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Originally Posted by Z eliminator
Today the stillen exhaust and berk cats were intalled. It bolted up perfectly except that the exhaust was too close to the cross member. It just cleared it. Not wanting to stress the welds on the exhaust we put a washer under the cross member by the exhaust set up on both sides of it. No clearence problems at all now.
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Spent the afternoon yesterday at a muffler shop whom I'm friends with. Even with the washer trick, you could hear the exhaust clunk at times. Thinking it was the slip fit/clamps doing it, had them weld all of them. Before that they heated the brackets, bending them so the exhaust sits a tad higher. The muffler shop also thought the exhaust was cheesy and I still need a few washers for it to clear.
The real cure is the Y-Pipe section needs to be cut, shortened and the exhaust moved forward slightly. The diameter of the Y-pipe being close to the brace is what is causing the issue. (not really...poor fit/design) This dawned on me on the way home and I'll probably take the car back and give it another try.
Very disappointed that Stillen has not taken ownership of the issue and offered solutions.