perrin alittle off center exhaust

[mrnibbs]

I cant find where the thread is but does anyone else have the issue of tips not lining up..

[qoncept]

The directions tell you to loosen up the vband clamps and turn the middle pipe until they line up. Mine looks fine.

[Zen86]

Originally Posted by qoncept

The directions tell you to loosen up the vband clamps and turn the middle pipe until they line up. Mine looks fine.

Thanks mine isn't perfectly aligned either and no instruction came with the catback. Or i might have tossed mine on accident haha.

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[11RApearl]

Originally Posted by Zen86

Thanks mine isn't perfectly aligned either and no instruction came with the catback. Or i might have tossed mine on accident haha.

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+1 for the clamps mine didnt align either but got em damn close by trial and error with the clamps and pipe.

[tennisfreak]

mine is a little off as well. did not notice until it had been on for a few weeks. too lazy to fix kt

[Nardi330]

have someone to hold the muffler while tightening the v clamps make it much easier.

[feldy]

I have bad the same issue. Have not tried fixing it yet. Seems fine until the very last clamp then it goes off a little on the right.

[wparsons]

Twist the last piece of pipe either up or down to keep the muffler properly aligned.

You need two people and some patience, but you can get it right.

[tennisfreak]

Just a though but doesn't having to twist the pipes and then tighten up, vs just tightening up the way it naturally hangs, create extra stress on the whole system?

It seems like it would create stress on the welds, hangers, and joints since you are twisting the pipe by force and then tightening everything up.

[spitfire481]

the mounts are rubber, stress is not really a problem

[qoncept]

There's enough friction that it doesn't just "naturally hang." It hangs wherever you put it.

Think about it in reverse. Perrin built the prototype exhaust, probably out of a single piece, with everything properly aligned. They then cut it up in a couple places to make it easier to ship/install/whatever and added v-band flanges. Then they built jigs and started producting them. If they had used bolted flanges (which are more prone to leak and need gaskets, etc), it would line up every time. Because they chose (arguably) better v-band, you can (and probably will) install it so it's not lined up exactly the way it was designed. But when it IS lined up correctly, it's exactly like the prototype.

[speedy racer]

Just got mine, hope its not a hard fix.

[qoncept]

Originally Posted by Marchy

i have the same issue, and as others have said, 2 people and turning the mid pipe will fix it. when i was installing my front pipe i noticed that i could fix it, but without an extra set of hands, it reverted to its off center look. It bothers other people more than it bothers me.

Try loosening the clamps a little less. Really you want them just loose enough that you can turn it but not allow it to turn freely.

[PERRIN_Chris]

Hey guys, when aligning the tips on the PERRIN exhausts, you will want to loosten the two V band clamps on the S pipe, adjust the S pipe, then retighten the V bands. You'll want to start with the V band closer to the front of the car first, then do the one one the muffler. The collar clamps that go on the exhaust hangers included in the exhaust will also affect how the exhaust hangs too, so they may need to be adjusted to help with this.