is it just me or is something not normal about my exhaust? the resonator hangs really low and i scrape it all the time. One guy mentioned my S looking pipe might be the wrong way. Also notice how my muffler is tilted. Please help, i cant stand the constant scraping.







thanks.


[Modified by sjteg, 11:30 PM 2/20/2003]

 

did u install it yourself? could be the exhaust hangers... it doesnt look backwards to me

 

i had a shop install because i had to get the piping extended.

 

Looks like they forgot to connect the hanger or something.


[Modified by emr88, 3:58 PM 2/20/2003]

 

Agreed -- Someone definitely forgot a hanger. Comptech typically fits perfectly.

 

Had to get the piping extended? Sounds like that's probably the root of the problem. Why did it need to be extended and perhaps they didn't weld it up straight.

Tim

 

the exhaust was originally for a ls so i had to get it extended a bit to fit my 98 gsr. I remember at the shop when the resonator was pushed up by the guy everything looked perfect.

 

well actully I dont think it has much to do with welding. I have the same problem and my setup is for my LS so it should be fine. But the resonator sits a little lower.

I used the same rubber hanger as I had stock. I dont know why this is but I know I have the same problem and the scraping is annoying when going into driveways.

Perhaps the old hangers (stock ones) are worn out, and "sag" more then they should.

I even tried to use a clamp to hold it to the height shield above it, although it was a pretty good way of solving the problem, it shortly began to rattle, so I havent worked out a solution since. but the clamp had to go.


[Modified by DeadLock23, 7:12 PM 2/20/2003]

 

When a shop was cutting the heat shields off my stock piping, they cut off the hangers right below the shifter for some reason, then welded them back on. Now my resonator hangs lower than normal and it scrapes on the slightest of inclines.


[Modified by PatrickGSR94, 6:15 PM 2/20/2003]

 

looks like i'll have to live with it

 

Maybe, replace the old hangers?

 

hey Patrick, do you have a comptech?

why did the shop cut the heatshield?

 

how much work would it be to replace the old hangers? Do you mean the rubber peices?

 

nah I have stock exhaust... they cut the heat shields off trying to get rid of the rattle that turned out to be my manifold.

 

That's weird. I was able to remove all of my heat shield that was under the car by unbolting it.

 

was just looking over the exhaust pic and i noticed that the C-pipe has a hanger. Could that be my problem?

 

Most definitely.

 

so what exactly are you pointing at? if it has a hanger it's most likely hanging isnt it?

so why is it so low? anyone with a comptech system who doesnt have this problem? maybe we can shed some light on this

 

definitely go look under the car and see if they missed any hangers.

You can try zip ties on the rubber thingy's at least that is what SCC did (sport compact car) as a initial solution and get new rubber hangers if they look like they are sagging.

 

This picture might show it a little better. The hanger faces the back of the car.

 

zip ties? how would i do that? got any pics? If anyone has a comptech exhaust, can you please post a underbody pic of your car. It'd help out alot.

 

^^^^

 

same **** happened to my greddy exahust...it was off a 4door..alil too long...and what happened was it needed to be cut...and yeah my resignator scrapes like a bitch...over speed bumps...when it was dropped about1.75"-2" so now its raised to1.5" sux...

 

damn the last thing i want to do is raise my car... too much work.

 

As far as I know, all the hangers on my setup are being used. Whether it is the rubber things themselves I am unsure of. I will try to investigate, I know a few people with the exhaust, I'll see how their setup is.

Maybe some new rubber will solve the problem, but its too cold for me to mess around with it now, I'll wait until Spring.