Can anyone link me a source? I'm getting in a 365Motorwerks turbo, and it's bolt-on except the downpipe goes back an extra inch from where the stock exhaust flange is. The solution is to take a chunk out of the midpipe before the o2 sensor.

I'm doing a self install but don't weld. I'd like to cut the pipe section out and then clamp it to drive to an exhaust shop to get it welded up. My other options would be to pull the whole exhaust and take it in as one piece or install the turbo in the shop parking lot. My exhaust is custom cat-back and is solid welded one-piece, so I don't even know if I could pull it without dropping the rear axle.

I know the stock exhaust has a v-band at the rear axle, so worst case I may try and find that part number, and hope it's seperate from the whole exhaust assembly, either that or start junkyard hunting.

 

Seems like everyone is 2.5 and up..

These guys have a few in that size range.. doesn't look like they sell direct.. and not sure if the styles are what you need, but it's a start:

http://www.rgrayclamps.com/vclamps.htm


there is a 2" on here:

http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/...teel-Clamp-Kit

 

OEM clamp part number here

 

i think it was only obx that i saw had vband less than 2"

 

Thanks. Went to the Toyota dealer and found they're about $19 a clamp. Now I'm not sure if v-band will work though, I forgot I need to flare the pipe or weld on a fitting ring, which at that point I'm back to welding the whole pipe.

Looks like the easiest option would be butt-joint clamps and high-temp sealant.



I also found a tail pipe expansion tool that can get me to 2 inch, though the expansion will make the metal thinner and possibly weaker. Hopefully the clamp would provide necessary reinforcement.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0070921x00003a

 

I have used one of those.. we got 1" without issue... all you need is 3/4.. and get a 2.5

 

.. that 1" was on a crown vic. fyi.. may have been thicker

 

I only need 1/4", I can find butt-joint clamps down to 2" from Summitt Racing.