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Old May 22, 2008
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Originally Posted by 04 EDGE
no they removed the "spring bolt" flange.

good luck with that!

plan on replacing the manifolds or the front pipe flanges/bolts when they get pulled away from the engine over time!.

that spring loaded flange is there for a reason!
mine has been like w/o the flange for 2 years now w/no problems
 
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Old May 22, 2008
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Ive been 6 years without that spring flange...


For $150 that did a damn good job! Not only were the welds nice it looks like for the amount of the time they had into it, they did a f**k of a job in my opinion. Looks nice dude!
 
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Old May 22, 2008
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Nice. I have never done that before.
 
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Old May 22, 2008
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very nice. I love that look, thats the setup I want to run! MAGNAFLOW FTW!
 
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Old May 22, 2008
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hey, i know all i have done is talk about how it could be done differently but i just wanted to tell you that 150 is a dam good price and now i want my tailpipes running out right there and if i get a body lift that is where they are going
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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Originally Posted by 04 EDGE
the spring bolts are to absorb vibrations in the exhaust system. cracked manifolds are the most common issue.
I was looking at the tip while it was running yesterday and you are right. It does shake a little bit while the truck is idling. I never looked before to see if it did that.

Then I started wondering about how they mounted it. It looked like they just welded the hangers to the frame. I got under there and looked and they used two stock rubber hangers that just happened to be in the right place. Maybe they planned it that way. At least the whole exhaust will be able to move with the engine instead of resisting it.
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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Can I paint these with something to prevent rust? Is there a paint that can handle that heat?

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Old May 23, 2008
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that exhaust looks really good
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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nothing you paint them with will last it will burn right off dont waist your time. i want to hear this exhaust. now its time to invest in headers
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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looks good Marc. I too would like to hear it..

clean those rims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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looks good man
 
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