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OK, i managed to get my hands on a CBE. they accidentally sent the shop 2 left mufflers instead of one left and one right. Is is possible to take one of the mufflers to a muffler shop and have it rewelded to fit a right?? i'm hoping it will and won't cost too much as if i can get it to work, i can keep it. This is about the only way i'll ever be able to get a CBE... or maybe it's a TBE as it's one huge pipe..... to the mufflers.
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here are some pics of the exhaust parts (some on the wall) and one muffler. It looks like the hangers will have to be removed and rewelded and the tip also rewelded to match or it'd be upside down.

 

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Yes, cut the hangers off, grind off the excess, reweld the hangers (Basically take the left rear and weld it to the right front, right rear to the left front).Hang the muffler in place with the Y-pipe installed, cut the 2.25in pipe about 3/4 to 1 inch before the can, cut 1inch infront of the flange (it will be a different orientation), line everything up, tac it together, pull it off the car and finish welding.
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they won't send me just a right muffler. then it defeats the purpose of them "giving" me the CBE. i'll take it to a shop and see how much they charge. but I think you can do exactly what boxer said.... from looking at it, seems that's what you need to do.
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lol. well i won't be using the uppipe now. LOL go figure.

 

i found a shop that will do ss welds as the muffler shops in town will not. will cost me $100 to get the hangers and tips swapped. the tip won't be as pretty as the original one, it'll have a weld on the lower end, but won't be ugly he promises, it just won't be super shiny either. the car sits 2.5" above the ground practically, so i doubt people will be crawling on the ground to see it. LOL

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lol. well i won't be using the uppipe now. LOL go figure.

 

:lol: heres mine for comparison...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v34/bmorrisj/blown%20trans/S3010719.jpg

 

 

 

good luck with the refab

 

 

 

quick question is that you in your avatar, i've been wondering that since jul '05 :lol::wub:

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that up looks better and nicer than mine. i'll not be using the one i have because the techs at the subie dealer told me NO! :lol:

 

and yes, that is me. which brings up a totally off topic question that is bugging both my husband and i, WHY DO YOU GUYS HAVE PICS OF CHICKS IN YOUR AVATARS??

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You sure you cant get a new right can? My only concern is that the offsets on the tip and inlet wont line up right. The inlet offset can be custom fabbed, but when you flip that muffler to fit the right side, it looks like that that tip will not line up with your other muffler tip. Again, you may be able to adjust that with the hangers and changing how it hangs, but I dont think it will look good.

 

Because basically the cans are going to be sitting at different levels in order to get the tips level. Of course Im just eyeballing this, and cannot verify that the tip outlets are in the same position whether it is flipped or not.

 

Just something for you to consider.

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that up looks better and nicer than mine. i'll not be using the one i have because the techs at the subie dealer told me NO! :lol:

 

and yes, that is me. which brings up a totally off topic question that is bugging both my husband and i, WHY DO YOU GUYS HAVE PICS OF CHICKS IN YOUR AVATARS??

 

Oh, and I agree. Dont understand the fantasy women avatars. It would be funny to see everyones actual pic. Maybe it contributes to lgt.com's popularity as it gives people something to look at. Other forums dont have the avatars.

 

Maybe we are all old and ugly. not. Could be a good OT thread.

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Oh, and I agree. Dont understand the fantasy women avatars. It would be funny to see everyones actual pic. Maybe it contributes to lgt.com's popularity as it gives people something to look at. Other forums dont have the avatars.

 

Maybe we are all old and ugly. not. Could be a good OT thread.

 

 

:lol: look at my fantasy avatar :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

seriously its me tho :lol:

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Oh, and I agree. Dont understand the fantasy women avatars. It would be funny to see everyones actual pic. Maybe it contributes to lgt.com's popularity as it gives people something to look at. Other forums dont have the avatars.

 

Maybe we are all old and ugly. not. Could be a good OT thread.

ya, i just don't get it.... but then again, i'm just different and wierd.. oh well.

 

and i don't think my pic would be my "fantasy" avatar... unless i had a twin, then it would be my husband's fantasy avatars... :lol: he says if i cheat, i can only cheat with a woman, and only if he's invited, so she has to be hot too. :lol: :lol:

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well i dropped off the mufflers to the shop today. i have to drop off the rest of the exhaust too so he can make sure it all bolts up correctly. I'll pick it up on Monday to install along with my new Cobb endlinks. :D
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  • 2 weeks later...

sorry, i posted this in my STI swap thread, but here you go anyways:

 

alrighty we got the new exhaust on the LGT. took some work, but turned out great!

 

OK, got some pics uploaded:

 

SPT Exhaust Install Jan 27 07 pictures by trdvibe - Photobucket@@AMEPARAM@@http://static.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0429.flv@@AMEPARAM@@static@@AMEPARAM@@mg@@AMEPARAM@@v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0429

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0387.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0389.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0390.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0397.jpg

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the dent! =(

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0419.jpg

 

fitting everything

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0421.jpg

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Vid of the exhaust:

SPT Exhaust Install Jan 27 07 :: Exhaust Sound Clip video by trdvibe - Photobucket@@AMEPARAM@@http://vidmg.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0429.flv@@AMEPARAM@@vidmg@@AMEPARAM@@mg@@AMEPARAM@@v384/trdvibe/SPT%20Exhaust%20Install%20Jan%2027%2007/CIMG0429

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well, we tried to bend them, but the way the hanger sits, it just wasn't wanting to do it. it's so damn close, that we said F it and left it. if it bugs me too much, then we'll get the car back up on the lift, heat up the hanger a little and then pound on it.
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