hotdimmes
Hard-core CEG'er
As some of you may read, I installed a 98 svt exhaust into my 98.5 SE and ended up with a leak at the Y, more on this later.
My new problem is fitment. I'm getting some rubbing right at my fuel tank. Surprised at this, since all I have ever read was that it was a direct bolt-on, I decided to take some comparison pics of the old vs new exhaust:
rubbing:
(look how far that rubber is stretching)
I looked at my brothers 99 SVT exhaust and his is shaped just like my SE exhaust. What gives?? Let it be known that this exhaust was from a rear end collision, but the only detectable bend was behind the passenger side muffler and that was fixed already. I don't think there is any way this exhaust could have warped like this.
Also, as far as the leak, could this little notch be a culprit?
My new problem is fitment. I'm getting some rubbing right at my fuel tank. Surprised at this, since all I have ever read was that it was a direct bolt-on, I decided to take some comparison pics of the old vs new exhaust:
![DSC00321smaller.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/hotdimmes/exhaust/DSC00321smaller.jpg)
rubbing:
![DSC00331smaller.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/hotdimmes/exhaust/DSC00331smaller.jpg)
(look how far that rubber is stretching)
![DSC00334smaller.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/hotdimmes/exhaust/DSC00334smaller.jpg)
I looked at my brothers 99 SVT exhaust and his is shaped just like my SE exhaust. What gives?? Let it be known that this exhaust was from a rear end collision, but the only detectable bend was behind the passenger side muffler and that was fixed already. I don't think there is any way this exhaust could have warped like this.
Also, as far as the leak, could this little notch be a culprit?
![DSC00328smaller.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a360/hotdimmes/exhaust/DSC00328smaller.jpg)