thorley Y pipe leak

[SteeevO]

where teh passenger is side of the hearers slide into the Y pipe.. it does not seal...what is the best way to seal it up?

 

thnx steven

[wheelmanLS1]

Weld that puppy.

[SteeevO]

but then what happens if i need to remove the headers later?

[M in KC]

SteeevO, do a search here. Wagner, Warner or the like makes a stepped slip joint clamp. I got mine from Summit Racing about $15.00. This is the ticket for both the Thorley's and Pacesetter slip joints. If I remember correctly you're after a 2". Search for tacoman. He was one of the original authors of this part. This clamp beats the pants off of any HD muffler clamp. I know I tried several before I ran across this little jewel.

 

M

[wheelmanLS1]

The guy that installed mine welded it. My transmission finally gets done tomorrow and I'll ask the guy if that gave him any trouble or if a slip joint oe whatever would of made it easier.

[Casey.T]

That whole section after welding can be removed with 8 bolts..... Im not seeing the challenge... so you will need a couple of new gaskets when you put it back... You will also need to make sure u get all the bolts in prior to tightening any of them...

[Slick]

yeah. my thorleys rattled too.. i just went down to my local muffler shop (the ones who built the rest of my exhaust) and he slapped a nice u joint on there.. been on there 10 months now works like a charm. free of charge