OBX Catless Midpipe
09-02-2009, 08:41 PM
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OBX Catless Midpipe
i know, i know. OBX is cheap crap. No need to burn me up on that part of it. Anyways, i bought it to go with the greddy SE cat back and the sent no gaskets or anything so i said **** it and through it on anyways but im having a pretty good exhaust leak. What are my cheap options. Can i get a gasket??
09-02-2009, 08:56 PM
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Felpro makes sheets of high temp gasket material. I used this on my turbo for my talon and it worked perfect and withstood high temps.
I found it easier to use the old gasket to make a new one though.
I found it easier to use the old gasket to make a new one though.
09-03-2009, 01:12 PM
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wow, ummm. my 8 had no gaskets... the leak is the connecting poit between the midpipe and the pipe that gos to the mufflers. thats weirs though. my 8 had no gaskets on either side of the midpipe but the bolts were tightened so much we had tu cut them off..
09-03-2009, 01:30 PM
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autozone sells this copper gasket maker. Its like a orange paste and it will harden to a rubber-like consistency and Ive used it on past vehicles and it also works really well.
09-03-2009, 07:33 PM
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the rear gasket ur surposed to take off the stock pipe, i used the pry side of the crow bar in the trunk.
i had no issue with that side at all besides my exhaust nuts falling off from me forgetting to tighten it, if u use the exasuht goo, pick the highest temp one and let it fully cure, i was being impatient and it turned to dust
i had no issue with that side at all besides my exhaust nuts falling off from me forgetting to tighten it, if u use the exasuht goo, pick the highest temp one and let it fully cure, i was being impatient and it turned to dust
09-03-2009, 07:56 PM
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lol, i know ow that goes. i bought a gasket that should fit for the downpipe side, and im gonna try some of the gasket maker stuff on the muffler side.. I GOT MY WEAPON R INTAKE TODAY!!! i cant fully love it yet becuz that exhaust leak i so f'n loud and shitty.ill let yall know how it goes tomorrow..
09-03-2009, 09:49 PM
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o sry bout the down pipe then. i meant the pipe from the headers... but ye, its like stock. i got this ring lookin thing. i feel like an idiot but i went through the packeging and found it plus some bolts. so where does the ring go? also i bought a generic gasket for the header side of the pipe. thx.
09-03-2009, 09:56 PM
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I never knew that. I feel like an idiot, lol. So that ring just fits around that smaller pipe that goes "into" the manifold pipe? and by front you do mean manifold side?
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