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Old 08-11-2009, 11:16 AM
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Default Straightening a bent exhaust tip?

The tips on my Ividia are bent just a little, well actually only one tip is. Its a slight bend, but its noticeable to me and it urks me everytime I look at it. However, I don't know what the hell to straighten it out with. Any suggestions? Will get a pic for reference in a second.
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Rubber mallet and something inside the tip to keep its shape? C'mon, you're smarter than this.

Or, the perfect fix is to throw away the Invidia exhaust and get a Spoon N1.
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Default Re: Straightening a bent exhaust tip?

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Rubber mallet and something inside the tip to keep its shape? C'mon, you're smarter than this.

Or, the perfect fix is to throw away the Invidia exhaust and get a Spoon N1.
The thing is, it's bent inwards, not outwards. So it's flared on the inside, instead of outside so I have to stick something in it, but I want it perfectly round again.

I'd ditch the invidia for a single T1r, but I don't even know if I'm keeping the car.
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Default Re: Straightening a bent exhaust tip?

Originally Posted by elambz
Rubber mallet and something inside the tip to keep its shape? C'mon, you're smarter than this.
put a piece of pipe of similar size inside it, and use that as an anvil while hitting it from the outside. Don't use a metal hammer or you'll stretch the metal.
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Default Re: Straightening a bent exhaust tip?

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put a piece of pipe of similar size inside it, and use that as an anvil while hitting it from the outside. Don't use a metal hammer or you'll stretch the metal.
Awesome, thanks.
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Default Re: Straightening a bent exhaust tip?

Oh, put the piece of pipe in a vice. Use gray iron plumbing pipe or something pretty stout like that.
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