I have an axle-back for a dc2 which I bought used. I took it to a shop to get installed and was told I couldnt mount it and need the entire down-pipe.

The piping on the exhaust which mounts to the down pipe is completely flat and I was told the end of my stock downpipe is rounded so I need a new down pipe. Also, does it matter that the stock downpipe is 2" and the axle-back is 2 1/2". I always thought you could mount just the axle-back to the stock downpipe.

any help is greatly appreciated.

thanks

 

worst case scenario is the axleback is too long/short - needs a section removed/added

or

the flanges don't match up - they should be able to weld 1 or both with new flanges pretty easily.


as for the flat & rounded, i'm not sure without a visual. usually they'll have a rounded donut gasket that will jam inside the piping and create a seal.

but again this is all routine stuff for an exhaust shop. i'd go somewhere else

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mahatma &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">worst case scenario is the axleback is too long/short - needs a section removed/added

or

the flanges don't match up - they should be able to weld 1 or both with new flanges pretty easily.


as for the flat & rounded, i'm not sure without a visual. usually they'll have a rounded donut gasket that will jam inside the piping and create a seal.

but again this is all routine stuff for an exhaust shop. i'd go somewhere else</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hoping that where you went was an exhaust shop. If it was, than they suck.