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Putting LTs on

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04GTMustang

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Ok I am putting some Slp longtubes on here in the next few months. Now I had my exhaust system welded about 7 months ago.

My question is can i cut my xpipe at the welding to take off the pipes that go up to the stock manifold to make it into the shorter x pipe for the long tubes.

I had it all welded to stop exhaust leaks that i had at every clamp point in the system so i just want to know if i could cut the pipe at the welding there and then connect it up to the longtubes. I dont really want to buy a whole new xpipe to bolt up to the longtubes.
 

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04GTMustang said:
Ok I am putting some Slp longtubes on here in the next few months. Now I had my exhaust system welded about 7 months ago.

My question is can i cut my xpipe at the welding to take off the pipes that go up to the stock manifold to make it into the shorter x pipe for the long tubes.

I had it all welded to stop exhaust leaks that i had at every clamp point in the system so i just want to know if i could cut the pipe at the welding there and then connect it up to the longtubes. I dont really want to buy a whole new xpipe to bolt up to the longtubes.
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Yes you can cut a full length X to make it fit...but I wouldn't... Unless you're getting a real good deal on labor that is....and if you ever want to take the system off... Perhaps you could have them weld on a clamp sleeve so you don't have to weld onto the header.
 

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BennyBlown2v said:
Yes you can cut a full length X to make it fit...but I wouldn't... Unless you're getting a real good deal on labor that is....and if you ever want to take the system off... Perhaps you could have them weld on a clamp sleeve so you don't have to weld onto the header.
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my uncle owns a shop in pennsylvania so im gonna take it to him and also help him out as well so i can see what some of you guys went through putting lts on ur cars. Just to make it fair
 

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I highly discourge the idea of welding the xpipe to the headers. Weather it be shorties or LT's. Odds are you will have to drop the exhaust for something in the future and then your hosed.
I would cut down the xpipe ( only because you've already destroyed resale value), and then welding ends onto it to match up to your lt's.
 

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I highly discourge the idea of welding the xpipe to the headers. Weather it be shorties or LT's. Odds are you will have to drop the exhaust for something in the future and then your hosed.
I would cut down the xpipe ( only because you've already destroyed resale value), and then welding ends onto it to match up to your lt's.
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yea thats what im planning on doing cause i know im gonna have to take the system off for one reason or another in teh future. But yea im gonna just cut the x down and weld something onto it that will attach it up to the lts but no welding to it.
 
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