I met with Lormax last week and he pointed out my muffler was broken at the flange where it hard mounts to the exhaust manifold. He suggested a new muffler since his experience with repairs was not good. Since a new muffler is rather expensive I stopped by a local custom exhaust shop. He welded mine and said it was cracked nearly all the way around. It really made a big difference in the sound. Mine must have been cracked since I bought the car.
The shop owner made a suggestion to prevent a recurrence. His idea is to install longer studs and springs to hold the flange in place rather than the hard mount Fisker did. This would provide a little give when the engine torqued rather than putting the stress on the weld.
Do any of the tech people on the board see any reason not to try this?
Lormax is trying to find the specs on the studs so I can give this a try. Once I know how it works I will post and let you all know.
If anyone has the stud specs handy please let me know so I can get them to the exhaust shop.
The shop owner made a suggestion to prevent a recurrence. His idea is to install longer studs and springs to hold the flange in place rather than the hard mount Fisker did. This would provide a little give when the engine torqued rather than putting the stress on the weld.
Do any of the tech people on the board see any reason not to try this?
Lormax is trying to find the specs on the studs so I can give this a try. Once I know how it works I will post and let you all know.
If anyone has the stud specs handy please let me know so I can get them to the exhaust shop.