connect those two pieces together first 100% and work from there

 

Third time putting the pipe back on and same clearance. Does anyone else have a picture like this one of theirs?

 

na man no updates.. haven't had any spare time to fix my problem.. im shooting for this weekend to get it fixed and if i do, ill take some pics and some pics of my invidia s-pipe clearance from my oil pan...

 

It might be easier to surface both flanges as they may have been warped during the welding process.

 

ok so i FINALLY got around to putting washers on the bolts to see if that helps but as usual it didnt....

i think it's cause i put too many washers, i dont know... when ever i have free time, im going to a muffler shop to have them re-weld a new flange... but eitherway i took some pics for anyone whos interested... sorry for the crappy cell phone pics...

the washers i used:




tools i used: 14mm socket/deep socket, pry bar (to get the wrench out), 14mm wrench, extension bar, 3/4 and 1/2 rachets, and a creeper since im lazy lol:




i put two washers on each end of the bolt:


this is how it currently looks installed:


this is the flange im talking about if you dont know (s-pipe to midpipe flange) yea i know those are some sloppy ___ welds from a crappy muffler shop and no the exhaust leak isn't coming from there. i've checked it thousands of times:





and for those who wanted pics of my header to s-pipe flange with the washers i used to seal the leak:







hope the pics aren't too big!

 

ummm u need a dounut gasket.....

 

umm nope. doughnut gasket doesn't go where i have the leak...

 

then you need a new crush gasket. but usually( 99%) the spring bolts are for a dounut gasket . so the bolts could be the problem.

 

 

the bolts are not the problem at all. i think you guys are getting confused since i posed up pics on the header to s-pipe flanges... i USED to have a exhaust leak there (header to s-pipe, last 3 pics), but i have a exhaust leak at the s-pipe to midpipe flange... spring loaded bolts don't go there.. i think the copper gasket that is wedged inside the stock midpipe flage is busted but i cant get it out, so im just going to get a new flange welded on there unless you guys know of other ways that i can get rid of this exhaust leak????

 

i have the leak here where i highlighted (i do not have stock s-pipe, i have the invidia s-pipe, and have the ARK N-1 catback exhaust so i needed to re-use part of my stock midpipe which is where the leak is:

 

^^ that exhaust pipe gasket i think is gone to s___, but i cant get it out to replace it with a new one... anyone know how i can easily remove this gasket??

 

no im using the bolts that came with the ARK N-1 exhaust... i still have the OEM bolts but i dont think that will do much...

 

yes i was thinking we were at the other end.

 

no i had a leak at the other end but not no more...

 

stick a potato in it!

should stop all leaks...

 

Ever since I changed my gasket it hasnt leaked.

 

lol
I had the same problem. a new gasket solved it

 

hmm when i had my AP catback with megan s pipe, there was no rasp at all... it actually sounded pretty damn mean.. but yeah, i wonder if its the exhaust ur using.. what size is the N1 pipes?

 

2.5in is what they say that the ARK is...

i STILL have this leak issue. i replaced that gasket that goes between the s-pipe and midpipe and now i think the leak is coming from the crappy weld job that was done a long time ago when i had the stock cat removed.. im going to take the whole exhaust completely off and take it to a muffler shop so they can replace that one pipe with a new one and put a nice weld onto it...