with the H pipe wired up but not hooked up. It was fun driving with open headers once. You might have to swear it’s a race car in progress and pay cash in some states.It’s actually an off-road x pipe. Should have specified that. So I should drive to the exhaust shop open headers and hope they can help? I wanted to go with the idea of not letting anyone else but me touch my car but this is really defeating me…
Sarasota, just south of tampaWhere in Florida are you?
Why would ratchet straps be a disaster? I didn’t think of that:That’s what I did after a big health issue and was stuck with the H pipe wired up but not hooked up. It was fun driving with open headers once. You might have to swear it’s a race car in progress and pay cash in some states.
I cannnot remember if it is too close or too far apart, but ratchet straps could either be the answer or a disaster on your own.
If the weld pops or the pipe kinks, it’s bad.Why would ratchet straps be a disaster? I didn’t think of that:
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