I think i might have broken a motor mount. My header hangs so low to the ground, its undriveable. It was never like this. I dont understand what happened. All the bolts on my header is fine. I was in first at like 7k rpm and accidently let off the gas and my car Jerked really bad. Then when i got to the shop to get my car aligned they said they couldnt get it on the system bc it was gona scrape. I look down and my header is like half and inch off the ground and my exhaust is half way connected. I can hear an exhaust leak. Please help...
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This exhaust system was just recently installed and i had no problems with it the first couple days. No exhaust leaks and seemed to match up fine. Its strange tho beacuse my last exhaust system had the cat on upside down. Is it possible this header is wrong? Even in that case it never hung this low. Im confused and don't know what my problem is.

Mike

 

Check to see if one of your exhaust hangers didn't fall off. Also, it doesn't look like the header issue has anything to do with the motor, unless the REAR engine mount broke (which is virtually impossible). You'll have to jack the car up and take better pictures for us to say for sure, but that's not a good deal, my friend

 

i know, im just hoping this is something simple. The problem has to start in the header. The system will never bolt up correctly if the header is at that angel. The header comes down crooked, it doesnt even come staright so there is no way the cat could ever bolt up to that correctly. That is what makes me think there lies a larger problem...

 

ur missing a braket that hold the header up. you can see where the 2 bolts usualy go one the header braket

 

thats what i thought too. but the header is a huge thick piece of metal, and there is no way i can bend it or something to get it back up where its suppose to go. It doenst make any sense...

 

let me get u a pic of the braket

 

k

 

it seems like the whole system is hanging really low, but the problem starts with the fact that its not connecting to the header correctly, and it can't while the header is at the angel its at.

Mike

 

crappy picture

 

Wow! It looks like the only thing that is at an angle is the header. Really strange looking. I would throw a jack on the car get under it and start looking around. Make sure the header is good. Wouldnt the motor be sitting funny if the rear mount went bad?? I know on my old car the right mount went bad and it had a "gansta" lean going on lol

 

A bracket isnt going to pick it up that far.
It looks like youre missing an entire mount

 

see this is the thing. I just recently replaced the catback on this car from some ghetto **** i had before. It makes no sense. The bracket was never on there before and it didnt hang this low. Its like the header was built at an angle. This is really freaking weird...

Mike

 

i think when i let off the gas accidently at like 7k rpm i somehow blew a motor mount...beacuse this is making no sense at all. woudlnt that be awesome if a motor mount has to be replaced...

 

what car is the exhaust from and what car did you put it on.

 

and the worse part is i cant drive it to a shop or anything beacuse i won't make it. it will catch on something and rip the motor out of my car...

 

its a catback that fits a 92-95 civic hatch, which is what i have. its made by tss motorsports. there a new company that used to make oem catbacks for cars. i just noticed this today but it matted up fine the first day we installed it..

http://www.tssmotorsports.com

 

mayb it was made for a coupe?

 

Maybe some comparative maintenance will help. Ignore the missing bolt where the header connects to the cat lol

 

Yep. Its definately hanging down lol jk Hopefully that pic will help.

 

the catback isnt the issue. the header is at a completely wrong angel. the catback can't even match up to it. im so lost and confused about this problem i have no idea what it is.

 

Maybe it is the rear motor mount?

 

someone else said that but said it was next to impossible to break. where is the rear motor mount? Is it anywhere near the header?

Mike

 

take off the header and inspect it, i dont think a missing hanger is gonnna cause that, appears to me like the header is just bent, instead of being like L______[__]= you are getting more of a \__________[___]=

lol lovely little illustrations

 

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I've broken mine before Its the only mount behind the engine. It connects to your rear bracket which conenctrs were you engine / tranny come together. Check and see if your motor is sitting like a gangsta and leaning back like it was cool