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CoryM · 02-27-2005, 02:27 PM

Hey guys, I am seriously getting sick of having to tighten my exhaust constantly. Factory setup, dual 2" exhaust. I run this truck pretty hard and the engine torque makes the pipes loosen up. The exhaust guys I have talked to say if you run them hard there is no way to stop it. I have tried double nuts, brass nuts, stove nuts and am using the best donuts. I am considering adding a cross-over tube just to help hold the 2 pipes together so they move with the engine a little better. Then maybe if I have to get some poly mounts. If that doesnt work, I might try some flex joints but they always rot out. Anyone successfully sealed up their truck?

02-27-2005, 02:27 PM	#1
CoryM Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Surrey, B.C. , Canada Posts: 874	How do you keep your stock exhaust on the collector? Hey guys, I am seriously getting sick of having to tighten my exhaust constantly. Factory setup, dual 2" exhaust. I run this truck pretty hard and the engine torque makes the pipes loosen up. The exhaust guys I have talked to say if you run them hard there is no way to stop it. I have tried double nuts, brass nuts, stove nuts and am using the best donuts. I am considering adding a cross-over tube just to help hold the 2 pipes together so they move with the engine a little better. Then maybe if I have to get some poly mounts. If that doesnt work, I might try some flex joints but they always rot out. Anyone successfully sealed up their truck? __________________ 1970 heavy duty C-10 fleetside sport truck. Vancouver B.C. Canada http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1070 "Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high." Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, Canadian Army