Flex pipe location
Flex pipe location
I'm incorporating a flex pipe on my downpipe on a top-mount setup and wondering if it's okay to put it far upstream, on the vertical portion. Or will this be too hot and destroy the flex section too quickly? I've never had a flex pipe so I don't know how durable they are.
Last edited by casman86 on Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Shouldn't matter for longevity/wear reasons. I have my flex section in my midpipe between the downpipe and the rest of my exhaust. Flex sections are not as weak as you'd think - it's still all steel.
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Mine is just after the downpipe before it his the area where a cat use to be. Over 4 years with not issues.
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I would do it just like that one pictured above. If you place the flex section anywhere after that you run into issues.
- if you bottom out you can rip open the flex section, which is very easy to cut yourself on when under there and could casue leaks.
-you do not want the chance of bottoming out before the flex section in the event that you place it further back. It would be a shame to have to pay for a flex, and another exhaust mani.
- if you bottom out you can rip open the flex section, which is very easy to cut yourself on when under there and could casue leaks.
-you do not want the chance of bottoming out before the flex section in the event that you place it further back. It would be a shame to have to pay for a flex, and another exhaust mani.
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