Simple Exhaust Questions

[vex]

Originally Posted by classicauto

EDIT cheap as in cost. Nothing wrong with a stainless packed magnaflow. I ran one for about 3 years before I changed my entire setup.

The spreadsheets look good? Just depends on what you want to run I guess. I should mention, that I'm using vbands for all my connections (at the turbo, bottom of down pipe and back of midpipe/cat section) but they are difficult to get to seal 100%. There's no "exhaust leak" noise from mine, but if you remove the clamps you can see where a little gas has escaped around 2-3% of the v-band

Do you see that same thing with the V-Band connection by the turbo and is this a normal occurrence with V-Band connections? I thought they were better all the way around in sealing off the exhaust and what not?

[classicauto]

No leaks at the turbo or bottom of the downpipe, only my one connection. But when I did it last time the bottom of the downpipe and the mid pipe connecitons showed a little leakage. Perhaps the Vibrant ones would be better because they have a little lip that fits inside the corresponding v-band.

They work fine, they're just hard to align perfectly after welding etc. That being said though I'll probably opt for a slip-on transport truck style connector if I ever re-do it.