Oh Noes! Something's amiss.
09-06-2011, 07:36 PM
#1
Oh Noes! Something's amiss.
A friend invited me to Kemah, Texas this Holiday weekend.
On my way to see her, something weird happened.
My exhaust tone just EXPLODED with loudness.
I knew it was either the aftermarket Jpipe or PCD's.
Maybe a gasket failed? maybe a bolt was loose
I just had to get it on video. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUZdFIPbXXM
after about 10 mins of driving, i got bored of it and it started to give me a headache.
While visiting, I had to explain to this lovely young girl, that my car doesn't normally sound like this.
I crawled under neath my car on Monday and was surprised to see all bolts intact.
I started feeling around and felt that the Rear Pre-cat-delete was loose.
I checked on top where it mounts to the head/manifold and it was securely fastened.
I thought it had cracked some where in the middle, since I couldn't see it well.
and that leads me to, today. I was on a mission to remove the straight pipe.
Jpipe off.
rear pre cat. The top of the straight pipe where it connects to the head.
The weld has failed.
and I'm stuck here.
the o2 sensor is attached to the top of the mount.
All I need to do is unclip the stupid little harness. FUUuuuuuUUUU
I talked to Richie and He's sending me another pipe tonight!
maybe tomorrow or thursday delivery. How badass is that?
Props RV6!
On my way to see her, something weird happened.
My exhaust tone just EXPLODED with loudness.
I knew it was either the aftermarket Jpipe or PCD's.
Maybe a gasket failed? maybe a bolt was loose
I just had to get it on video. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUZdFIPbXXM
after about 10 mins of driving, i got bored of it and it started to give me a headache.
While visiting, I had to explain to this lovely young girl, that my car doesn't normally sound like this.
I crawled under neath my car on Monday and was surprised to see all bolts intact.
I started feeling around and felt that the Rear Pre-cat-delete was loose.
I checked on top where it mounts to the head/manifold and it was securely fastened.
I thought it had cracked some where in the middle, since I couldn't see it well.
and that leads me to, today. I was on a mission to remove the straight pipe.
Jpipe off.
rear pre cat. The top of the straight pipe where it connects to the head.
The weld has failed.
and I'm stuck here.
the o2 sensor is attached to the top of the mount.
All I need to do is unclip the stupid little harness. FUUuuuuuUUUU
I talked to Richie and He's sending me another pipe tonight!
maybe tomorrow or thursday delivery. How badass is that?
Props RV6!
09-06-2011, 10:30 PM
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Sorry to hear of your trouble, but good that it's getting taken care of quickly.
When Eric was doing his swap to the 6MT at one point he had the exhaust hung, but not connected to the J-Pipe yet. So basically like a cut-out after the J-Pipe.
He started it and it sounded AWESOME! I don't know what it would've been like driving, but just idleing, it was great.
When Eric was doing his swap to the 6MT at one point he had the exhaust hung, but not connected to the J-Pipe yet. So basically like a cut-out after the J-Pipe.
He started it and it sounded AWESOME! I don't know what it would've been like driving, but just idleing, it was great.
09-06-2011, 11:09 PM
#4
Lol at the vid,freaking spaceman. When you called me i didnt realize that was how it separated,i also see you're finally using your navi
..
If only you weren't chillin' when i unclipped the 02 sensor clip the last time,you wont be having a problem with it now. Pick me up after work tomorrow or whenever & ill help you unclip it.
..If only you weren't chillin' when i unclipped the 02 sensor clip the last time,you wont be having a problem with it now. Pick me up after work tomorrow or whenever & ill help you unclip it.
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09-07-2011, 07:12 AM
#10
Sorry to hear of your trouble, but good that it's getting taken care of quickly.
When Eric was doing his swap to the 6MT at one point he had the exhaust hung, but not connected to the J-Pipe yet. So basically like a cut-out after the J-Pipe.
He started it and it sounded AWESOME! I don't know what it would've been like driving, but just idleing, it was great.
When Eric was doing his swap to the 6MT at one point he had the exhaust hung, but not connected to the J-Pipe yet. So basically like a cut-out after the J-Pipe.
He started it and it sounded AWESOME! I don't know what it would've been like driving, but just idleing, it was great.
People moved out of my way because of the sound.
Lol at the vid,freaking spaceman. When you called me i didnt realize that was how it separated,i also see you're finally using your navi..
If only you weren't chillin' when i unclipped the 02 sensor clip the last time,you wont be having a problem with it now. Pick me up after work tomorrow or whenever & ill help you unclip it.
..If only you weren't chillin' when i unclipped the 02 sensor clip the last time,you wont be having a problem with it now. Pick me up after work tomorrow or whenever & ill help you unclip it.
I didnt know where I was going...had to use the navi!
Also, it was an hour drive. I was cruising at about 70mph. Maybe I down shifted into a lower gear to pass some one, not sure as I forgot the chain of events...all I know is that when I pressed on the gas, the exhaust tone was LOUD!
plus, I read the windshield cracking stories too!
I got a delivery date of sept. 8th.
tonight, I'll unclip that stupid little clip.
09-07-2011, 07:41 AM
#11
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woah woah...so what the hell happened? what caused it to break off like that?
09-07-2011, 08:07 AM
#13
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^that's crazy. now i have to worry about this...
no offense, but i hope you're the only unlucky one with this issue!
keep us in the loop!
no offense, but i hope you're the only unlucky one with this issue!
keep us in the loop!
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09-08-2011, 09:42 PM
#22
Team Owner
I say leave it like that and install a turbo to quiet it down.
09-08-2011, 10:32 PM
#23
the overexplainer
If it's cracked, then it needs replacing.
Mine has a clean crack like someone took a dremel to it. I have yet to replace it though
It should look intact like this:
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09-08-2011, 11:02 PM
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09-10-2011, 11:29 AM
#27
Two '08 TLs
That does suck. Sounds nice though. I had a van back in high school (80's) and it had dual Cherry Bombs (Google it young readers) on it, sounded just like that. Nice.
Who is this Richie guy? I want to buy something from him just because it's rare nowadays that vendors take care of their peeps. With the exception of those around here of course.
Who is this Richie guy? I want to buy something from him just because it's rare nowadays that vendors take care of their peeps. With the exception of those around here of course.
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