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Old 12-23-2003, 06:14 PM
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Cool If all you do is..........
re-weld it it will crack again. The way the Lone Star pipes attach to the car, they do not allow much movement created by the torque of the engine. You have a couple choices: attach a torque strap to the engine to limit movement, or re-engineer the attachment point to allow some movement. I'll bet the pipe that cracked is on the driver side.

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