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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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I am having problems with my WS2 hanging way way to low. Can someof you guys show me how low your bend is?

my bend is facing the ground right now and i have about 1/2 iinch of clearance. do you guys have that problem too?
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 07:07 PM
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no.
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 07:28 PM
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thanks jackass!

anyway got my greddy downpipe and i have no clearance to even get out of the garage.
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Old Nov 22, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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your b pipe could possibly be upside down.. ive installed it wrong before and it hung just like that..
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 06:23 AM
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your b pipe could possibly be upside down.. ive installed it wrong before and it hung just like that..
How the hell did you manage that?

And to the OP, WorldSports tend to have a low hanging b-pipe, you can try and suck it up with hangers and what not, but you may have to re-evaluate how low the car is.

My WSII hung about an inch lower at the second bend in the b-pipe compared to any where else on the exhaust.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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I have the old WS but it has the same issue. It's the only thing keeping me from dropping the car lower. It's an easy fix I just haven't gotten around to doing it.

This is how I drive it:



This is the exhaust sitting on the ground:

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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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^see im not even as low as you are but my exhaust is about 1/2-1 inch off the ground

whats this easy fix you speak off? i thought about jsut getting exhaust hangers and trying to crank it as tight as possible so it tucks in more. I also thought about cutting the b pipe and welding in a straight pipe.

this is how low my car is nto that low. This pic doesnt show the exhaust, because i just put on a greddy turbo downpipe and it hangs so much more lower...i had an egay header, but the collector was about 3 inchs lower then OEM so i flipped the b pipe so it faces upwards and spaced it with a hanger. Now i cant do that so i have to flip it down as its supposed to be but i cant go anywhere!
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Topher.
How the hell did you manage that?

And to the OP, WorldSports tend to have a low hanging b-pipe, you can try and suck it up with hangers and what not, but you may have to re-evaluate how low the car is.

My WSII hung about an inch lower at the second bend in the b-pipe compared to any where else on the exhaust.
uhh 2 bolt flanges can go 180 degreees....
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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my ws2 hangs super low too and my car's not even slammed. only about a 1.5 inch drop an an em1. The **** sparks when im driving really fast and there are dips in the road. kinda cool though.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 04:09 PM
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I am just going to cut and weld mine. I tried flipping it but it wouldn't fit that way.
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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i actually flipped mine and it did hit my shifter but i just spaced it with the rubber hanger.

now with the greddy downpipe its a bit tigther.

so cut the angle out and weld in a straight pipe? yes?
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Old Nov 23, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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Yeah pretty much. The pipe might still need a slight bend in it, it's been a while since I looked at it so I don't quite remember how it fits.
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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oh and i assume no one running this exhaust on a HB is running a cat? unless you run the stock header
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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by The Lobster
oh and i assume no one running this exhaust on a HB is running a cat? unless you run the stock header
I've got an edelbrock tri-y header with 2.5" collector and a carsound cat and a flex pipe to the WS2 all the way back.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:10 PM
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yes but you are driving a coupe EM1 i assume. The hatch verision is different.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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oh and what should i get to weld to it? since it snot stainless steel.

should i just get mild steel and weld it to that? only reason im not getting stainless is its hard to get around here i cant find it.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 05:57 PM
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i got a ws2 w/ ebay header and stock cat and the resonator part of the catback sits pretty low too, scraps every time. i tried to push it up higher but it was not possible
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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do you have a hatch back? i wonder why they designed it so badly.
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by The Lobster
do you have a hatch back? i wonder why they designed it so badly.
it sucks on both the coupes and the hatchbacks, i have a coupe and all the did was place the hangers on the rubber piece middle opening with all the bolts loose, then tighten the bolts up while pushing the exhaust up, and it did help a little. either that or u just going to have to weld a straight pipe where the resonator is....goodluck...
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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i have it on a 97 sedan, it sucks scraping all the time cause i'm so low but can't really do much when i do not want to hurt the integrity of the catback
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