Thorley Headers Wtf

[Tungsten]

WTF is that, who are they, and why did they use it??

 

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they meaning the shop that did my exhaust

 

i have to change the seal between the y pipe flange and the midpipe flange with that permatex copper stuff (or take it back and let them put it on lol)

 

the muffler cement that was there has broken and developed a leak

for some reason muffler cement does not stick to these Doug Thorley coated pipes

 

BTW, that clamp works great, maybe ill buy another one and mail it to Doug Thorley

 

and damn these pipes are so tough, if you use a regular muffler clamp you will break it lol

Edited November 20, 2009 by Tungsten

[Tungsten]

UPDATE

 

ok so i got the flowmaster 60 on there with new gaskets and all that

and the sound is still there

 

im guessing it is the slip fitting and it needs some silicone in there

 

 

this vibration also trips the knock sensor and causes the engine to act funny

Edited December 3, 2009 by Tungsten

[bitemedoughboy.com]

Is there somewhere you can take it to that can remove some of the coating on the pipes, just enough to weld?

yeah its called a grinder

[Tungsten]

alright i put some tack welds on it and some silicone

tack welds are easy to snap when you have to

 

BUT THE SOUND IS STILL THERE

well i found out that the catalytic converter dislodged itself inside and now is bouncing around in there

looked clean but wtf its broken and its tripping my knock sensor

[packie88]

take it to an exhaust shop and have them but a ball/socket joint on the header and the y pipe. they dont leak and will flex a little and stay sealed under loads. much better design imho.

[Tungsten]

tack welds + silicone seal + clamp = works great

 

now i just replace the cat and hope the core didn't break apart and jam the muffler

 

EDIT: cat is all good, muffler is clean

Edited March 25, 2010 by Tungsten

[Tungsten]

alright i put some tack welds on it and some silicone

tack welds are easy to snap when you have to

 

BUT THE SOUND IS STILL THERE

well i found out that the catalytic converter dislodged itself inside and now is bouncing around in there

looked clean but wtf its broken and its tripping my knock sensor

 

for anyone reading this thread right now, if you found this via Google and too lazy to browse the rest

 

 

that was the cause of the vibrating sound