Exhaust Leak Question!!!
02-20-2003, 05:02 PM
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Exhaust Leak Question!!!
If i had an exhaust leak from the downpipe to the cat converter, those bolts don't clamp the cat tight enough so i have an exhaust leak, does anyone think that could cause a loss of hp or 1/4 mile time???? any ideas? Thanks
02-21-2003, 12:30 AM
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Originally posted by GreenMachineREX
u are loosing back pressure so i'd think yes...
is this ur stock piping with that ebay muffleR?
u are loosing back pressure so i'd think yes...
is this ur stock piping with that ebay muffleR?
02-21-2003, 03:36 AM
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I can't tighten it good enough to clamp around that good enough, the downpipe end is too big so my pipe from my cat won't go over it at all, so i'm thinking about taking a pipe that fits over the end (it goes from bigger to smaller from the downpipe) and trying to shove my pipe cat converter on it to see if it will make it so i'm not having a leak. otherwise i'd get another downpipe but my o2 sensor is on my downpipe so i guess i can't do that, or can i? any hints?
02-21-2003, 05:47 AM
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Originally posted by ZiviCase10287
I can't tighten it good enough to clamp around that good enough, the downpipe end is too big so my pipe from my cat won't go over it at all, so i'm thinking about taking a pipe that fits over the end (it goes from bigger to smaller from the downpipe) and trying to shove my pipe cat converter on it to see if it will make it so i'm not having a leak. otherwise i'd get another downpipe but my o2 sensor is on my downpipe so i guess i can't do that, or can i? any hints?
I can't tighten it good enough to clamp around that good enough, the downpipe end is too big so my pipe from my cat won't go over it at all, so i'm thinking about taking a pipe that fits over the end (it goes from bigger to smaller from the downpipe) and trying to shove my pipe cat converter on it to see if it will make it so i'm not having a leak. otherwise i'd get another downpipe but my o2 sensor is on my downpipe so i guess i can't do that, or can i? any hints?
You can have an O2 bung welded to your new downpipe if you got one w/out any O2 bungs. Just an idea.
02-22-2003, 08:06 PM
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Originally posted by Kai
Backpressure is bad. It causes exhaust gas reversion (forcing burned exhaust gasses back into the combustion chamber). Common mistake in auto exhaust theory
Backpressure is bad. It causes exhaust gas reversion (forcing burned exhaust gasses back into the combustion chamber). Common mistake in auto exhaust theory