[mpboy]

ok ive heard that an h-pipe leaking is a prob that happens alot, but im tired of crawling under my car to find a leak. this time its the freaking driver side where it bolts to the header (u know the side that satin designed to be impossiable to get to) i used baby powder and my wife giving it a little gas to find it. well one of the studs is jacked up. i know that a chiltons manual is ur friend in this situation but any advice, experiance in this matter. how hard is it to back the studs out. now im planning on getting shortys before to long but still saving my ends to get it. is there an easy fix until then, can it cause damage. its driving me crazy, when i down shift u can hear the gasket rattle and i can feel a little drop in power....

[weems]

its not going to cause any damage , its going to just be annoying until you get it fixed and like you said , a loss of power. im not too sure on how to fix it but im sure somebody here does

[stanginit]

You will need a stud extracter

[02StangGToWNEr]

Originally Posted by mpboy ok ive heard that an h-pipe leaking is a prob that happens alot

Stock or Aftermarket H-pipe??? Because I never heard this about any mid-pipes, unless they were improperly installed, or not tightened enough.

[travis_afx]

yeah i had this problem with my mac exhaust with an off-road x-pipe........it turned out that whoever put it in decideded to pretty much finger tight half of the bolts

[02StangGToWNEr]

Originally Posted by travis_afx yeah i had this problem with my mac exhaust with an off-road x-pipe........it turned out that whoever put it in decideded to pretty much finger tight half of the bolts

Thats why then, you shoud always use a wrench, and tighten them as tight as you can.

[MATT02GT]

I had to use a dounut type gasket on mine, no problems since and Ive it it off and on probably 5 times.

[ujslost]

Originally Posted by stanginit You will need a stud extracter

I agree here, but sometimes that wont even work after they get rusty. Try to get a tap and die set and fix it and put new nuts on there. If you can get the stud out use a nut and bolt to fix it.

[mpboy]

Originally Posted by 02StangGToWNEr Originally Posted by mpboy ok ive heard that an h-pipe leaking is a prob that happens alot Stock or Aftermarket H-pipe??? Because I never heard this about any mid-pipes, unless they were improperly installed, or not tightened enough.

yea HMUSN was helping me out when i put it on and he said u got to crawl under there a couple of times to make sure its sitting flush after tightning it up