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mikefromMN · 01-23-2012

Well, I understand why ebay parts have the reputation that they do... bought a jpipe from cxracing... what a f'n piece.

At first glance it didn't seem to bad. I went out there to visually mock some things up, hoping to get rid of my ghetto over the manifold hot pipe. There are (at least) 2 problems with the piece. First, the flange on the bottom is WARPED. bad. Second, the welds on the flange are super close to the bolt holes. One side is okay, one side I'm going to use a recessed hex cap screw, or whatever they're called. It appears that, without a washer, the head size is small enough to fit flat.

I should've just spent the extra $30 and bought a real part.

01-23-2012	#14
mikefromMN Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burbs, MN. Drives: 1g. Posts: 55	Re: Slow '91 Talon Well, I understand why ebay parts have the reputation that they do... bought a jpipe from cxracing... what a f'n piece. At first glance it didn't seem to bad. I went out there to visually mock some things up, hoping to get rid of my ghetto over the manifold hot pipe. There are (at least) 2 problems with the piece. First, the flange on the bottom is WARPED. bad. Second, the welds on the flange are super close to the bolt holes. One side is okay, one side I'm going to use a recessed hex cap screw, or whatever they're called. It appears that, without a washer, the head size is small enough to fit flat. I should've just spent the extra $30 and bought a real part.