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Old 06 December 2006, 10:33 PM
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while the scoobs of the road after the deer crash on Saturday i thought id get round to sorting out my leaky vortex exhaust ,the gasket between the back box and the center section keeps blowing ,replaced it a few times so was thinking of getting my welding buddy to just tig weld the 2 together permanently would this be a good or bad move
Old 06 December 2006, 10:35 PM
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Hmmmmm......might be wrong but I could see that cracking pretty quickly. Surely it will stay sealed with a decent gasket, some exhaust paste and tightly secured bolts?
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yeah see what ya mean ,its got to be the crapy gaskets i get of ebay but i don't know anywhere else who sell them for a 2.5 inch , any suggestions
Old 06 December 2006, 10:55 PM
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Remove the exhaust and run a hand file across both mating faces,that should help.Its surprising how not flat those faces can be sometimes
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yeah see what ya mean ,its got to be the crapy gaskets i get of ebay but i don't know anywhere else who sell them for a 2.5 inch , any suggestions
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Old 07 December 2006, 12:03 PM
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tsl motorsport sell genuine gaskets
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