Exhaust reccomendations

[trev]

Hey all
MY 02 has a flowmaster system on it with the single tailpipe. I believe it is 3 inch and its a cat back system. Dam thing rotted on the tailpipe right where the hanger attatches. Does anyone know if this pipe is available seperately or do i have to get a whole system? I really dont have the coin to buy a 400 dollar system. Plus , I like the way this sounds. . . . minus the rattling and the leak. thanks in advance for any guidance.
Trev

 

[Sasquatch]

I would contact flowmaster to see if they sell it separately or you could go to a local shop and see if they could make a new one for you.

Flowmaster contact info.

Toll Free Technical Support
Monday-Thursday 6:00AM - 5:00PM PST, Friday 6:00AM - 1:30PM

Call: 1-800-544-4761

 

[Anthony]

Corsa FTW!!

 

[Dylan]

I'm with Anthony but you gotta save some coin cause you'll be one lucky SOB if you find a sport for $400

 

[Anthony]

I'm with Anthony but you gotta save some coin cause you'll be one lucky SOB if you find a sport for $400

I was a lucky SOB!!

 

[Z-56 Hoe]

You are saying the tail pipe after the muffler is rotted right and the hanger is busted? if so take it by a muffler shop and have them cut and re weld some new pipe and a new hanger. its that easy should be no more then $50 bucks!

 

[trev]

I am pretty sure they can fix it, I am just disappointed that the system is less than 2.5 years old and its rotted already. I can't say that I baby the truck though and it only has 53k on it. I thought it was a small leak and just needed to be tak welded at the pipe joints. Today i glanced over from the driver side and there was this big hole. I towed a car 50 miles the other night and the little leak got alot louder. I was also just figuring if a new cat back was cheap (yea right) i would just do that. Its not the end of the world, but the truck got to sit there and watch me work on my impala today. lol

 

[Dylan]

I was a lucky SOB!!

 

[91RS]

That's no uncommon for Flowmaster, they use cheap metal. They fall apart pretty quickly. If you don't have the money for a new system, find a reputable exhaust shop and have them weld it back up. Shouldn't cost much at all.

 

[trev]

Update
After crawling under the truck and taking a real good look, the intermediate pipe as well as the tail pipe both have big holes at the hangers. I have always heard this about Flowmaster. Ill see if a shop will weld it up, if not will just have to bite the bullet and grab a cat back. (not flowmaster) I am sure the muffler isnt far behind with rotting.