Stillen CBE Clearance Problems Fixed?

Zfish · 04-13-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370

where did you order it from? i know there was a batch sent out with fitment issues from the start but has been corrected since, I bought mine directly from Stillen.

There are some pics in my gallery of the piped and cross member. Does this look like the issue you had? Nissan 370Z Forum - Zfish's Album: Zfish's Album

Red370 · 04-13-2010, 11:23 PM

oh that thing, yeah mine hits that as well, determined thats the cause of alot of the vibration i hear, I would assume that pulling the cross member off, hammering the middle in a bit and re installing should allow some clearance.

Zfish · 04-14-2010, 08:01 AM

My brother and I think that shimming the cross member bolts with some washers would probably fix the problem. I'm not quite ready to break out the hammer yet.

Luna · 12-07-2010, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Red370

oh that thing, yeah mine hits that as well, determined thats the cause of alot of the vibration i hear, I would assume that pulling the cross member off, hammering the middle in a bit and re installing should allow some clearance.

I installed mine yesterday and had the clearance issue. I had to leave the cross member off, any updates with your issue?

Zfish · 12-08-2010, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Luna

I installed mine yesterday and had the clearance issue. I had to leave the cross member off, any updates with your issue?

I wound up pulling the Y pipe back out, heating the front part just behind the flange, and flattening it with a peen. This gave about a pinkie's worth of clearance and solved the problem. It's been sounding sweet ever since. I had the advantage of doing this with my brother who works at a muffler shop though.

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04-14-2010, 08:01 AM	#48 (permalink)
Zfish Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Marina, CA Posts: 24 Drives: 2010 370z roadster Rep Power: 15	My brother and I think that shimming the cross member bolts with some washers would probably fix the problem. I'm not quite ready to break out the hammer yet.