I finally got my Flowmaster Cat Back...More questions

stevstum · 10-02-2001, 10:34 PM

I was checking to see how the tail pipes fit into the mufflers and they are not as tight is I would like. So the only question is how tight should the clamps be? Is it possible to over tighten and create a leak.

I will probably get some better clamps because the ones in the box look like toys.

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Steve Stumbaugh

89 LX 5.0 5sp.
Removed air silencer
Motorcraft 8mm wires
Autolite platinum plugs
BBK O/R h-pipe

Unit 5302 · 10-02-2001, 11:22 PM

Pick up some muffler/tailpipe sealer. It's kind of a gray slop. Tighten the clamps down until you can't make the pipes move, and till there aren't any exhuast leaks.

The problem isn't creating leaks, it's making the system impossible to ever take back apart in my opinion.

10-02-2001, 10:34 PM	#1
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	I finally got my Flowmaster Cat Back...More questions I was checking to see how the tail pipes fit into the mufflers and they are not as tight is I would like. So the only question is how tight should the clamps be? Is it possible to over tighten and create a leak. I will probably get some better clamps because the ones in the box look like toys. ------------------ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp. Removed air silencer Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs BBK O/R h-pipe

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10-02-2001, 11:22 PM	#2
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Pick up some muffler/tailpipe sealer. It's kind of a gray slop. Tighten the clamps down until you can't make the pipes move, and till there aren't any exhuast leaks. The problem isn't creating leaks, it's making the system impossible to ever take back apart in my opinion.