WU TANG MFers!!!! 3" exhaust installed
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the coupler:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_braineack/exhaust/exhaust006.jpg)
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my theory is:
since i cut it so short, it had no room to wiggle & flex as needed. that and i campled down my t-clamps very tight (extermely) and dug into the silicone enough that when the engine torqued up it started eatting into it. Combined with the ultra power of my 3" exhaust, it was just a diasater waiting to happen
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_braineack/exhaust/exhaust006.jpg)
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/~web1_braineack/exhaust/exhaust007.jpg)
my theory is:
since i cut it so short, it had no room to wiggle & flex as needed. that and i campled down my t-clamps very tight (extermely) and dug into the silicone enough that when the engine torqued up it started eatting into it. Combined with the ultra power of my 3" exhaust, it was just a diasater waiting to happen
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just a typical 4-ply silicone coupler. I believe it's actually an OBX branded one.
the rain is preventing me from getting a good log, but with my MBC backed off a bit, i was still logging 16psi....talk about the last exhaust being a restriction.
the rain is preventing me from getting a good log, but with my MBC backed off a bit, i was still logging 16psi....talk about the last exhaust being a restriction.
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Is that stainless? The weld areas (on the test pipe particularily) look spraypainted or something.
Also, is the tip touching the bumper? Looks a little offset, might be the angle of the camera?
Also, is the tip touching the bumper? Looks a little offset, might be the angle of the camera?
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no aluminumized (im cheap remember). the exhaust is perfectly centered, in the pic I only have the muffler hanging there.
there's about .5" of wiggle room around the diff's stub shaft flange and enough room around the ppf.
there's about .5" of wiggle room around the diff's stub shaft flange and enough room around the ppf.