4AFE flex pipe

[bluedemon]

wat in the hell is this flex pipe? the one that connect to the header on the 4afe.can i cut it off and put a normal pipe there instead of that.

[Flashmn]

Its there to absorb the vibration from the motor. No you cant replace it with regular pipe.

[bluedemon]

oops.............. i cut it off and welded a normal pipe...lol
wonder why my whole muffler rattles now .

[Flashmn]

Thats really smart.... it'll crack from somewhere, probably manifold.

[toyotaspeed90]

in my 4afe to 4age swap i lost the flexpipe as well.... the header i bought used a ball and socket, however they didn't send exhaust spring bolts with the header..... i went through at least 5 mid pipe gaskets and one header gasket......

[REN69]

You need it.. if you take it out, your exhaust pipe will keep breaking because of engine torquing. That's when the motor moves back and forth as you press on the gas pedal. Open your hood and find the throttle cable pull on it to give gas to the motor, you will see how much the motor moves, flex pipes are there to "flex" when the motor does this. I didn't have one on my old Civic and it used to break the pipes at least once a month until I got one put on.

[ped]

damn~! i've been looking for one ... i got quoted 150 for a used one ...

how did you cut it off ? is it still usable, in your case i hope it is

[4Aaron GE]

For you Canadian guys, Crappy Tire carries these. I think they're on sale right now.

You American guys.... Uh. I dunno. Try Pep Boys or something.

[ped]

seriously...?!?! i asked canadian tire about it last week, guy told me they don't carry them..though i've seen things that they sell which i think would work ... i'm 2 noob to do any custom welding...

* sighz *

looks like my car will always be a head turner... cause it's so damn lound/ghetto

[4Aaron GE]

There are flex pipes in the exhaust section. They're braided, but not as high quality as others.



We ARE talking about these, right?

[ped]

any idea on what size i'll need?, i'm gonna to take a look at them again tmw... and see what i can use...

[bluedemon]

wow, i guess i got lucky i made the cut an inch"and a half, over the braids i guess ill just weld it back on then.
thanx

[racejockey]

Hey bludedemon you installed your own flex pipe? Was it hard? What is/was required for this job?

[SR5 Rolla]

It bolts right on. If you live in the US go to Salvo's. I think I paid like 65 bux for mine.

[toyotaspeed90]

none of my pipes have ever broken, however a poor weld (that another exhaust shop did) broke at the cat due to no flexing..... had it rewelded by a buddy and only had gasket issues since...