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    Y-pipe bang help

    OH found this, thought it might be a good idea. Im not a pusher or a seller but when i saw this i had to let some peeps know. SInce everyone always is talking about y-pipes banging (for those that use them of course) Not sure how valid it is but it sounded good.

    http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...mid=75&sid=528

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    Looks like it should work.

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    I went to a shop and got a 1" piece of gasket they said you could pickup from a hardware store. Just wedge that underneath and voila!!!

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    i have the thunder racing bump stop and it does work,bit of a pain in the ass to install without a lift though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckie669 View Post
    I went to a shop and got a 1" piece of gasket they said you could pickup from a hardware store. Just wedge that underneath and voila!!!
    Been there done that, its only going to work for awhile. You also get a bunch of vibration
    The best bet is the bump stop thinge and also heat up the pipes and bend them slightly downwards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nhraformula View Post
    Been there done that, its only going to work for awhile. You also get a bunch of vibration
    The best bet is the bump stop thinge and also heat up the pipes and bend them slightly downwards.
    Yepp hes right, been there done that and got the award....
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    so this is a good thing then right?

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    heres a cheap and simple mod if you have a battery mount or a crushed coke can you can get a metal zip tie( or a radiator hose metal tie) and put it under the y pipe and bam the banging is gone ( dont use a plastic zip-tie it will melt . a fix that is cheap and stops the banging) so good it should be a sticky
    Last edited by 402 Guru; 12-06-2009 at 06:49 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 402 Guru View Post
    heres a cheap and simple mod if you have a battery mount or a crushed coke can you can get a metal zip tie( or a radiator hose metal tie) and put it under the y pipe and bam the banging is gone ( dont use a plastic zip-tie it will melt . a fix that is cheap and stops the banging) so good it should be a sticky
    um ....ok? I think i like the clamp hanger better.

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    i got the clamp hanger pain to install

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    Quote Originally Posted by 402 Guru View Post
    heres a cheap and simple mod if you have a battery mount or a crushed coke can you can get a metal zip tie( or a radiator hose metal tie) and put it under the y pipe and bam the banging is gone ( dont use a plastic zip-tie it will melt . a fix that is cheap and stops the banging) so good it should be a sticky
    you put a crushed coke can between the body and the y-pipe?
    Last edited by 02transamce; 12-10-2009 at 01:34 AM.

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    I heated and crimped my 3" ORY, no more rattle under hard accel. It fits higher than my OE Y-pipe did. $40 seems kinda high for a relatively easy (if you have a torch) fix, and people here have that the $40 piece isn't permanent anyway. I don't think a couple of flatter spots on the ORY will affect the flow much, if any, on an engine making less than 500 HP.
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    Thumbs up y-banging sticky :)

    Quote Originally Posted by 02transamce View Post
    you put a crushed coke can between the body and the y-pipe?
    Yeah you take a pry bar and lift the y pipe 1-2 inches, then slip a metal zip tie under it in 1 motion. Then put the crushed coke can Under the y pipe where it is a single piece. (If you dont have a polyurethane battery mount step on a coke can and crush it it works the same) let go of the exhaust then tighten up the zip tie and your banging is gone. Cheap fix that costed you nothing If you have bags of money just sitting around, go buy a chrome battery mount which is a pain to install ,my modification is simple and so easy my sister could do it

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    well hell,i'll try this seeing how it won't cost me anything.i have the Thunderracing bump stop,but it has not completely stopped the bumping.i think it may not be installed perfectly,but it was difficult to install without a lift,i would have installed in when i did the headers and ory,but it was backordered and didn't come in until almost 2 weeks after the exhaust was installed.

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    I would do things the right way. Have your exhaust guy cut the pipes and re-align them to fit properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by INMY01TA View Post
    I would do things the right way. Have your exhaust guy cut the pipes and re-align them to fit properly.
    Exactly. I found the only way to fix it and do it right was to cut off the existing pipe and re-bend. A little welding and I was done.

    When I installed headers and off road Y pipe on my wifes car too,,,,I didn't even hesitate to cut the Y pipe and re-bend and weld it during the installation. I knew it would have done the same thing as mine.
    To me it now just seems like a normal part of the install procedure.

    No funky rubber mounts or coke cans with zip ties

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    I used a floor jack to bend the hanger up. problem solved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebirdjones View Post
    Exactly. I found the only way to fix it and do it right was to cut off the existing pipe and re-bend. A little welding and I was done.

    When I installed headers and off road Y pipe on my wifes car too,,,,I didn't even hesitate to cut the Y pipe and re-bend and weld it during the installation. I knew it would have done the same thing as mine.
    To me it now just seems like a normal part of the install procedure.

    No funky rubber mounts or coke cans with zip ties
    I agree about doing it right, but a lot of people don't have access to a torch/welder.

    LOL, you put headers/ORY on the wifes ride. Or does she have the same need for speed we seem to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 02ceta88 View Post
    I used a floor jack to bend the hanger up. problem solved.
    Yes if you'r trying to bend something upwards this can work too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Too Fast View Post
    I agree about doing it right, but a lot of people don't have access to a torch/welder.

    LOL, you put headers/ORY on the wifes ride. Or does she have the same need for speed we seem to?
    Ya, she couldn't care less about speed, she just likes to drive the stuff. I put them on because I can't seem to leave anything alone

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