Exhaust flex coupler?
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Exhaust flex coupler?
Is it worth the time to put a flex coupler on a 22re? It seems like there is a lot of stress on the long exhaust line that has no give and doesn't seem to fit perfectly in the first place.
I want to put a new exhaust manifold gasket on at some point because it seems to have a small leak. Wouldn't a flex link take a lot of stress off of the manifold bolts and make the repair more permanent? I see the leaks are common but there are different approaches to "the fix."
I could get a coupler like this one http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...t=flex+exhasut, but is the quality too poor or will clamping not work well/long? It is a '90 PU if that matters.
I want to put a new exhaust manifold gasket on at some point because it seems to have a small leak. Wouldn't a flex link take a lot of stress off of the manifold bolts and make the repair more permanent? I see the leaks are common but there are different approaches to "the fix."
I could get a coupler like this one http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/P...t=flex+exhasut, but is the quality too poor or will clamping not work well/long? It is a '90 PU if that matters.
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flex couplers are generally not used on longditudal oriented engine configurations. This is because most of the movement is twisting, not bending as you would find in a transverse engine application.
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