No one likes exhaust clamps...

tmerritt530 · Jul 20, 2011

So I finally got rid of them!

After two years... :weld:

RamTech · Jul 20, 2011

I don't mind the band style clamps but I can't stand the u-bolt type.

tmerritt530 · Jul 20, 2011

The u bolt type blow.

Literally. Air leaks galore.

05singlecabHEMI · Jul 20, 2011

never liked anything but welding. never wanna use clamps never will.

tmerritt530 · Jul 21, 2011

Maybe its the placebo effect, but it sounds much better now. Most likely because there are no more of the aforementioned leaks.

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05singlecabHEMI · Jul 21, 2011

whats the difference between dumping it right at the muffler or all the way to the bumper?

txbass06 · Jul 21, 2011

RamTech said:
I don't mind the band style clamps but I can't stand the u-bolt type.

This. Mine will be welded from the collectors to the tip when I get around to redoing it

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RamTech · Jul 21, 2011

The nice thing about the band clamps is the ability to take the exhaust apart and put it back together easily and leak-free.

tmerritt530 · Jul 21, 2011

05singlecabHEMI said:
whats the difference between dumping it right at the muffler or all the way to the bumper?

Sounds more like a wheat truck.

tmerritt530 · Jul 21, 2011

RamTech said:
The nice thing about the band clamps is the ability to take the exhaust apart and put it back together easily and leak-free.

If mine has to come out, well mine aint coming out...

RamTech · Jul 21, 2011

tmerritt530 said:
If mine has to come out, well mine aint coming out...

I guess you have to put in a set of converters to really appreciate them.

truckin151 · Jul 21, 2011

The way I have mine setup is the cats and y are clamped to the collectors but the rest of the system is welded up. This way I can take it apart to make a change but still have a leak free setup

Luke(MI) · Jul 21, 2011

RamTech said:
The nice thing about the band clamps is the ability to take the exhaust apart and put it back together easily and leak-free.

Exactly, It ****** me off that my exhaust is welded...poorly, so now rather than just dis assembling it to take the cat out and run true duals to the glass packs, I 'd need to cut everything JUST RIGHT to be able to buy the adapters. When I sell my toneau cover the first thing I'm doing is redoing that entire damn exaust system with clamps from the front of the cat back with 2.5" pipe and new glasspacks and run it out the back to 45's behind the tires with 3" tips. crackle like hell and give it a deeper tone.

tmerritt530 · Jul 21, 2011

Hey i'm just glad to be rid of my crudclamps that couldn't hold the exhaust solid. I had too many of them on patch pipes and no matter how tight they vibrated loose and the exhaust hit the crossmember. Granted these were ubolt clamps which are :puke:

RamTech · Jul 21, 2011

Luke(MI) said:
Exactly, It ****** me off that my exhaust is welded...poorly, so now rather than just dis assembling it to take the cat out and run true duals to the glass packs, I 'd need to cut everything JUST RIGHT to be able to buy the adapters. When I sell my toneau cover the first thing I'm doing is redoing that entire damn exaust system with clamps from the front of the cat back with 2.5" pipe and new glasspacks and run it out the back to 45's behind the tires with 3" tips. crackle like hell and give it a deeper tone.

Just amke sure you use the band type clamps and slit the outer pipe before installing them.

RubberFrog · Jul 21, 2011

Band clamps are your friend.I used them to install my cutout and I can easily swap them out with a straight pipe for smog inspection.

RamTech · Jul 21, 2011

RubberFrog said:
Band clamps are your friend.I used them to install my cutout and I can easily swap them out with a straight pipe for smog inspection.

That's sneaky as hell! I love it!

truckin151 · Jul 21, 2011

Luke(MI) said:
Exactly, It ****** me off that my exhaust is welded...poorly, so now rather than just dis assembling it to take the cat out and run true duals to the glass packs, I 'd need to cut everything JUST RIGHT to be able to buy the adapters. When I sell my toneau cover the first thing I'm doing is redoing that entire damn exaust system with clamps from the front of the cat back with 2.5" pipe and new glasspacks and run it out the back to 45's behind the tires with 3" tips. crackle like hell and give it a deeper tone.

Have to disagree here, my last exhaust setup was a stainless borla catback with the band clamps holding it together. What a PAIN IN THE ASS that was to get apart. The whole system was stuck. Took longer to get it aprt and off than it did to cut everything and reweld it after the last round of modifications.

tmerritt530 · Jul 21, 2011

IFF I ever need this exhaust out some good band clamps are going in. What are you guys best experiences with brand, size, and location of clamp?

Maybe i should have been more specific and titled the thread, "no one likes six u bolt clamps saggin your exhaust like a ghetto teenagers shorts in gym class."

RubberFrog · Jul 21, 2011

I like the summit brand clamps. They're SS and affordable. Duane/3rdstrike carries the Walker brand which is a top quality "name brand".

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