Magnaflow Scraping? Post here...
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Magnaflow Scraping? Post here...
I need to know from all you guys with the magnaflow how low your car is and how bad it scrapes.. I think this is the main issue for a lot of people that want to get in on the group buy... i know it's the only thing stopping me, mine is lowered about 1.5. Please post your experiences.... Thanks
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Rep Power: 0 mine is rarely scraping, lowered with h&r sport and 2 12" sub in the trunk, just becareful with the uclamps, move it to the side when installing, and push the exhaust to the top as much as possible when tighten the U clamp, and the exhaust will stay high
watch how you drive and you should be fine. 
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I just talked to John the magnaflowguy and he said it is the U-clamp that is scraping. He said juss to mobe it to the side or something when you get it installed. So i am gonna go for it!!!!
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Rep Power: 0 Mine has never scraped with stock height and I go over large speed bumps, steep inclines, etc. almost every day. I am about to put some Neuspeed Sport springs on so I'll let you know how that works out.
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Rep Power: 0 mine scraps when ever i back out of my girlfriends driveway and its stock height. I tried turning the clamps and cutting the bolts but it only helped a little. other than the driveway thing i dont have a prob.
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Rep Power: 0 Mine is dropped 2" with sportlines and I scrape the hell out of shjt all the time. I just think the guys I got to installed it did it wrong......I am about to go get it fixed.....hopefully[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Mine scrapes over every speed bump, and it's stock height. Also, when I park my car on top of the hill just before the decline, my pipe is only 1 inch from the ground. U-Clamps doing the scraping? I don't think so.
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Rep Power: 0 anyone else?? i can imagine that if people are scraping with stock height, i don't think lowered ones will favor much better... So in many cases, it can be the U-Clamp scraping but in many cases, it's the actual muffler.. right?
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Rep Power: 0 Well, there is obviously some installation differences if some scrape all the time with stock height and some of us don't even come close to scraping, especially with stock height. I would talk to MagnaflowGuy. He has always said that if you are having problems with the product to let him know. I am stock and haven't scraped one time. To get to my house I have to drive over three huge speed bumps and my driveway is a steep incline, not a single problem.
If you don't think it is just the U-bolts scraping, all you have to do is look under the car and see.
If you don't think it is just the U-bolts scraping, all you have to do is look under the car and see.
