Padding for exhaust?

asiansensation78 · January 21st, 2011, 04:17 PM

My exhaust piping is bent at an angle so that it's sandwiched between the upper control arms and the subframe. There's about 2mm of clearance on either side of the piping before it touches either the UCA or subframe. Sometimes it'll rattle against the subframe, which gets pretty annoying. Is there some kind of padding that I can affix to the exhaust piping to kill the metal-on-metal rattling? Something that won't burn or melt of course lol

Thanks!

slikirish · January 21st, 2011, 04:31 PM

Exhaust wrap would work but I'm not how much padding that would really give.

asiansensation78 · January 21st, 2011, 04:33 PM

I wonder if something like this would work:

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GreyWarrior07 · January 21st, 2011, 07:20 PM

what about something like this ..... XO2 Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap 2" X 1/16" X 50' [XO2-EW-250] EDO Performance

asiansensation78 · January 21st, 2011, 08:56 PM

Hmm... I feel like if I have to spend more than $15 on this issue I might as well get a set of tubular UCAs to give me more clearance to fix the issue lol

DickH · January 21st, 2011, 09:24 PM

Id personally have an exhaust shop cut/bend/weld/whatever to fix it so you have plenty of room for everything without the exhaust rubbing.

MineralGreyGT · January 22nd, 2011, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by asiansensation78

Hmm... I feel like if I have to spend more than $15 on this issue I might as well get a set of tubular UCAs to give me more clearance to fix the issue lol

I had the same problem and thats exactly what I ended up doing. Exhaust wrap is just going to be a band-aid.

January 21st, 2011, 04:17 PM	#1
asiansensation78 Too Soon, Junior! 03 GT Vert 15:43.28@25.21 Too many naked bitches in the back Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,742 iTrader: 4 reviews	Padding for exhaust? My exhaust piping is bent at an angle so that it's sandwiched between the upper control arms and the subframe. There's about 2mm of clearance on either side of the piping before it touches either the UCA or subframe. Sometimes it'll rattle against the subframe, which gets pretty annoying. Is there some kind of padding that I can affix to the exhaust piping to kill the metal-on-metal rattling? Something that won't burn or melt of course lol Thanks! __________________ 03 GT - Scrapes on lane markers - Modded 02 Cougar - Able to clear most speed bumps - Some mods 01 Explorer - Parking blocks NOM NOM NOM - Stock Nitrous Switch Panel for sale!

January 21st, 2011, 04:31 PM	#2
slikirish Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 5spd Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wooster, OH Posts: 2,679 iTrader: 0 reviews	Exhaust wrap would work but I'm not how much padding that would really give. __________________ Mods in Garage

January 21st, 2011, 07:20 PM	#4
GreyWarrior07 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT 8.98 1/8 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Branch, MN Posts: 1,475 iTrader: 0 reviews	what about something like this ..... XO2 Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap 2" X 1/16" X 50' [XO2-EW-250] EDO Performance __________________ CHECK MEH GARAGE BAMA Performance Drag Team #9

January 21st, 2011, 08:56 PM	#5
asiansensation78 Too Soon, Junior! 03 GT Vert 15:43.28@25.21 Too many naked bitches in the back Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 3,742 iTrader: 4 reviews	Hmm... I feel like if I have to spend more than $15 on this issue I might as well get a set of tubular UCAs to give me more clearance to fix the issue lol __________________ 03 GT - Scrapes on lane markers - Modded 02 Cougar - Able to clear most speed bumps - Some mods 01 Explorer - Parking blocks NOM NOM NOM - Stock Nitrous Switch Panel for sale!

January 21st, 2011, 09:24 PM	#6
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 4,191 iTrader: 2 reviews	Id personally have an exhaust shop cut/bend/weld/whatever to fix it so you have plenty of room for everything without the exhaust rubbing. __________________ 2003 Mustang gt - usual mods - slowly working on 5.4 swap 2004 srt4 - Stock DD/winter beater Click here for your tuning needs Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time.

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