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Old 06-01-2010, 09:09 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve View Post
No! They are designed to absorb movement in the pipes as the engine moves during accel/decel. Without movement, you can wind up with catalysts that pop their welds. Ask me how I know.
That's what I though they were for when I first saw them, but then how do the Stillen, Fast Intentions, and many other exhausts get by without them? There's a lot of guys with those exhausts on here and I haven't seen complaints about problems. I guess that's why I started wondering about it.

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