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LatinEM1
10-14-2008, 12:00 PM
Help me out guys,
So yesterday I installed the sway bar and after installation I saw that there was no clearance between the sway bar and the GReddy exhaust. The exhaust noise seamed more louder for some reason. So this morning I re-adjusted my endlinks. My passager side endlink was higher than my driver side. Let me show you some pics so you can see what I'm talking about.
Passager side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/LatinEM1/Endlinks2.jpg
and my driver side:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/LatinEM1/Endlinks3.jpg
So as you can see, the threaded part was higher on my passager side. I was able to lower it this morning and put it down to the same height as my driver side and that gave it a little bit of clearence but now the exahust is rattling. So what did I do wrong? Is the bar upside down? can you guys tell by the pictures??? Do I have to adjust the D-Brackets??
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/LatinEM1/Progress.jpg
MrRline2010
10-14-2008, 01:05 PM
thats it time to buy a new car. Sorry its a loss man :D just messing is your exhaust hitting at all. From the pictures I don't see it touching anything, but figured i'd ask
MrRline2010
10-14-2008, 01:07 PM
also is it just the picture or is part of your d bracket broke?
LatinEM1
10-14-2008, 01:45 PM
Nothing is broken. I adjusted the endlinks and it sounds worse :(
LatinEM1
10-14-2008, 07:56 PM
Ok so after some adjustment of the endlinks it semmed that I had it fixed. But nope, its rattling again :(
JoshDC2
10-14-2008, 08:00 PM
so the muffler started rattling just at the time of installation? my OLD greddy exhaust started rattling and eventually i found out that it was the packing in the muffler coming out
sniperscout
10-14-2008, 08:06 PM
i saw it today it is definitely the pipe hitting the sway. It wasnt anything you did wrong, thats just what happens sometimes. Ill talk to my uncle tomorrow to see how much he would charge to bend the pipe a little. Thx for letting me do the sidemarkers as well.
LatinEM1
10-14-2008, 08:19 PM
so the muffler started rattling just at the time of installation? my OLD greddy exhaust started rattling and eventually i found out that it was the packing in the muffler coming out
Yup, it just started after the sway bar.

i saw it today it is definitely the pipe hitting the sway. It wasnt anything you did wrong, thats just what happens sometimes. Ill talk to my uncle tomorrow to see how much he would charge to bend the pipe a little. Thx for letting me do the sidemarkers as well.
Cool, thanks Phil. You do awesome work.
CAPTAIN CAAAAAAAVEMAN
10-14-2008, 08:43 PM
or try to adjust the exhaust hangers for more clearance...
sniperscout
10-14-2008, 09:02 PM
i suggested it to him as an alternative
LatinEM1
10-14-2008, 09:33 PM
I just didn't see any way of moving the hangers. If I move up the hangers by the rear bumper is just going to touch the rear lip and melt it. There's already a black spot on it.
4dr_ed3
10-15-2008, 01:50 PM
as soon as i come up on some cash iwanna do thisto nicely done buddy!! does the car handle a lil better at all? like noticeably?
LatinEM1
10-15-2008, 09:34 PM
as soon as i come up on some cash iwanna do thisto nicely done buddy!! does the car handle a lil better at all? like noticeably?

The bar is is amazing! Kick ass. If you one for the best price you can find it at showstoppersusa thats where I got mine for 155 shipped
4dr_ed3
10-15-2008, 09:44 PM
^^^dang thats pretty sweet!!!
FranktheTank
10-15-2008, 09:56 PM
Your D brackets seem Very weak....
Not sure with the sway bar is safe on those?
they might break if to much force is applied.
LatinEM1
10-15-2008, 10:24 PM
Your D brackets seem Very weak....
Not sure with the sway bar is safe on those?
they might break if to much force is applied.

IDK, thats how the kit came. I've never heard anything about the D-brackets. Only read to upgrade the endlinks.
jdmEG-6
10-16-2008, 12:15 AM
sucks dude
Jason.AZ1
10-16-2008, 12:37 PM
we can trade exhaust to see if thats works?
or Ill give you my stock sway bar and we just trade?

lol lol lol

IDK man how much did you buy this for?
sniperscout
10-16-2008, 01:06 PM
my uncle said it would be about $50 to fix your exhaust
Jason.AZ1
10-16-2008, 01:14 PM
my uncle said it would be about $50 to fix your exhaust

thx that just messed up my trade offer :pissed:
:rflmao: :rflmao: :rflmao: :rflmao: :rflmao: :rflmao:
4dr_ed3
10-16-2008, 01:20 PM
tthat looks like a real nice exhaust to!!!!!!!!!!
LatinEM1
10-16-2008, 07:24 PM
we can trade exhaust to see if thats works?
or Ill give you my stock sway bar and we just trade?

lol lol lol

IDK man how much did you buy this for?
No dice :-p I got it for 155 shipped from showstoppersusa
my uncle said it would be about $50 to fix your exhaust
Cool, so where is the shop at?
tthat looks like a real nice exhaust to!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I like the GReddy SP2
sniperscout
10-16-2008, 08:26 PM
83rd ave and union hills
The God Damn Batman
10-17-2008, 08:30 AM
sniper do you have any extra exhaust bolts laying a round that I could buy off you? where the Cat and the axhuast meet the bolt snapped so now mine is rattling
sniperscout
10-17-2008, 02:57 PM
just go to Ace or Home Depot and buy a bolt with a nut
take one off and bring it in with yuo to figure out what you need
The God Damn Batman
10-17-2008, 03:13 PM
just go to Ace or Home Depot and buy a bolt with a nut
take one off and bring it in with yuo to figure out what you need

o..lol simple as that.. my bad haha
sniperscout
10-17-2008, 03:18 PM
or are they the spring loaded ones? if they are I do not have any extras...honda should only charge a few bucks for one...actually I am on my way to honda now and ill ask for you
The God Damn Batman
10-17-2008, 03:37 PM
yeah they are the ones with the spring that bolt up to the bottom of the CAT. if you can ask that would be great man
this bolt

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l83/lilraz18/P1010259.jpg
bryantiscool
10-18-2008, 04:11 AM
i have a couple
how many do you need?
just one?
LatinEM1
10-18-2008, 08:53 PM
83rd ave and union hills

So do I ask for your uncle? What's his name?
FranktheTank
10-18-2008, 10:27 PM
83rd ave and union hills

The Midas?

My brother went there with his Hatch to see if they could reweld his test pipe on his exhaust and they said no and tried to sell him a Cat for $200.:(
Jason.AZ1
10-19-2008, 01:56 AM
The Midas?

My brother went there with his Hatch to see if they could reweld his test pipe on his exhaust and they said no and tried to sell him a Cat for $200.:(

lol and yes midas
bryantiscool
10-19-2008, 02:05 AM
The Midas?

My brother went there with his Hatch to see if they could reweld his test pipe on his exhaust and they said no and tried to sell him a Cat for $200.:(

If they do exhaust and sell cats, i can see why they would say no to rewelding his test pipe.
If someone found out that they (the shop) did his test pipe and didnt install a cat, the business can lose their license. Usually, its a risk that a business wont take. They'd rather lose a customer than lose their license. They can make him a test pipe but they wont install it at the shop due to the same reasoning..
4dr_ed3
10-19-2008, 12:48 PM
If they do exhaust and sell cats, i can see why they would say no to rewelding his test pipe.
If someone found out that they (the shop) did his test pipe and didnt install a cat, the business can lose their license. Usually, its a risk that a business wont take. They'd rather lose a customer than lose their license. They can make him a test pipe but they wont install it at the shop due to the same reasoning..

agreed!!!!
FranktheTank
10-19-2008, 03:28 PM
If they do exhaust and sell cats, i can see why they would say no to rewelding his test pipe.
If someone found out that they (the shop) did his test pipe and didnt install a cat, the business can lose their license. Usually, its a risk that a business wont take. They'd rather lose a customer than lose their license. They can make him a test pipe but they wont install it at the shop due to the same reasoning..

The point is though he went there for one thing and they ended up trying to get him to buy something he didn't want for about ten minutes.
bryantiscool
10-19-2008, 04:14 PM
The point is though he went there for one thing and they ended up trying to get him to buy something he didn't want for about ten minutes.

well they have to atleast try and sell you one. But you as the customer can choose whether or not to hear em out
sniperscout
10-19-2008, 06:48 PM
^he works at a muffler shop he would know this stuff
The God Damn Batman
10-20-2008, 07:08 AM
i have a couple
how many do you need?
just one?

one would work, 2 perferrably
bryantiscool
10-20-2008, 01:08 PM
one would work, 2 perferrably

i have one for sure
i should have another one somewhere.
when do you want em?
PM'd
LatinEM1
10-21-2008, 05:48 PM
Ok so I bought some exhaust wrap and wraped the part where it was hitting and no more rattles :) but not I hear another noise from the back on driver side whenever i got over a bump or rough road *sigh*
bryantiscool
10-21-2008, 06:51 PM
Ok so I bought some exhaust wrap and wraped the part where it was hitting and no more rattles :) but not I hear another noise from the back on driver side whenever i got over a bump or rough road *sigh*

lol glad that helped the situation man
:clapper:
sniperscout
10-21-2008, 09:16 PM
Ok so I bought some exhaust wrap and wraped the part where it was hitting and no more rattles :) but not I hear another noise from the back on driver side whenever i got over a bump or rough road *sigh*

that was my first suggestion!