Thread #21196

Any way to raise stock UCF exhaust?

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SchnitzApril 2, 2010
#311168

Any way to raise stock UCF exhaust?

My stock exahust is about 2" from the ground right now and scrapes all the time. I noticed it hangs at least an inch lower than the frame.
Any way to raise it so I can get some more clearance?

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My stock exahust is about 2" from the ground right now and scrapes all the time. I noticed it hangs at least an inch lower than the frame.
Any way to raise it so I can get some more clearance?
 
[IMG]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e117/Schnitz9/Exhaust.jpg[/IMG]
antboApril 2, 2010
#311173
bring it to a muffler shop. they should be able to tuck it up with a little cutting and welding
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bring it to a muffler shop. they should be able to tuck it up with a little cutting and welding
eg6kyApril 2, 2010
#311210
git rid of the 4 mufflers and put on two smaller ones. haha. That's what I'm gonna do.
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git rid of the 4 mufflers and put on two smaller ones. haha.  That's what I'm gonna do.
SchnitzApril 11, 2010
#312993
Got it done!
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silos5July 19, 2010
#333549
Today I faced this problem with my LS.
I saw this thread and fotos on Liberty VIP a while ago, so I went to an exhaust shop to have my exhaust raised. BUT I was told there isnt enough room to raise them, because tubes need some space to move. Otherwise they will be making noise, slamming against the body of the car. And they also told me that they dont have tubes for my car....that they have to be from some speacial metal with high temperature features.
Ok, I can drive a bit higher than I want, but when I "pancake", I hear my exhaust kissing the ground.
Any thoughts? experience??

do I have to teach those guys a lesson, same as with the tyre shop, that told me I have wrong tyre width (245 on 10,5) ?!?! :)
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Today I faced this problem with my LS.
I saw this thread and fotos on Liberty VIP a while ago, so I went to an exhaust shop to have my exhaust raised. BUT I was told there isnt enough room to raise them, because tubes need some space to move. Otherwise they will be making noise, slamming against the body of the car. And they also told me that they dont have tubes for my car....that they have to be from some speacial metal with high temperature features.
Ok, I can drive a bit higher than I want, but when I "pancake", I hear my exhaust kissing the ground.
Any thoughts? experience??

do I have to teach those guys a lesson, same as with the tyre shop, that told me I have wrong tyre width (245 on 10,5) ?!?! :)
SchnitzJuly 19, 2010
#333551
Find another exhaust shop.
They either didn't have a clue (most likely) or didn't want to go through the effort.
It doesn't slam anything on the body. As you can see, there is nothing 'special' about my exhaust tubing.
The only minor vibration is at take-off. There's a slight vibration that lasts for a second. It's is because the OEM part has a weight added to it to eliminate that slight vibration. That weight is engineered for that specific setup so it's not just a matter of taking it off the OEM section and welding it the new part.
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Find another exhaust shop. 
They either didn't have a clue (most likely) or didn't want to go through the effort.
It doesn't slam anything on the body. As you can see, there is nothing 'special' about my exhaust tubing.
The only minor vibration is at take-off. There's a slight vibration that lasts for a second. It's is because the OEM part has a weight added to it to eliminate that slight vibration. That weight is engineered for that specific setup so it's not just a matter of taking it off the OEM section and welding it the new part.
silos5July 19, 2010
#333553
thanks for the fast reply, Schnitz !!! :dance:
shops around my area know nothing about custom car thing. :pat:
I will keep searching.
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thanks for the fast reply, Schnitz !!! :dance:
shops around my area know nothing about custom car thing. :pat:
I will keep searching.
SMOKEYVIPJuly 21, 2010
#333903
or you could just do this:

2 1/4" press bent off the cats all the way to the mufflers. i got them to hang it as high as possible, and now the lowest point on the car is the K-Frame cross member and the diff housing in the rear. also sounds a lot angrier, like a real V8 should.

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or you could just do this:
 
2 1/4" press bent off the cats all the way to the mufflers. i got them to hang it as high as possible, and now the lowest point on the car is the K-Frame cross member and the diff housing in the rear. also sounds a lot angrier, like a real V8 should.
 
[IMG]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b25/matVL30/IMG_0399.jpg[/IMG]
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SchnitzJuly 21, 2010
#333959
Same thing as I did - no?
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Same thing as I did - no?
SMOKEYVIPJuly 21, 2010
#334071
Schnitz;333959 wrote:Same thing as I did - no?



yes and no.

you've just cut out the front section of pipe behind the cat, which i agree is the part that hangs lowest of all, but from the pics it appears to be stock from there back.

you've still got all those nice big muffler boxes hanging down. get rid of those and you'll get even more clearance, and also improve the note and performance of the car.

which is what i did. deleted everything from the cat back to the rear mufflers and replaced it with 2 1/4 straight pipe.

wasnt expensive to do, and i love the note!
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[QUOTE=Schnitz;333959]Same thing as I did - no?[/QUOTE]
 
 
yes and no.
 
you've just cut out the front section of pipe behind the cat, which i agree is the part that hangs lowest of all, but from the pics it appears to be stock from there back. 
 
you've still got all those nice big muffler boxes hanging down. get rid of those and you'll get even more clearance, and also improve the note and performance of the car. 
 
which is what i did. deleted everything from the cat back to the rear mufflers and replaced it with 2 1/4 straight pipe. 
 
wasnt expensive to do, and i love the note!
SchnitzJuly 22, 2010
#334077
I see what you're saying. You are correct - I did keep it stock after the cats.
Nothing hangs down now though. Lowest part is the frame.
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I see what you're saying. You are correct - I did keep it stock after the cats.
Nothing hangs down now though. Lowest part is the frame.
silos5July 22, 2010
#334144
yesturday I went to another shop. They also refused to touch my exhaust.
Next week my car will be in the paint shop and later I will go to the Japanees specialized shop. They didnt have time this week, but they said they do custom exhausts for rally cars. Hope they can fix my problem. I actually dont scrape, because I´m on air, but I want my drive height be lower.

I´ll make a thread about my car as it gets done :runcoold:

thanks guys for the fotos and info !!!
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yesturday I went to another shop. They also refused to touch my exhaust.
Next week my car will be in the paint shop and later I will go to the Japanees specialized shop. They didnt have time this week, but they said they do custom exhausts for rally cars. Hope they can fix my problem. I actually dont scrape, because I´m on air, but I want my drive height be lower.
 
I´ll make a thread about my car as it gets done :runcoold:
 
thanks guys for the fotos and info !!!
VI IXJuly 22, 2010
#334241
i need to get this done for the Q. :shrug:
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i need to get this done for the Q. :shrug: