left side of Y pipe flattened

[Fred H.]

Anybody know why the left side of the Y pipe is flattened out? It looks like there is plenty of room for a regular pipe there. Just curious.

[shady milkman]

Anybody know why the left side of the Y pipe is flattened out? It looks like there is plenty of room for a regular pipe there. Just curious.

just the design...there are many things gm did..does that baffles the mind

[Firebirdjones]

For ground clearance issues. Also for floor pan clearance. The motor will rock around quite a bit, this flat pipe allows a little more room before it hits the floorboards. Remember this is the side that raises under power.

[2002 WS6 KILLS]

:werd:

[OnEbAdReDSS]

yup yup i need to buy that bump stop thing from one of the online stores so my Pacesetter y doesn't hit the bottom of my car anymore..

[Firebirdjones]

Ya,,,the pacesetter header collectors are very close to the floor,,,coupled with the Y-pipe coming straight off,,,,makes for no room what-so-ever.

I didn't think the bumpstop would cure mine, and quite frankly I didn't want another contraption hanging under the car,,,so I ended up just cutting and rewelding the Y-pipe to gain more floor clearance.

Now you can see the Y-pipe from the driver side but that okay,,,,made it easier to throw the wideband on it :)

But I plan to do it over,,,,leaving the pacesetter headers but going with a texas speed Y-pipe,,,,they are much better made.
That pacesetter Y-pipe kinda sucked at the Y-junction, and I had to cut and modify there as well. But I guess for most people it gets the job done for little cash....

[fxgs]

yup yup i need to buy that bump stop thing from one of the online stores so my Pacesetter y doesn't hit the bottom of my car anymore..

Mufflex LS1-HR bumpstop support bracket