Exhaust Leak!!! Please Help!
01-18-2005
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Exhaust Leak!!! Please Help!
ok, so i've been having this problem since i got the turbo on. the friggin turbo downpipe doesn't seal to the pipe that connects with the CAT (i have the megan racing resonator cat)... 
there's about half an inch gap, the exhaust seal ain't cuttin it, I doubled it and still leaking worse than one... so I kinda thought of using a HIGH HEAT SILICONE HOSE TO USE AS MY SEAL, it worked for about a month untill last week at the illegals where it started leaking again...
i was thinking about taking my turbo out and weld my turbo downpipe to the cat, but the problem is how to put it back on... is there any other friggin way to do it?
is it just me or is there any other SF Kit owner out there that has the same problem? and how did you connect your exhaust that seals perfectly??? I appreciate any help! thanks!
there's about half an inch gap, the exhaust seal ain't cuttin it, I doubled it and still leaking worse than one... so I kinda thought of using a HIGH HEAT SILICONE HOSE TO USE AS MY SEAL, it worked for about a month untill last week at the illegals where it started leaking again...
i was thinking about taking my turbo out and weld my turbo downpipe to the cat, but the problem is how to put it back on... is there any other friggin way to do it?
is it just me or is there any other SF Kit owner out there that has the same problem? and how did you connect your exhaust that seals perfectly??? I appreciate any help! thanks!
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Originally Posted by SODJAZERO
try using a flex pipe, your local muffler shop should be able to set that up for you
I've seen those before... I think I know what you talkin about... is there anybody out there, using this? and any feedbacks?
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ummmm..... exhaust leaks don't cause probs on turbo'd cars... it's like having an e-cutout just getting the exhaust pressure out fasting... it's prob even helping you spool faster than hurting you
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Rep Power: 0 actually a couple days ago, I pulled the exhaust off and found my dp (from SF) hanging on by a thread so my friend welded it back together and we put the exhaust back on...I had a NASTY exhaust leak...like LITERALLY hanging by ONE THREAD
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Rep Power: 0 lol... exactly... so i don't know why these tools are worried about their PERFORMANCE from an exhaust leak... if anything it's only helping them as i stated in my previous post... oh well, i can see why they wanna fix it, just so it's correct how it's supposed to be, but for the time being it's not hurting performance
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Originally Posted by REDchirp
lol... exactly... so i don't know why these tools are worried about their PERFORMANCE from an exhaust leak... if anything it's only helping them as i stated in my previous post... oh well, i can see why they wanna fix it, just so it's correct how it's supposed to be, but for the time being it's not hurting performance
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Originally Posted by opto_isolator
cuz an open downpipe sounds like shiet - that's why....
it sounded like a tin can with a PUFF! PUFF! sound effects 
yeah performance right now sux, coz the air exits so quick that I'm runnin super lean,
I can't even go past 4k RPM coz the idiot light goes straight to LEAN, but 3500 and below is fine... and I can't get my **** dynoed when my exhaust is not sealed right... thanks for all the help guys, truely appreciated here... and I'll go with the flex pipe... I will definitely do this asap...
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