Cutting tailpipes

TwiLighTBluEGT · 09-04-2002, 03:55 PM

Because of my H-pipe, my GT turn down pipes stick out a little below the rear bumper cover. I don't like the way it looks because one sticks out more than the other. Is it safe to cut the ends of the pipes using a hack saw or something so that both pipes are above the bumper cover and unable to see? I just want it to look like a normal GT, thats all.

silver_pilate · 09-04-2002, 04:25 PM

It's definately not going to hurt anything. However, just be careful that you don't cut too much of the turn down off, or your exhaust will end up blowing on your rear bumper cover rather than downward, and you'll get warps, melts, and discoloration locally around the exhaust tip of your bumper.

Oh, and have fun cutting that crap with a hack saw. I took a hack to both of my stock pipes when I swapped to Flowmaster cat-backs. Sucky thing is I didn't have a lift. You'll see what I mean after lying flat on your back with your head cranked to the side, your trunk bent, and your arm cocked up and over your head sawing back and forth on a thick exhaust pipe. A sawsall with a metal cutting blade is ideal.

--nathan

jimberg · 09-04-2002, 04:36 PM

You'd probably be better off using an angle grinder rather than a hacksaw. As already stated, make sure that the pipes still point downward when you're done.

09-04-2002, 03:55 PM	#1
TwiLighTBluEGT Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 157	Cutting tailpipes Because of my H-pipe, my GT turn down pipes stick out a little below the rear bumper cover. I don't like the way it looks because one sticks out more than the other. Is it safe to cut the ends of the pipes using a hack saw or something so that both pipes are above the bumper cover and unable to see? I just want it to look like a normal GT, thats all.

09-04-2002, 04:25 PM	#2
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	It's definately not going to hurt anything. However, just be careful that you don't cut too much of the turn down off, or your exhaust will end up blowing on your rear bumper cover rather than downward, and you'll get warps, melts, and discoloration locally around the exhaust tip of your bumper. Oh, and have fun cutting that crap with a hack saw. I took a hack to both of my stock pipes when I swapped to Flowmaster cat-backs. Sucky thing is I didn't have a lift. You'll see what I mean after lying flat on your back with your head cranked to the side, your trunk bent, and your arm cocked up and over your head sawing back and forth on a thick exhaust pipe. A sawsall with a metal cutting blade is ideal. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT

09-04-2002, 04:36 PM	#3
jimberg Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Rogers, MN Posts: 2,089	You'd probably be better off using an angle grinder rather than a hacksaw. As already stated, make sure that the pipes still point downward when you're done. __________________ 351W 89 Mustang GT Convertible

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