RE: My new exhaust!

[Matt Coates <bencoates@yahoo.com>]

Interesting... I have the same exhaust and it doesn't touch there...  I can't
tell if mine settled, but you may want to drive it for a week, and if it
doesn't address it then.  How about twisting the tail pipe slightly to close
the gap between the bracket and mount...

Matt
'87 16v roc
--- "L. M. Lloyd" <ubik@austin.rr.com> wrote:
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> I have shoved the midpide in as far as I possible can, which still
> might not be enough seeing as how I am not the strongest person in
> the world, and was at a less than optimal angle. However, it does not
> seem that that is the problem. It seems to be hitting on the very
> last upward bend before the muffler. It seems like the exhaust is
> riding just a little too high, and that spot just occasionally rubs
> on the heatshield above it. I have thought about removing the
> tailpipe and cutting a bit off the muffler side of it, so that I can
> get the mounting bracket a little closer to the rubber hangar, which
> would make the whole thing hang a little lower, but I don't want to
> do this if it is going to settle over the next few days.
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> The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process. 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Matt Coates
> > Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:44 PM
> > To: L. M. Lloyd; Scirocco List
> > Subject: Re: My new exhaust!
> > 
> > 
> > I went through this a month ago.  Be sure to check where the 
> > midpipe bends in
> > front of the gas tank heat sheild.  Be sure to push the midpipe 
> > into the cat as
> > much as you can.  When the exhaust gets hot it will grow in 
> > length and end up
> > buzzing on the heat sheild.  I chased this for a weekend before I 
> > emailed Peter
> > (thescirocco.com) who clued me in....
> > 
> > 
> > 
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