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Originally Posted by Mike621
I encountered the same series of problems with the gap when mounting the replacement exhaust on my car which came from a 1997 donor. Glad to hear you worked it out. I used longer bolts and the donuts with much success  . It will hold very well, and Ill address it sometime down the road with an aftermarket exhaust, but I have other things that I want to deal with first. |
I had tried that originally with the original front pipes. I tried making the openings in the cat larger to accept the donuts, but it didn't work - I don't know if it was because of the condition of the pipes or the donuts not sealing with the cat. When I gat the "new" pipes, I went back to the thin gasket. I was afraid the work I had done to the cat would be a problem, but it wasn't.
Did you try freeing up the rubber hangers, especially pushing the ones on the muffler forward? All I can say is that it worked for me.