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   |  |       |  04-22-2010, 10:46 AM | #1 |   | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday 
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	   |  Need Advice with Exhaust Flex Pipe  
 
			
			Hi guys 
i have a G35 coupe and an aftermarket exhaust and cats.  
my issues is that on my X pipe i keep scraping the flex pipe and cracking it 
i'm wondering if i can just weld in a straight piece and forget the flex pipe.   
here's a pic of my exhaust    
my car's N/A with stock headers  
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			I've had a few G35's come in with similar complaints. With some creative hanger changes I can pull it up about 1/2 an inch most of the time
 If you don't run the flex pipe you will damage your manifolds/headers they usually end up cracked
 
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					Originally Posted by Phil@rise  I've had a few G35's come in with similar complaints. With some creative hanger changes I can pull it up about 1/2 an inch most of the time
 If you don't run the flex pipe you will damage your manifolds/headers they usually end up cracked
 |  i wastold that with my oem manifolds, they should be okay, without the flex pipe, 
or alteast more so than with aftermarket headers
		 
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					Originally Posted by Leopold Stotch  i wastold that with my oem manifolds, they should be okay, without the flex pipe,or alteast more so than with aftermarket headers
 |  Yes your stock manifolds are a bit beefier but they are still tubular and if they don't crack they could just start to leak at the gasket over time.
		 
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					Originally Posted by Phil@rise  Yes your stock manifolds are a bit beefier but they are still tubular and if they don't crack they could just start to leak at the gasket over time. |  nooooooooooo!, i hate flex pipes. lol  
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