imported_Gatsby

Hi.
So the story is that my muffler (stock) blew. I went out and bought an axle back stock honda muffler to replace the sucker. Turns out that the flanges are badly rusted, and completely bonded together. So I had to cut the seized bolts (what a pain...), and take it off. However, once I took the killed axle-back muffler and flange off the midpipe, it damaged the tip of the mid-pipe. Then I put the new axle-back muffler with the flange on, with new bolts and spring and tide it as best as I could. Now it leaks! Lots of the exhuast gasses skip through the chipped off tip of the mid-pipe and won't go through the muffler...

I tried COLD WELD (the glue) to seal it off, but it didn't help much...

I was thinking of changing the mid-pipe as well, but I took a look at it and doesn't seem to be a good idea, since its also rusted and bonded to the CAT from the other end...

So what can I do....? I wanted to finish this off for cheap, but it seems like a bigger problem...

Any help is greatly appreciated.

imported_toyman29

is that ur car on sig?
if so.. why r u cheaping out on it?
bring it to a shop
they'll weld it for u not that much

unless its like a beater

i guess.. u can seal the leak by wrapping it w/ some kind of special tape.. i forgot what its called

imported_EH_94_Civic

i have used the tape its a good TEMPORARY solution but dosent hold out for long only a couple of days. I had a leak in my old Exhaust and took it to a profesional exaust shop (A&A exhuast in Stoney Creek) they custom bent me a new pipe and installed it for me for $50. farting went away and car had power.

i say take it to a Exhaust shop and get it fixed b4 other problems occur.

imported_Gatsby

Car isn't a beater at all...

No rust on the paint, through the car, or underneath...Runs very strong and I take GOOD care of it... Lots of my hard earned cash goes into this car....

And I think I'm doing a good job, taking it through the modifications...

Well I really feel horrible when some shops try to rip me off. I was qouted $250 to have the muffler changed!

I bought an OEM muffler with flange, only couple months old for $30 and the two bolts from CT for $10.25 each. Over all it costed me $55 to change the muffler myself, with the help of TCC classifieds ....

However, I wasn't expecting to get into such mess with bonded flanges and stuff...

Anyhow, I think you guys are right. I have to get this fixed for good.

I will take it to a muffler shop and see what they can do for me...

----> Not fair-----> After all this work that I did myself....

Thanks for the comments guys! TCC is the best!!

imported_eth0r

exhaust leaks never get better unless welded..i say just get another midpipe

imported_loudsubz

your cat is fine, just get a grinder and cut the 3 bolts off and the cat will seperate from the midpipe, mine looked the same and it came off np, it helps if you have decent tools.