08AcuraTL3

I got type s quad tips welded onto my base TL. The tips were welded onto base TL mufflers because the person I bought them from originally purchased them from a type s owner. So he got them welded onto his base mufflers...
So got the mufflers and tips welded onto my car today and theyre sitting kind of funny. They are angled outwards slightly. I told the guy I wanted them straight and he said its because of the way the tips are welded on the mufflers already. When I told him to weld them onto my original mufflers he said it wouldnt make a difference because neither mufflers are type s mufflers. Doesnt seem to make sense to me. Can someone give me some input?

heres a picture, notice how left side seems angled out more than right side.



Let me know what you guys think... It is more noticeable in person

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

thats not right.

go back to the welder and get that shit done, right

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

fixed.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

^yeah, but why should he pay twice?

SharksBreath

iTrader: (33)

^i dunno.

maybe go back to the same place but get someone who knows what the hell they're doing.

OP, i wouldn't have even drove off the lot.

my reaction would have been something like..."woah woah that is not correct at all. see how the tips are angled out and not symmetrical? i need this corrected before i leave today"

\end scene/

08AcuraTL3

im so annoyed that i left now. he told me to come back monday. my friend knows the guy who did it so it shouldnt be a problem.

^^^^^ and yea im def not paying more money

and besides the fact that the left is angled more, theres no reason that they cant be put on straight, correct??

TWiSDiT

iTrader: (4)

lol sorry OP, i had to laugh. It does look funny since its crooked.

Yeah go back and fix it ASAP!

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

could it be upside down?????
left is on the right and right is on the left?

08AcuraTL3

was kind of confused but seemed like he said that when he put one side in it was straight, but then when he put the other side in and connected the two it caused them to angle out. I could have misunderstood but thats what it seemed like. didnt want to make a huge deal in front of my friend since he referred me to the guys, but ill get it straightened out one way or the other

TWiSDiT

iTrader: (4)

I think in OP's situation, it looks the left tip is on the right side and the right tip is on the left side

OP, try to find another TLS in your area so u can compare and see where you went wrong

08AcuraTL3

ha i know man its funny. im so annoyed tho loll. i knew when I left there that I was gonna find out for sure that they could be put on straight.

loll could that really be????

also have a resonator and he said he couldnt put it in because the opening was too wide? bought the resonator from the same guy who sold me the quad tips and he had the resonator on his TL. little nervous that this guy didnt know what he was doing.... replaced the mid muffler with straight pipe tho and I like the sound anyway

lolll i know its crooked and im def gettin it fixed, but does it really look THAT bad

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

^its wrong. I think its upside down. or flipped.

sounds like your welder doesnt know his arm from his dick.

08AcuraTL3

hahhaaaa legit laughed out loud.... this is bad

he replaced my mid muffler with a straight pipe, sounds good I like it a lot. nothing crazy just a tiny bit more aggressive. is there any chance this guy could really fuck something up? like a bad weld?

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

nothing catastrophic.
a bad weld might cause something to fall off. but its nothing to worry about.

if he replaced the midmuffler, then most def. he can weld the resonator on.

08AcuraTL3

truee truee, alright thanks for your help man. is it true that after a couple years a weld can start to wear out and cause a leak?

and also, there is a tinyyyyy bit of drone, doesnt bother me at all. but would the dynomax resonator reduce that? (my stock resonator is still on there)

KN_TL

iTrader: (3)

How can anyone not know that it looks stupid? Being crooked can be perceived by the angle of the photograph but this goes way beyond that.

Crooked mufflers and tips bug the shit out of me.

08AcuraTL3

^^^^^ same here

NBP-UA6

iTrader: (1)

Maybe bring a legit picture of a Type S' mufflers to him if you can't find a Type S around your area.

08AcuraTL3

^^^^^^ truee I'm gonna do that

08AcuraTL3

anyone know of anything I can do to get rid of the drone? had the mid muffler replaced with straight pipe (this is stage 1 right??) and there is some drone. would replacing the stock resonator with a dynomax resonator help with drone? (which would then make it stage 3 right??)

AcuraIntegTL

It looks like either the left and right mufflers need to be switched or both need to be flipped. Also, you mentioned that the tips were welded onto base mufflers, which doesn't sound right to me. The stock type-s mufflers have two pipes exiting the muffler, and the base only has one. Did the shop weld one straight to the muffler? I'm use to seeing base TL owners weld on tips that go from one to two, like it did. Hope you get it resolved for free!

I had the mid muffler deleted too and I don't have any issues with drone. At what RPM are you getting drone? However, to answer your question, yes a resonator will help to mitigate the drone.

08AcuraTL3

Thanks for reply man. The mufflers have this piece that that starts as one pipe going into the muffler and then it extends into two pieces so it can fit both tips.
As for the drone, it comes as I accelerate from a stop. so at low speeds then fades away. I deff dont like it.

08AcuraTL3

is there any reason I would need type s mufflers for this to work? this is what the guy told me

08AcuraTL3

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/type-s-quads-dynomax-resognator-813068/

heres the ones I bought... I knew they were angled like that which was why I told the guy before it that I wanted them welded on straight and not like they are angled. but he said he could not do it unless I had type s mufflers....

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

well take em in to a shop and get em fixed.....the look a little crooked....

keep posting an update on here....

08AcuraTL3

heading back to the shop on monday so ill deff update....

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

KN_TL

iTrader: (3)

So someone else put them on stupid too??????? Or did you go to the same welder?

With some extra pipe and a stretcher just about anything can be done.

08AcuraTL3

well thats exactly what im gonna tell the guy, "use extra pipe and a stretcher". ill say it like i know what im talkin about lolll. thanks man

mY sLOW UA6

I agree with the above posts I think they are upside down

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^ or rightside left LOL....

mY sLOW UA6

^either way lol

08AcuraTL3

but if they were upside down, if i flip them over, that means they would have to switch sides (in order to keep the longer pipe in the middle). so if they just flipped sides, wouldnt they still just points outwards? or no?

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

it needs to be taken off.

then, plan.
figure out how it sits BEFORE welding.

I suspect your welder didnt plan and just started heating shit up.

08AcuraTL3

yea truee

KN_TL

iTrader: (3)

And my wife and her friends laughed at me when I was holding paper templates and models up to my bumper

I'll have to show her what happens if you aren't super anal like I am.

08AcuraTL3

deff, cant wait to get it fixed

Ronny Thai

Sorry for bumping this old thread, but OP u said you managed to weld on your OEM type s tips onto your muffler of your base TL? Can you explain how did you do that. I went to my muffler shop and asked could they weld my type s tips onto a magnaflow muffler and the guy said it couldn't be done because since the tips are built into the stock muffler. Thanks!

thoiboi

Cut them off

Ronny Thai

Yeah, that was what I told the muffler guy and he said because the type s mufflers has 2 separate outlets instead of one, there isn't a way to weld them together once they're cut off. I put a picture and hopefully you get what I'm saying.