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Old 02-27-2008, 01:30 PM
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the first time i went to the track my bracket broke and tore a huge hole in my test pipe...so i got it welded and cut off the brackets
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:46 PM
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Mike. I say don't use a 8.5 because it will look bad. It has a flat look to it. No concavity. You can use a 9.5 on the front. You can still fit a nice size tire on the front with a 9.5 wheel for handling. If you don't want to do 10.5 rear, just go with 9.5 all around and put a fatter tire in the rear. You can still use a 265 or 275 on the front and a 295 on the rear. I know you're more into drag racing than autox so it would suit you just fine to run that size.
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:47 PM
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Florida's weather and scenery is beautiful. It's a little cold but beautiful day out today. I am tired.
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Old 02-27-2008, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by blasian
Have you jacked your car up to make sure that it was in fact the test pipes rattling? I thought mine were but turns out it was my mid-pipe.
Ironically enough that's what it sounds like it is. The rattling isn't coming from the front of the car so much as it is from the mid-rear area. I asked my dad if he bolts the mid pipe up and he said yes def. but bring it by after work today and he'll check to make sure something isn't messed up.

Thanks for the info Soleil/Greg. It probably isn't the hangers and I'll just say f-it and leave it without hangers.
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:05 PM
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My exhaust has a bad vibration/rattle. Found out what it was. It's my dam y-pipe. The flex pipe on the y-pipe is touching the cross brace for the transmission. It's only when I first start it. It goes away after.
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:07 PM
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^^^Yeah, I was having the same problem.

I have a rattle now which I believe to be my exhaust touching the sway bar since there is hardly any clearance. Brace or no brace, it would still rattle. I've had with and without brackets and they both rattled
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:10 PM
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I'm glad I dont have these rattling problems.
It would definitely **** me off
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:15 PM
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I removed the bracket to the test pipes completely and have not rattling or anything
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I don't have the bracket holding my test pipes.





I just thought about something. I wonder if I should flip my y-pipe over. I wonder if that would stop it. I don't know the shape of it but I don't think the y-pipe is symmetrical both ways. I think I'm going to try it out just for ***** and giggles.


Oh well. I'm going eat dinner.
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Old 02-27-2008, 02:58 PM
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i wish i could join in these conversations, but i'm still stock
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:07 PM
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no rattling noises from test pipes here, hehe
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DustinZ33
I don't have the bracket holding my test pipes.





I just thought about something. I wonder if I should flip my y-pipe over. I wonder if that would stop it. I don't know the shape of it but I don't think the y-pipe is symmetrical both ways. I think I'm going to try it out just for ***** and giggles.


Oh well. I'm going eat dinner.
you can't flip the y pipe
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:39 PM
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I was just thinking about it again and I think your right. I don't remember but I don't think the flanges will match up right. The bolt holes aren't horizontal center to center.
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guys i got a nice new copy of photoshop cs3 extended the nice $999 one anyone intersted???
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Originally Posted by DustinZ33
I was just thinking about it again and I think your right. I don't remember but I don't think the flanges will match up right. The bolt holes aren't horizontal center to center.
nah they won't one side sits higher than the other.
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Old 02-27-2008, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kramykram
guys i got a nice new copy of photoshop cs3 extended the nice $999 one anyone intersted???
good thing it's not exspensive
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Originally Posted by kramykram
guys i got a nice new copy of photoshop cs3 extended the nice $999 one anyone intersted???
for free? i'll take it if it is
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:01 PM
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soleil just wants it so he can put his head on pictures with guys in it so he can visualize what its like to be with them, then fap to it
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Originally Posted by blkG3hirty5ive
soleil just wants it so he can put his head on pictures with guys in it so he can visualize what its like to be with them, then fap to it
damn, i'm busted again
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Old 02-27-2008, 05:04 PM
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hey good looking people think alike
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