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Author Topic: even more CME pics (not happy with install) gauSSian 1st Gear Member # 2027 posted                    First, let me say I took these pics right after I got home from the muffler shop; I did not clean anything in preparation, so please be kind. Got the new CME tips installed and it looks like they did a good job of aligning them properly, or at least evenly. Here are a few more pics from different angles: Here’s where it gets ugly. Now, the guy told me they didn’t have stainless elbows (which I was reluctantly prepared to live with), they have “aluminized” which I figured would match the aluminum tips somewhat (shoulda ordered stainless elbows from SLP), but I didn’t expect an apparent diameter loss, which I didn’t notice until taking pics. This one is on the left side, where the muffler shop’s elbow meets the exhaust tip. This one is on the right side where the muffler shop’s elbow meets SLP’s exhaust. Damn, the more I look at these pics, the worse they look. Any recommendations? Posts: 106 | From: St. Augustine, FL. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  IP: Logged Hawkeye 5th Gear Member # 88 posted                       They don't look that different in the photos. Maybe doesn't come across as well in the picture. Don't think it will make any performance difference. I'd leave it alone if everything is lined up now. -------------------- Hawkeye: SSOA F98-C98 1998 SS - Black All Options - Mods Whisper Lid, K & N, Lou's Short Stick, Shift Light, Skip Shift, SLP Y, Borla, 4:10's, BMR STB, SLP SFCs, Granatelli MAF, Hypertech III, 160 Stat, Mallory Billet Pedals, Metco Aluminum LCAs,Fast Toys Ram Air Mod, Spohn Panhard Bar, BMR Torque Arm, free EGR mod,power antenna, BMR LCA brackets, Gentex Temp/Compass Auto Dim Mirror, AllMaxx Strobe and Wig Wag, BAER Eradispeed rotors,PPC Headers with Random Technology Hi Flow Cats, BMR Drive shaft Loop,FAST 78MM Throttle Body, FAST 78MM Composite Intake, Mobil 1 & lots of Zaino. Wife & Best Friend Mary - copilot. Posts: 5558 | From: Windsor, Ontario. Canada | Registered: Feb 2000  |  IP: Logged mhayman 2nd Gear Member # 146 posted                       Aluminized? What's that? Will they rust? That would be my only concern. Why couldn't the shop fabricate some elbows in stainless? They don't look bad at all but if the elbows are going to rust out then I would get new ones(SLP or have someone make them) and have it redone. OH - the tips look GREAT! [ 28. January 2004, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: mhayman ] -------------------- Mark H. Whoever said you couldn't run away from your problems obviously wasn't driving an SS. Posts: 942 | From: Santa Barbara and Ventura, CA | Registered: Feb 2000  |  IP: Logged ss_rs_z 4th Gear Member # 1888 posted                    Looks like they did a good job and it looks great. Posts: 2841 | From: Westland, MI | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Brian's 01 SS 1st Gear Member # 1499 posted                       AAhhh, someone who has gone through what I did. Been there, done that, though yours coulda been worse. Mine all started with adapting my cme tips to a gmmg. I broke em and had to have them re-welded which turned out wrong........ect.ect.ect. Anyways i'll get to the point...I had a muffler shop bend new elbows and was shocked at the decrease in the bend area. WOW, was it alot smaller . So after ordering two 90deg pieces of pipe from SLP, they were able to expand the ends, cut to fit and everything turned out nice. If you need new oem elbows, I have two sitting in my garage. I tried them first and they didn't line up and were not long enough. [ 28. January 2004, 07:29 PM: Message edited by: Brian's 01 SS ] -------------------- Brian 2001 red SS Convertible #5479 out of 6332 CME, Grill, Chrome 10 spoke, Dash plaque, Cover Absolute Speed 5.3L stg. 2 heads, comp 978 dual springs, ti retainers, AS ported ls6 intake, AS ported 78mm TB, TR224/.564 114lsa, TTS headers,gmmg exhaust,and more.... 409/382 rwhp/rwtq tuned Posts: 216 | From: Western NC | Registered: Apr 2002  |  IP: Logged MM 3rd Gear Member # 1247 posted                   Allumnized is simply a nice way to say it has a coating to "prevent" rust.... they will eventually rust... you are going to want to get stainless steel.... The difference you see in the bends is due to your typical hack corner muffler shop. You need to find a shop that can do mandral bends... which means the bends maintain the same radius throught the bend... billy bobs muffler shop down the street typically doesn't have this type of equipment... they just bend it on a regualr 'ol pipe bender... its hard to find a shop that can do mandral bends as the equipment is expensive..... -------------------- 2002 SS #5973 Posts: 1045 | From: Seattle, WA | Registered: Nov 2001  |  IP: Logged

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