3 inch downpipe fitment

dapz325 · 10-15-2015, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike@N54Tuning.com

Maybe you got a bad set then? But did they fit on the person's car you got them from?

Mike

They fit the other guys car. Say if my motor was a few mm higher I could center the long pipe and maybe make it work . Could it just be the wear and tear that's not allowing it in?

dapz325 · 10-15-2015, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiago@VRSF

We've removed a set of race land down pipes that literally melted a half circle into the customers subframe because they were installed against the subframe to prevent rattling.

If they were used there's a good chance they didn't fit then either.

Any thoughts on the heat wrap around the downpipe and exhaust flanges to prevent clinking ?

Tiago@VRSF · 10-15-2015, 12:12 PM

It's just going to rub through the heat wrap, definitely only a temporary solution.

Contact the seller and get a refund, it will save you a lot of headaches in the future. You can always use paypal to help you get a refund if the seller isn't being cooperative.

dapz325 · 10-15-2015, 05:16 PM

I don't know if I want to do that, the pipes were a good price (280) and seller was nice. I think I might just have to give a little love taps with a hammer. Another thing I could do is take the short pipe to an exhaust shop and have them bend the second to last weld near the exhaust 1/4" Or I could shove a few layers of heat wrap between the pipe ,maybe loop it around the whole thing a few times to reduce vibration travel. I don't know i just want to make this work.

shadow191 · 10-16-2015, 11:23 AM

My flanges were so close I heat wrapped them just to be on the safe side. Don't know if it's doing anything, but it hasn't rubbed through.

dapz325 · 10-16-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by shadow191

My flanges were so close I heat wrapped them just to be on the safe side. Don't know if it's doing anything, but it hasn't rubbed through.

I got a shop to slightly bend it and now have about 4mm of clearance between them .I'm pretty sure this will still clink . How long have you had it like this? Did you just wedge some between it or wrap around ?

shadow191 · 10-19-2015, 10:11 PM

I wedged some between the flanges and wrapped a little further down each side. I've had it like this maybe 4 months.

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dapz325 Roller coaster operator 26 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2008 335i Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Louisiana iTrader: (0)	I don't know if I want to do that, the pipes were a good price (280) and seller was nice. I think I might just have to give a little love taps with a hammer. Another thing I could do is take the short pipe to an exhaust shop and have them bend the second to last weld near the exhaust 1/4" Or I could shove a few layers of heat wrap between the pipe ,maybe loop it around the whole thing a few times to reduce vibration travel. I don't know i just want to make this work.
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shadow191 Lieutenant Colonel 182 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (3)	My flanges were so close I heat wrapped them just to be on the safe side. Don't know if it's doing anything, but it hasn't rubbed through.
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shadow191 Lieutenant Colonel 182 Rep 1,681 Posts Drives: 2017 Volvo XC90 R-Design Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (3)	I wedged some between the flanges and wrapped a little further down each side. I've had it like this maybe 4 months.
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