Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Click the thumbnail for a bigger pic.. I've recently replaced my old Nismo system with a brand new one. As you can see, the right tailpipe is shifted over too far to the right and is touching the rear valance on the right side and the left side is hung down slightly too much. Been to three different exhaust places now and they all say the exhaust is mounted fine and that it's just the way the exhaust is made, but I had a Nismo on before the new one which was absolutely spot-on mm perfect and surely they're all made the same way in the same factory? Any suggestions? Anything I might be missing here? Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 This is a Nismo too. When you measure up the tailpipes to the rear valance it actually looks like the right tailpipe is slightly pointed outwards more than the left one, but surely if they're all made the same this can't be possible? Quote
M13KYF Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 always found that the Nismo isn't truely square anyway but not as mush as yours is demonstrating Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 always found that the Nismo isn't truely square anyway but not as mush as yours is demonstrating Thing is my old Nismo was 100% spot on, perfect gap around all sides of the tailpips. But this one is all wonky. Quote
M13KYF Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 have you reversed into anything like a soft grass bank (Digsy Style ) and possibly bent one of the pipes Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 have you reversed into anything like a soft grass bank (Digsy Style ) and possibly bent one of the pipes LOL nah, it was like this when it was first fitted. Pipework is all brand new. Was expecting it just to be worn rubbers but unfortunately it's not as that made no difference at all. Quote
Chris`I Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Who fitted the first one? I've heard of Nismos being off and having to give the mounts a bit of stick to get it striaght. Quite common if you give it a search. I'm guessing whoever fit the first one did this and thats why it was straight. Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Who fitted the first one? I've heard of Nismos being off and having to give the mounts a bit of stick to get it striaght. Quite common if you give it a search. I'm guessing whoever fit the first one did this and thats why it was straight. No idea who fitted the first one, it was on the car along with the bodykit when I bought it. I don't know what you mean by giving the mounts a bit of stick? You mean the rubber hangers? There's not a lot you can do with them really as they're just rubber? Quote
Chris`I Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Who fitted the first one? I've heard of Nismos being off and having to give the mounts a bit of stick to get it striaght. Quite common if you give it a search. I'm guessing whoever fit the first one did this and thats why it was straight. No idea who fitted the first one, it was on the car along with the bodykit when I bought it. I don't know what you mean by giving the mounts a bit of stick? You mean the rubber hangers? There's not a lot you can do with them really as they're just rubber? No, sorry should have explained more. From what I understand there are metal hangers on the exhaust. They need a bit of tweaking (bending) to make it all line up properly TBH any good exhaust place should know that! Quote
Digsy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 have you reversed into anything like a soft grass bank (Digsy Style ) and possibly bent one of the pipesGit! Actually my Nismo was wonky when first fitted but a bit of banging around with a mallet and tinkering by the by the fitter sorted it out. It shouldn't be impossible to fix. Quote
N15MNO-Daron Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Chris's idea worked for me... But id reccommend spending a bit more getting a good company to re adjust it. I know Abbey not answering their calls at mo.. Fridays not best day to do this.. but leave message and call them sat morning or monday. In meantime just stick a bit of sticky sided rubber / padded seal (heat resistant preferably) from halfrauds on bottom on ur vallence to stop the noise when exhuast hits Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 I'd put a rubber pad in there but the gap is too small to fit one in, it's actually touching the bumper. Quote
SunsetZed Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Is it definitely the exhaust that has the problem, have you measured the bodykit, just wondering whether the previous exhaust wasn't completely straight and the new one is? Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Measured up the bodykit and it's perfectly centered right now so it's definitely the exhaust unfortunately! Quote
DJsickboy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 bend the hangers slightly mate, thats the way I reckon.. Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Reckon it's that easy? I'm suprised nobody at any of the exhaust places I've been so far have suggested that, maybe they don't want the hassle or something. I'm guessing you mean the metal hangers on the backbox/exhaust itself yeah? Quote
Digsy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Reckon it's that easy? I'm suprised nobody at any of the exhaust places I've been so far have suggested that, maybe they don't want the hassle or something. I'm guessing you mean the metal hangers on the backbox/exhaust itself yeah? Might need heating first. Quote
Chris`I Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Reckon it's that easy? I'm suprised nobody at any of the exhaust places I've been so far have suggested that, maybe they don't want the hassle or something. I'm guessing you mean the metal hangers on the backbox/exhaust itself yeah? I think they are just being lazy and dont want the hassle if they hit it too hard and break it. Bit of persuasion should get the metal 'prongs' to move and its just trial and error to move it in the right direction. Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 I think I'm going to take it to a local respected tuning comapny (even though they specialise in Skylines) and seeing if they can have a go as they're probably going to be more confident in messing around with it than a local exhaust fitters. Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Just had another peek under the car and on the right side (the side that the pipe is touching my valance) there is a kind of metal plate that the rubber hanger is bolted onto, do you reckon if that could somehow be bashed over to the left a bit that'd pull the exhaust over, or would the rubbers just bend over to the right? Quote
Digsy Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Apologies if I've missed it but who fitted it for you? Quote
Z Boy Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 Apologies if I've missed it but who fitted it for you? ESR, but in their defence we were all convinced it was the rubber mounts causing the problem. Quote
M350ZB Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 did you ever get this sorted, or has the Zed gone Quote
Stew Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 He won't care now! He's running an evo and loving it. Quote
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