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I contacted SV just this week asking if they were ever coming out with a flange kit to replace the flakey slip joint arrangement the cars come with. The sealing of the slip joints with gasket sealer is a crappy way to seal the exhaust system. I've got 6800 miles on my car since I finished the build in Jan 05 and have sealed the exhaust system about 4 times. The slip joints start rattling when the exhaust sealer finally burns/blows away. I was informed that they would bring up a flange kit fix at the next "managers" meeting. These flanges can be purchased already, I'm just not sure if the pipe size is the same as is on my SBF exhaust pipes. I tack welded my slip joints to the exhaust pipe to stop the rattling, and that worked to some extent, but I still have to go in about every 6 months and re-seal with hi-temp RTV. I've scratched my door twice removing the pipes, so its a painful experience. As soon as I get the new lift up in my shop, I plan to purchase some flanges and permanently fix my leaky pipes. The rattling, exhaust leaks, and back firing on coast down is to much to continue to deal with.
Outlaw
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