Hello gus, I've replaced my stock exhaust with new one.
When I was taking the old one, I could literally undo the flange bolts with my finger tips. I was surprised, because they were stock at 4.800 miles.
Now, after I've placed my new exhaust, everything seems smooth but one thing that bothers me. The flange is not sitting all the way towards cylinder head, like on this picture:
http://www.1130cc.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1338850988
Instead, I have about a 1/4 inch of a gap there, but I feel like tightening the nuts more on the bolt is simply going to snap the threaded bolt.
Does it take a lot of force to normally tighten it down after new exhaust seal is placed in there? I've never had to done this before so I have no idea. There appears to be no leaks either.
Thanks for any advice.
When I was taking the old one, I could literally undo the flange bolts with my finger tips. I was surprised, because they were stock at 4.800 miles.
Now, after I've placed my new exhaust, everything seems smooth but one thing that bothers me. The flange is not sitting all the way towards cylinder head, like on this picture:
http://www.1130cc.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1338850988
Instead, I have about a 1/4 inch of a gap there, but I feel like tightening the nuts more on the bolt is simply going to snap the threaded bolt.
Does it take a lot of force to normally tighten it down after new exhaust seal is placed in there? I've never had to done this before so I have no idea. There appears to be no leaks either.
Thanks for any advice.