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Old 03-08-2016, 11:21 PM   #80
clinebarger
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Re: '04 5.3L in a '01 V6 Camaro.

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Originally Posted by cableguy0 View Post
That's a sweet looking system. Just a quick tip. Everywhere you use those band clamps add a tack weld. It will stop the system from twisting in the clamps. Stainless is super hard and claps don't pinch it well. Just throwing it out there I deal with that stuff everyday at work. Havent used that system because we bend our own stuff for the most part plus the cheap asses in the area I work in wouldn't go for it. LOL. Post some pictures once installed Im really curious about how it fits especially knowing how tight it is under those cars with just a single 3 inch pipe.
Thanks for the tip! I used to do exhaust work many years ago when I was a teenager working at a Midas Muffler but didn't deal with stainless very much. I will let you know on how it fits, Installing the system the first part of June. Had to schedule a open lift at work.

I installed a BMR Panhard Brace relocation kit trying to fix what I have, So I have a lot more room over the axle. Hooker calls to install spacers on the Brace where it bolts to the unibody to fur down the Brace....Hopefully I don't need those spacers with the BMR kit?

I know where I messed up on the exhaust, I used universal mandrel bends (45's & 90's) I had no choice but to use a 45 going over the axle when I needed about a 30 degree bend. To get the 45 to work I had to move the pipe closer to the diff.....And the diff hits the pipe over the smallest bumps.

Where the Axle Tube hits.


BMR Relocation Kit.
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