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Originally Posted by oldlostcory
I have a stupid question. How can I tell if I have a leak on one of the clamps? The exhaust is fairly loud between 1-3k rpm. I tightened the vclamps to within a half inch of each of those metal parts. They aren't touching like in the pictures here but I'm worried I'll break them if I tighten them anymore. It is a 2.5 resonated so I dont think it should be this loud. At 4k and above it doesn't sound loud.
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The ends of the V-Band Clamp should be touching or VERY close to touching...half an inch is an enormous Gap and would definitely be too loose.
The following quote about the clamps is from Chris Perrin himself.
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Originally Posted by PERRIN_Chris
The clamp should only be tightened down to 70in lbs. The V band squeezes the pipes together so they shouldn't be leaking exhaust, they might leak a little water when the exhaust is cold though. The pipes shouldn't be able to move independently when they're clamped down.
When the V band is clamped down all the way, both the ends will be touching.
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