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Old 02-18-2007, 06:24 PM
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ok so here the problem. i made a custom dual exhaust for my r/t. i forgot the hangars at home so i couldnt weld them on rite then so i used the good old coat hangar solution. i clamped on the last section of the exhaust with a coupler so i can remove it and put legal exhaust back on it if i ever need to. now that i have the hangars with me and have ti fix one small leak i cant get the last section off. the clamps dented the pipe a small amount aand it wont pull off. how can i get it off without cutting again.?
 
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Old 02-18-2007, 07:21 PM
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heat it up with a torch till its glowing bright orange,or yellow where the dent isthen it should pull right off. It'll be hot enough to bend the dent out when you pull on it.
Or buy those exhaust pipe splitter tools that never work
 
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Old 02-18-2007, 07:22 PM
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thanks. i tried a propane torch but that dont get hot enough at all.
 
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Old 02-18-2007, 07:33 PM
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good luck with it i will be doing a duel exhaust soon too
 
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Old 02-19-2007, 11:47 AM
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Can you beat it off with a hammer?
 
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Old 02-19-2007, 12:16 PM
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it can be hard to get off with a hammer if the clamps dented it that much.....i always had problems like that, but i would just cut it off and then put in a new piece........you could always try to split the pipe
 
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Old 02-19-2007, 09:44 PM
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i cant get a hammer or anything in the spot to hit it. i mite cut it but dnt really want to. the duals with nothing but straight pipe all the way back sound awesome. not as good as my old neon did with more power but dam good still
 
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Old 02-20-2007, 12:31 AM
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ive got mine running straight off the cat.....but the turbo makes it sound real good
 



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