Top Speed Auto Pro-1 Axle-Back Exhaust Review

[B-R-Z]

You're taking that statement way too seriously lol. My point was replacing the awesome sounding top speed with something that looks identical but has aligned tips.

[pepe]

Hello!I have this axleback ... and I doubt change the midline by a midline resonated but 2'5 "diameter ...
you who gains the depth in the sound think?
you advise me to do this installation?
thank you very much!

[B-R-Z]

Has anyone gotten their tips to align with messing with hangers or bending pipes? I'm itching to replace this thing. As much as I love the look and sound, the uneven passenger side tips annoys my OCD. Might go with the Greddy SP Elite.

Anyone with exhaust fabrication experience, if the pipe is heated, can it be bent?

[KoolBRZ]

Don't bend the pipe, bend the hangers. I just used pieces of rubber hose and zipties on the hangers to force them closer. The right way is to bend the hangers though.

[B-R-Z]

Originally Posted by KoolBRZ

Don't bend the pipe, bend the hangers. I just used pieces of rubber hose and zipties on the hangers to force them closer. The right way is to bend the hangers though.

I thought about that too.. I think someone in the past mentioned using fuel injector clamps on the metal bar to change where the rubber hanger sits on the metal bar.

Were you able to fix it decently? Any pics?

[KoolBRZ]

It's real close. It's dark out. I'll take pictures tomorrow. I spent about an hour cutting hose and hose-clamping them. It's about the same side-to-side, but the passenger side sticks out further. That will require bending the hanger.

[KoolBRZ]

Here's a top view showing the right tip sticking out .25", rear views showing hole spacing, and under views showing rubber spacers used to align it. It's close without spending a lot of time or money. I'm fine with it.

[steve99]

http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/390678669999?nav=SEARCH

use some appropiate size rubber gromets to pack out hanger

[B-R-Z]

Was thinking of using hose clamps to be more secure

[B-R-Z]

Thanks @KoolBRZ, do you have a pic from 10-15 feet away?

[KoolBRZ]

Originally Posted by B-R-Z

Thanks @KoolBRZ, do you have a pic from 10-15 feet away?

Not yet. Maybe later today, with a video.

Was thinking of using hose clamps to be more secure

I tried grommets and hose clamps. The grommets weren't stiff enough, and the hose clamps to hard to tighten. I used split 3/8" fuel/hydraulic hose, and the black zip ties, because they are more UV resistance.

http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/390678669999?nav=SEARCH

use some appropriate size rubber grommets to pack out hanger

Please, somebody buy Steve's grommets. He needs to make a car payment.

[B-R-Z]

I was thinking something like this http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...444119&alt=web

[KoolBRZ]

Originally Posted by B-R-Z

I was thinking something like this http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...444119&alt=web

I wouldn't use that clamp for the following reasons.
1. I wouldn't want the sharp edges to cut the hanger donut, possibly causing failure.
2. I wouldn't want to tighten or loosen a hose clamp that hasn't got a hex head to use a socket on. Since I can use a flex extension to get into tight spaces.
3. Nobody's going to look at it, so why not use a zip tie? It's easy to install, just pull tight and trim. It's easy to remove, just stab it with something sharp.
4. Zip ties are much cheaper than hose clamps.
5. The short pieces of fuel line are rubber, so they can flex with the donuts, then push back into alignment. You can set it once and forget it.

[B-R-Z]

Do you have a lot of confidence in zip ties that are getting battered by the conditions? I live in the northeast where salt is laid heavily on roads in winter.

Those clamps I posted, it appears I could get a stainless steel screw with a hex head. Maybe wrap the hanger in rubber then secure it with the clamp, as you did with zip ties