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I just finished installing my Stillen catback. When I checked for leaks, everything looked good, but I noticed that there was some water leaking from one of the slip joints.
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04-10-2010, 09:05 PM
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Stillen catback slip joints.
I just finished installing my Stillen catback. When I checked for leaks, everything looked good, but I noticed that there was some water leaking from one of the slip joints. Didn't feel any air though. I tried adjusting the u bolt clamp but nothing worked to stop the leaking water. Is this normal?
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I just had the guy weld mine on, in my head i kind of figured they were put there to make shipping easier. So I have mine clamped and welded now...
no leaks...
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Funny you mention the water. I was looking for leaks one day recently as I thought the hiss was louder than usual. When I looked under the car, there was some water leaking from the forward slip joint on the driver's side. Significance? Dunno.
I too may just get it welded at some point.
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Another question. After I got the stock catback removed, I decided to drive the car up on ramps. I only had the header and stock cats connected. Starting the car and putting it up on the ramps without a cat back on wouldn't damage anything right?
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^^hehe!
I saw a water drop on my new floor tiles the other day and thought, wtf... so I looked and there was a drop of water at the passenger front downpipe-xpipe connection. Kinda odd.
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how water is coming out of the exhaust, I have no clue, unless your AC compressors condensation is leaking onto the exhaust, no problem with my clamps whatsoever, if you're afraid of an air leak, torque them down tighter.
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I havent turned my ac on since... probably november!
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Ill do that!
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