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Old 09-22-2012, 08:46 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker View Post
shadrach...
You are correct, the two pipes are different lengths - as are the Porsche originals when you remove tham and look at them side by side.....

sb01box...
When I fitted the test pipes, the gap between the 2 flanges was quite small say 5 - 10mm (1/4 - 1/2") which pulled up easily. I guess if I had pulled and pushed the pipes out of the muffler entry by hand, I could have possibly closed the gap - as it was I was tired and just used the 3 bolts to slowly pull the flanges together.
I rechecked the bolt / head stud tenioning last month after 3,000km and there ware no signs of leaks, cracking or metal fatigue that I could see.
Steve Tinker,
my concern, after reading this and "other" thread is that the angles were off. in your case it sounds like the pipes were little short, but the header flange and the pipe flange were parallel and needed to be brought together.
the "suspension" that the muffler attaches to should allow for forward movement of the muffler to accommodate 5 to 10mm gas.
were the gap the same on both sides?
thanks in advance
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