Exhaust Pipe Lube...

[mustangmarty]

What's the best lube to use to slide exhaust pipes and mufflers together the get it all set up right before clamping?

 

[68stang73]

Dish soap works for me

 

[Steve83]

I recommend flanging them together; not U-clamping. It makes a much better seal, and a stronger joint that's easier to disassemble for any future service or repair.

 

[ugly74]

I always used nickel anti-seize. It doesn't help to seal, but it does make it easier if they ever have to come back apart. But that was long ago.... Welded on flanges are what I do now

 

[mustangmarty]

I like the flange idea too. But I'd like it to be flexible so I can fanagle all the pipes and such to exactly where I want them before tightening it all up. I wonder if a person could flare out the ends of the exhaust pipe and the inlets of the muffler and put them together with some kind of a larger steel doughnut and clamping rings so they seal the same way my BCB headers seal?

 

[Steve83]

Yes, you could use swivelling flanges, but it would be better to just bend the pipes so they fit, and use flat flanges.

 

[mustangmarty]

But I have the BCB 2 into 1 pipes that I was going to try to use. But since I have a Windsor motor, they don't quite line up right. Guess I might be better off letting the muffler shop bend some pipes for me and returning the BCB pipes.

 

[needabronco]

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...jJUT5G7dZEu24SKA-gFRlxiie0jZo3VM99BoCAljw_wcB

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/pte-h7265/overview/

Do this and your exhaust will be 100% custom and fit 10X better than the BCB kit.

 

[mustangmarty]

Shouldn't a muffler shop be able to do the same job with their own parts for less than $220 labor included?

 

[needabronco]

Muffler shops go the easiest and fastest route for them. If you want full custom fitted exhaust you'll pay much more than the $2-300 in parts, probably be closer to $5-800+. A buddy of mine paid north of a grand for a custom 2.5" exhaust! I paid around $300 and a day in the garage...

 

[suckerpunched]

I made mine myself too with pre bent pieces from summit. I used this style clamp http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-692250/overview/ they come in all sizes depending on what you need you can clamp over slip joint or butt the tubes end to end and clamp them without a slip joint. They are used on newer trucks from the factory. Mine worked out great and dont leak

 

[Steve83]

IME, muffler shops are notorious for kinking pipes, fitting them "good enough", welding hangers to the wrong places, and booger-welding less than halfway around the pipe because they're too lazy to fit-tack-drop-finish-install.

 

[5001craig]

I bought a mandrel bent assortment of pipes from Columbia River Mandrel Bending. http://www.mandrelbends.com/builder-kits.html This worked perfectly and was fairly easy with my fenderwell headers. It only took a 180 and a 45 for me to get from header to muffler. Didn't really need to go with the Ultimate Builder Kit. Bought the hangers from Summit and made the brackets for them.

 

[lsukevinc]

Shouldn't a muffler shop be able to do the same job with their own parts for less than $220 labor included?

not anymore. I called around for pricing and I was amazed at what they are charging now. Like someone else mentioned, buy on of the kits and spend a day doing it your self.

 

[.94 OR]

How do you intend to shield the body mount from excess heat?

 

[5001craig]

How do you intend to shield the body mount from excess heat?

Good point. Hadn't really thought about that. Maybe I'll build a small heat shield if it looks like a problem. I got the high temp BL bushings from WH. Lol

 

[Steve83]

Just tack a small shield to the pipe there.

 

[Justafordguy]

I say you should use 30w ball bearings. They all use muffler bearings these days. ;D

 

[Viperwolf1]

I say you should use 30w ball bearings. They all use muffler bearings these days. ;D

Make that quaker state.

 

[BR549]

Sounds like a "fletch" reference