On Thu, 14 Jan 1999 AJRoss50@aol.com wrote:
> I just installed a Gibson split-rear cat-back this weekend and I cant get the
> tips on. I am thinking the tips I purchased are the weld-on type as they
> wont slip on very far over the exit pipes. I bought 3" slash-cut stainless
> tips with a 2.5" inlet. I cant get the tips to slide on the pipe more than an
> 1/8", which is not enough room for a clamp. I didn't order the Gibson tips,
> instead I bought the tips from RV Performance because they were a few bucks
> cheaper for the exact same tip. Anybody have any ideas? Should I exchange
> the tips for the Gibson ones? The guy at RV Performance said the Gibsons were
> the clampless design, which I take as being the weld-on type. Anybody know
> for sure? I am planning on putting a roll pan on, so I would have to wait and
> get them welded after I install the roll pan. Right? My plan was to clamp the
> tips on until I installed the roll pan so I could adjust them. Any help would
> be appreciated. Thanks.
>
I think I might know what they meant by clampless... My Gibson 3"
cat-back has a 3.5" or 4" chrome tip (something like that), and its
got a little bolt built right into it. You don't need a clamp; you
just slip it over the pipe, then tighten the bolt. The tip itself
is a clamp...
-Jon-
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