Good muffler shop in Northern Virginia?

[SlimKlim]

Do you have a NAPA near you? They should sell those band clamps for like 10 bucks.

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Used one on the GSX, and using one on the Hatchpile to connect the testpipe to the catback. No issues with leaking, the metal should conform to the tubing even if the pipes aren't perfectly straight, tighten those bitches down, and when you think its tight enough, turn it a couple more times.

That's sort of what I was hoping would happen so maybe I just need to try it one more time before I completely throw in the towel. The midpipe has enough play in it to move into the right position, but when its there it's just ever so slightly at the wrong angle. Maybe 2 or 3 degrees off. With that stupid ebay clamp that looks like an exhaust tip with a bolt on each side there is no way to adapt for that angle, with thinnner metal to conform it should stretch and get completely tight. Thanks for the NAPA tip, i'll give them a call if I don't get anywhere with Summit.

Like I said in my first post I think the other option is to have a muffler shop simply cut the pipes at the front of the mid pipe back some, replace them with ones at the perfect angle, and throw a connector on it.

Get the clamps like I showed in the pic, that come on the cardboard shrink wrapped. The ones in the actual boxes from NAPA seem to be thicker metal and wont conform as much. The shrink wrapped ones seem to be thinner metal but still SS. Use a screwdriver/pry bar to line exhaust up to the header and get Jake to tighten the clamp down......worked for me YMMV.

Thanks! I'll try this method one night this week, then if that doesn't work start making phone calls.