Is a sportivo backfiring normal?

[david.]

Hey guys, a few months ago I got a 2.5" SS M.B catback installed. Ever since I've gotten frequent backfiring. Is that normal? If it isn't, I've just found this massive hole..

I'm definitely gonna get that hole fixed up under warranty on Tuesday but would that be the source of the car backfiring? Or should I be looking deeper. I've felt around and haven't felt any other leaks but I could've missed something

[Kenshin X]

even my stock exhaust back fired. and that hole is freaken huge! where did u get the exhaust done??? demand a new pipe be installed and not a patch up job

[clifton]

Wow thats a big hole hahaha. Good chance I'll get a pop if i get back on the throttle after about 2seconds or more on backoff.

popopopopopopopop

[Kenshin X]

varex ftw

[david.]

ohhh fair enough, so it is normal! haha. and yeah it is fkn huge. radiant exhausts -.- I have a feeling they burnt that hole in on thursday when i made them re-weld my hangers, it was hanging way too low

[dyslexik]

They cut the hanger and re-welded it like that. Yuk! Get them to cut that entire section off and redo it again.

[123R-Prozak]

Mine pops, Its mad lol

I've only got slightly modded mani aswell as pacemaker cat and ****** off the stock resonator

[Kenshin X]

radiant exhausts? yeah they do a rough job, the last time i was there they were fixing my car, i was watching them like a hawk, i asked the guy who fixed it "so how do i know if its not leaking again or not?" he goes "just block the exhaust and look for it"

i replied looking right into his eyes, "ok we'll do that then, if there are still leaks, i'm coming back here and ur going to do the whole thing again... see ya later mate"

LAWL. lucky for them they did it properly. welds arent the best but at least the hole isnt there anymore. doesnt have to be a very clean weld on the outside but as long as it doesnt protrude inside blocking flow ur right. how did i know? i stuck a plumbers camera inside the exhaust to take a look at the whole piping. ;)

[ptagna]

was thinking of taking it to radiant for my headers but not anymore lol. ill just pay abit more at hp mufflers

on the main topic my car backfires alot as well ahaha

Edited April 22, 2012 by ptagna

[fillit]

argh dont go to hp mufflers, they did a horrid job on my exhaust.

take it to JAKs, ask for danny and say phil sent you..

[david.]

radiant exhausts? yeah they do a rough job, the last time i was there they were fixing my car, i was watching them like a hawk, i asked the guy who fixed it "so how do i know if its not leaking again or not?" he goes "just block the exhaust and look for it"

i replied looking right into his eyes, "ok we'll do that then, if there are still leaks, i'm coming back here and ur going to do the whole thing again... see ya later mate"

LAWL. lucky for them they did it properly. welds arent the best but at least the hole isnt there anymore. doesnt have to be a very clean weld on the outside but as long as it doesnt protrude inside blocking flow ur right. how did i know? i stuck a plumbers camera inside the exhaust to take a look at the whole piping. ;)

LOL exactly what I'm gonna say :P but is that how you actually check for leaks?

[david.]

argh dont go to hp mufflers, they did a horrid job on my exhaust.

take it to JAKs, ask for danny and say phil sent you..

Really? All I've heard was good feedback from people who've been there.

[trentmeyer23]

That hanger is ugly as hell and yes they have blown that hole through, even my welds are better than that.

[Kenshin X]

yeah but better to have another bloke with a pipe to check for leaks in the exhaust while its being blocked

[123R-Prozak]

That hole is huge like a $10 hooker !

[SuperDave]

I like how the flange is mounted on an angle too.

[ptagna]

argh dont go to hp mufflers, they did a horrid job on my exhaust.

take it to JAKs, ask for danny and say phil sent you..

ahh i though hp mufflers was good lol :/

where about is "JAKs" tried googling it couldnt find it lol

[Kenshin X]

try it before u go anywhere else. I took

my stivo there n he did a very good job. maybe its just he doesn't like ae111s bahahaha :P

[david.]

ok, just finished fixing that hole, made the guy give me a new section of piping, he didn't seem too happy :P

[Kenshin X]

so what? u paid for it, and it was his fault. if it was me i'd burn the whole factory down

[david.]

LOL same, oh well its all good now :D