Re: exhaust part question, mine broke

["Ryan Schuermann" <rts@nol.net>]

hey,hrm you guys think a big blob of JB weld would hold? it plugged 
up a pinhole i bored in my G60 throttle body that was withstanding 
17psi of boost..maybe tomorrow morning i'll crawl under there and
goop some of thst stuff on generously,then i'll be outof town for the 
next 3 whole days, should give it plenty of time to harden 
completely..yeah hell that's the ticket! I'm trying to get away as 
cheap as possible on this so i can spend more for my 2.0L R&R
or maybe my G60 R&R or maybe...
Ryan

> I've heard those ribbed stock jobbies can blow out at high enough back
> pressure because they are so small. 100+ wheel hp I'd guess, check the
> performance VW faq, thats where i read that.
> Or you can always try to weld it up! :)
> 
> At 06:14 PM 2/18/99 +0000, you wrote:
> >getting a god awful rasp, slid under and saw on my 8v 81S a slight 
> >rip in the metal pipe, just before the cat. it's a, well how does one 
> >describe, it's a "ribbed for her pleasure" pipe ? anways is this the 
> >flex piece? one end conencts to the 2-1 downppe and the other to the 
> >cat by way of triple bolt pattern. i just want to replace this with a 
> >strait pipe since 1> it will be cheaper than a flex joint 2> the 
> >engine/exhaust prob wont be in there after 6 more motnhs 3> it looks 
> >pretty damn secure. is it advised not to seek this action or will the 
> >ribbed part replaced with a strait pipe be ok for a while? anyone
> >with experiences (the exhaust that is )...
> >
> >Ryan
> 
> 
> Kevin Fry -- computer nerd!
> '81 S Roc 1.8
> 
> 

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