ok im running a h22a in a 94 civic with hasport mounts. i have a custom lovefab na header to 2.5inch itr cat to 2.5 inch custom welded all the way back exhaust. i dont wanna crack my header.


i do have the donut gasket and spring bolts from the header to cat. but when im going down the track and shifting gears you can see the whole exhaust jumping under the car.

so do you guys think that i need a flex pipe? if so where is the best place for it? right after the cat or? in between the header and cat?

and how well do flex pipes hold up? do they last very long?

 

bump for some help

 

bump for some insight on this

 

the first thing connected to the header should be the the flex pipe imo, it's the header you are primarily protecting, the the rubber hangers handle the rest.

my latest exhaust. . . .

 

doesn't flex pipe replace the testpipe/cat?

 

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my latest exhaust. . . .




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pm'd !!!!!!

 

where did you come up with the flange on the flexpipe?

 

looks like he cut the top of a test pipe, welded it to a flew pipe, then welded it to rest of exhaust...

 

where did u get the flex pipe????

 

Any muffler shop should stock some flexpipe. Thats where I got mine.


Modified by BMo Tuning at 2:39 AM 7/10/2008

 

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Any muffler shop should stock some flexpipe. Thats where I got mine.</TD></TR></TABLE>
cool, ill check out my local shop.... they are pretty ghetto so I dont think they will have any

 

Purple hornies muffler.

How does that sound on a honda?

 

I recommend using the flex-pipe on any header and should be welded right after the header w/wo flange.

 

flex pipe came from ebay, flange and gaskets were free from exhaust pro (my welder was owed favor's by them)

It sounds great, to me any way, perfectly quit enough to be driven on low rpms around town, or have police follow me and me be fine, but also loud enough at 8100 rpms to get me ticket just a few hours ago because he heard my 2nd gear pull from "1000 feet away" haha.

 

Use the vibrant interlocked flex pipe. I prefer v-band to flanges for no gaskets.

 

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I've been told by mr smsp himself that u don't need a flex pipe if you use the correct flange and the correct bolts/springs making sure they don't bind.... at least for my tri-y header that is

 

welp i have to come up with something because whole exhuast is jumping when i shift gears hard. and you can hear something flexing when you shift hard because it sounds like a real loud exhaust leak then goes away after your in the next gear

like when i get wheel hop and everything shakes you can hear the exhaust leaking real bad then after the wheel hop is gone you cant hear it anymore

 

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I've been told by mr smsp himself that u don't need a flex pipe if you use the correct flange and the correct bolts/springs making sure they don't bind.... at least for my tri-y header that is</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, that is true. But I usually run a flex pipe and v-band connections so thats why I did not mention the donut/spring bolt style.

 

if your using a header with bad welds or lack of welds like me[jg-edelbrock]then would probably wanna use a flexpipe.

 

no. it has plenty of welds and great welds at that. check out love-fabs website to look at his welds they are damn good welds

 

For the life of me I can't find a place that sells the flanges and donut for the spring/bolt setup, and all the muffler shops I've been to, either have never heard of it, or say they can't fabricate it.

 

ebay homie.

search 2.5" collector flange. blox makes ones it should come up in your search. you'll pay at least $25 shipped. i think passwordjdm.com has it the cheapest including shipping...