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Tech Area => General Buick Tech => Topic started by: Wrecked Em on January 17 2011, 08:13:48 PM

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 17 2011, 08:13:48 PM

I have a two piece downpipe and I am changing turbos. I need to adjust the alignment of the upper piece of the downpipe for proper alignment. Is there any chance I can get the two pieces apart without destroying them?

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: ULYCYC on January 17 2011, 08:24:16 PM

Depends on how it was clamped.  If you used a band clamp instead of the old style muffler style it should come apart easy.

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 17 2011, 08:37:52 PM

Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:24 pm"

Depends on how it was clamped.

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: ULYCYC on January 17 2011, 09:07:05 PM

Get it cherryred with a torch and maybe you can wiggle it out. Tough to do on the car.

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 17 2011, 09:45:27 PM

Quote from: "ULYCYC @ Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:07 pm"

Get it cherryred with a torch and maybe you can wiggle it out. Tough to do on the car.

You are not giving me the answers I want to hear. lol.

I will give it a go tomorrow. It is on the car but the front clip is off. Access is decent.

Title: How do I ... downpipe
Post by: Wrecked Em on January 19 2011, 11:13:56 PM

I got it off. It is not pretty but I can salvage it.