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YOUR RESEARCHExhaust tips sit too low. How to fix it?
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Dealer said it was the engine mounts, so I changed both rear mounts but the gaps still the same.
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It took, oh, 5 minutes to remove the tip (BIG mistake; loosening it would have been sufficient) and another 55 minutes to get it back on and adjusted properly (with just an open end wrench).
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Dealer said it was the engine mounts, so I changed both rear mounts but the gaps still the same.
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It took, oh, 5 minutes to remove the tip (BIG mistake; loosening it would have been sufficient) and another 55 minutes to get it back on and adjusted properly (with just an open end wrench).
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I spent at least an hour this past weekend adjusting the right tip because it protruded 1-2 cm further aft than the left side.
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Mines are like Stevens, the oval tips are kinda too close to the bumper that it's hard for me to clean the top part of the tips.
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It took, oh, 5 minutes to remove the tip (BIG mistake; loosening it would have been sufficient) and another 55 minutes to get it back on and adjusted properly (with just an open end wrench).
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Both side of my exhaust tips have a big clearance to the bumper. The gaps are about 1.5". I see lots other 996s are less than that. Dealer said it was the engine mounts, so I changed both rear mounts but the gaps still the same. I thought the front mounts were needed replacement too, but when I looked at the oil pan, it is nice and level. I looked at the muffler, CAT and exhaust manifold. I don't think there is any room for adjustment.
Do you have any ideas?
As I learned from swapping cans with Tim there is a lot of adjustment and it is a PITA! Loosen the clamp above the tip where the down pipe attaches to the muffler out pipe. We got mine so close I can't wash them very well any more. And fitting an open end wrench in there to tighten it back up was not fun either.
do you have oem muffler setup or did you replace them with a sport set? if oem there is something wrong as it should not sit so low. if you can't adjust you need to take them to a exhaust shop as they can cut/weld to make them sit higher.
+1 from others, the adjustments you can make are multiple depending on the cans or tips you have. When I swapped out my OEM cans for some TA sports, I could not get my oval tips higher unless I push the can itself up to the max position I can get then tighten up the 3 main bolts to the engine mount. As for the tips angle with respect to the bumper, you can play with both clamps, one from the tip, the other one from the cats. You really have to try from different angles but yours seem level but do look too low though. Mines are like Stevens, the oval tips are kinda too close to the bumper that it's hard for me to clean the top part of the tips. GL.
OK, here is a little visual help to describe what Steven (and others) are talking about. The first pic shows how the pipe with teh tips connected to it fits on the muffler. The spring clamp (shown off the connection) holds these two pieces together. If you loosen the clamp, you can move teh tip up, down or side to side.
The second pic shows the relative angle of the tip to the muffler (red & yellow lines). If you move the tip up (arrow) it will sit higher in the bumper cover opening.
The easiest way to loosen and tighten the clamp nut is to have a closed end ratching wrench. That will make the job 200% easier.... right Steven?
I hope this helps.
As usual....great instructions Tim. Glad to see you hanging out and continuing to contribute. You're not such a butt-head since you got rid of the car....
+1 to all the others. I have a Fabspeed exhaust with identical connectors. I spent at least an hour this past weekend adjusting the right tip because it protruded 1-2 cm further aft than the left side. It took, oh, 5 minutes to remove the tip (BIG mistake; loosening it would have been sufficient) and another 55 minutes to get it back on and adjusted properly (with just an open end wrench). Then I saw this thread and had a good chuckle.
Steven, you have to remember we had to do 4 of 'em. He has to do only 2 and just needs to loosen it a bit, not take it completely off and swap them like we did.
I do think the closed end ratchet wrench will cut the time in half though. I'll have to remember that in 2029 when I get my 7 uear old 2022 911. That puppy will be SWEET and I'll still be under 80 years old!
