HOW far should my exhaust tips stick out?
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HOW far should my exhaust tips stick out?
okay i have had my eisnemann race exhaust installed for a few weeks but the more i look at it lately the more i think they need to be pushed in more. can anyone give me an idea of maybe how far stock amg quad tips stick out. should the end of the exhaust be flush with the bumper? should it stick out two inches? three? any help on this would be appreciated as i am going to bring it to the guy who installed it and would like to have an asnwer for him on how far to push it in. thanks/
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It's an Aesthetic preference that really depends on you, the owner.
A lot of cat-back "bolt-on" exhausts are how they are from the manufaturer, usually set so that the outlet protrudes just beyond the body keeping discharge from damaging the paint surface of the vehicle.
I personally like the exhaust outlets to be as close to flush with the body (if not slightly in-set)
But again; it depends on the vehicle and look of the tips as to how far out.
If you welded on the exhaust and can set it wherever, but I think that 2"-3" is too far out for the CL.
How about a pic so we can see what we're dealing with?
It's an Aesthetic preference that really depends on you, the owner.
A lot of cat-back "bolt-on" exhausts are how they are from the manufaturer, usually set so that the outlet protrudes just beyond the body keeping discharge from damaging the paint surface of the vehicle.
I personally like the exhaust outlets to be as close to flush with the body (if not slightly in-set)
But again; it depends on the vehicle and look of the tips as to how far out.
If you welded on the exhaust and can set it wherever, but I think that 2"-3" is too far out for the CL.
How about a pic so we can see what we're dealing with?
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i know it really depends on me but i can't eyeball it. i am thinking okay it certainly does stick out too far, i just dont know how far to push it in. i hope it even can be pushed in at all. ill take a pic. the only one i have now of the rear you cant really tell. i want it to look like stock quad tips so i was hoping someone can tell me how to go about this..its hard to tell in pictures of peoples amgs on here.
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need to see it
Did you just buy the muffler with piping stubs or with the complete piping including flanges where the muffler was built by Eisenmann specifically for the CL? If so, leave it just how Eisenmann designed it.
If not, did you have your installer fab. the piping and flange to adapt to the existing? then yeah have him cut out some piping to trim it back so it isn't cheezball.
Are you just having your installer change the "tips" of the exhaust?
Just set it so that the edge of the outlets are between 3/4" to 1.5" out from the edge of the lower portion of the rear apron, depending on your taste.
Let me see a pic.
If not, did you have your installer fab. the piping and flange to adapt to the existing? then yeah have him cut out some piping to trim it back so it isn't cheezball.
Are you just having your installer change the "tips" of the exhaust?
Just set it so that the edge of the outlets are between 3/4" to 1.5" out from the edge of the lower portion of the rear apron, depending on your taste.
Let me see a pic.
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i bought it from eisenmann..the original was cut off and then this one mo8unted on it came with like a clasp type thing. i was not even there when he installed it he doesnt really know hhow these thigns are supposed to look..but he is a friend of my dad so it was done for a good price.. ok ill go out and take pics...
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ok check these out..dont make fun now i know they stick out too far the guy did not do it right, just tell me how much to push them in..im thinking 2 inches? by the way i know my black bumper piece needs more tape on it too.
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Hey!
You know what it is?...
Yes, they do need to be set back in deeper, but not as much as I thought from your thread.
The real deal, from what I can see in the pics is that the manifold is not centered dead nuts; so that the passenger side of the exhaust seeems to be sticking out just slightly further and possibly lower than the driver side.
Make sure that your installer has got a good eyeball.
From what I understand from your posts, the installer has had to adjust and pre-fab the flange positions...you want him to correct this by trimming the piping to allow for the tips to be inset by at least 1" by what I can make out from your pics...(good photo job by the way) and also have him make sure that he keeps the true centerline of all outlets level and equi-distant from the bottom of the rear apron.
Good luck my man...BTW do you know the chicks in your photo...are they sisters/twins or did you just paste it?
Yes, they do need to be set back in deeper, but not as much as I thought from your thread.
The real deal, from what I can see in the pics is that the manifold is not centered dead nuts; so that the passenger side of the exhaust seeems to be sticking out just slightly further and possibly lower than the driver side.
Make sure that your installer has got a good eyeball.
From what I understand from your posts, the installer has had to adjust and pre-fab the flange positions...you want him to correct this by trimming the piping to allow for the tips to be inset by at least 1" by what I can make out from your pics...(good photo job by the way) and also have him make sure that he keeps the true centerline of all outlets level and equi-distant from the bottom of the rear apron.
Good luck my man...BTW do you know the chicks in your photo...are they sisters/twins or did you just paste it?
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it sounds like it might be too much for him to do but well see..maybe ill bring it to a race shop and pay them to just neaten it up..but thanks for the replys at least i have some information to work with now..as for the girls yes they are smoking hot but i just found it on the web from posters and t shirts someone is selling and cut off the words to use on here.
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3/4 inch ill keep that in mind when the guy goes to re do it..by the way hows your car doing.. didnt you post something about your car going crazy with error messages or something/
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3/4 inch ill keep that in mind when the guy goes to re do it..by the way hows your car doing.. didnt you post something about your car going crazy with error messages or something/
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ok so i think im going to push them in one and a half inches...so they barely stick out..about 3/4 to an inch sticking out. and the right side needs to be pushed over more and strightend out....so much work it ciould have been done right the first time!
