I just got a brand new HKS exhaust installed on my '02.

Turns out the left muffler is pointing about .5" off-center in the horizontal direction to the wheel side whereas the right muffler is perfectly dead center (visually looking at the area around it with the bumper).

Is this a common thing or should I get it adjusted? Installer said he couldn't budge it, but I'm thinking you can fiddle with the rubberbands and tighten down accordingly.

 

half inch? ohh wow ure **** .. some people get bothered about it specially if its brand new .. just adjust the bolts, i think that will do it ... if not, you gotto torch it and bend it back a lil ...

 

It's visually noticeable.

 

have a muffler shop bend it for u. you can talk to hks about it and ship the product back to them and yada yada, but do u want to go thru all of that?

 

yes its normal. i jus installed one a few weeks ago and noticed the same thing... cant really adjust bolts/hangers because thats jus the way it sits..

 

ummm.. you installer sucks.. i got the hks and mine fits perfect......

just mess around with the hangers and the rubber thingis.... the rubber things can move when you put some force against it... and it should straighten out....

 

Just spray some lube in the rubber hangers and it should hang naturally.

I know the Fujitsubo has one muffler tip that sticks out .5" further than the other so anything is possible.

 

vtecorona....check ur PM

 

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just mess around with the hangers and the rubber thingis.... the rubber things can move when you put some force against it... and it should straighten out....





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So all I have to tell him is mess with the rubber thingies for the left side muffler that's off?

How to mess with it exactly? Right side is perfect.

 

It may be stuck in a position that is not allowing it to sit normally. Take a look at the hangers and see if any of them look weird. It helps to spray some WD40 into the holes so that they can move freely.

 

So VTEC, you think beanolo is right or 03S2k?

Adjustable or not?

 

HKS is a big company that puts out consistent products. They all should fit the same; it would be unlikely that a few of them are uneven while others are even. Like 03s2kblue said, it may be an install issue.

But like I said earlier, spray some WD40 where the hanger goes through the "rubberband" so the exhaust can rest naturally. If the "rubberbands" are too stiff\dry then it may hold the exhaust in an uneven way.

 

it's either i'm right.. or your exhaust is a freak... i have an HKS.... do a search on here for it.... it's got a full write up on install......

you'll probably have to mess with the hangers on both sides...to even it out...

 

here.. i went and did the search for you...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1130493

 

Mine hangs fine also, LOL


When I had it intially installed, the one side was lower than the other. We loosened the bolts again and I held the mufflers where I wanted it, and than tightened it. That fixed my problem.

 

clean ride, revhi.

03s, thx dude.

i hope u guys are right.

 

So I had my Honda guy take a look at it. From what he and I can see, the rubber bushings are sitting as naturally as could be.

If I move the left side to the right, then the entire exhaust moves to the right which includes the right muffler.

So I can't see how the rubberband things can themselves me holding the left side out of whack. They're hanging freely. It's more like the entire exhaust is setup that way. are you sure your tips are aligned perfectly on center?

????

 

i'm pretty sure they are perfect.... or at least not noticeable like yours.... you have to work with the hangers on both sides in order to get the mufflers aligned with eachother...... a little movement here a little movement there and it should eventually become even...

 

You recommend that we undo the bolts while we're fumbling with the rubber thingies?

 

^ it would help... also check the mid-pipe hanger....

 

can u show me a pic that's straight shot off the back of your car to show me that your HKS is perfectly lined up?

damn i'm asking for a lot but would help to show them it's possible!

 

honestly i think its jus a few that are that way... i've seen pics of others with the same prob.. however i did mess with the hangers alot, I didnt spray tons of wd40 on the hanger hole... i did on the top one to put em on, but not on the bottom.. ill try it next time i see his car which will prob be next week..

 

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03s, thx dude.

i hope u guys are right.</TD></TR></TABLE>

CLEAN? you mean nice mods...
j/k

&lt;--gotta pull up the pic of jackson's car last time i saw it...


PS. give me those fricking rims!!!!!!

 

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CLEAN? you mean nice mods...
j/k

&lt;--gotta pull up the pic of jackson's car last time i saw it...


PS. give me those fricking rims!!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

should have asked me when his car broke at my house. it was sitting outside all night

 

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CLEAN? you mean nice mods...
j/k

&lt;--gotta pull up the pic of jackson's car last time i saw it...


PS. give me those fricking rims!!!!!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

I don't necessarily like the mods that much but for the Honda crowd, it's not bad.