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Old 06-05-2005, 01:12 PM
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i cant seem to remember how to measure the size of my exhaust pipes.?
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i cant seem to remember how to measure the size of my exhaust pipes.?



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99% sure that you have the 2.5 stock
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the pipes are already installed on my muffler. they are the outlets on my flowmaster but they look smaller then the inlet pipe and i wanna find out so i can get some tips.
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Aftermarket exhaust..mmm tape measure. Measure straight from one side to the other.
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its already installed. isnt their a way i could use a string or something?

if u look in the pic the pipe drops in size from the outlet to the actual pipe.
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The split muffler exhaust typical of SSE'* and SSEi'* of your body style (96-99) are 2.5". The SE single pipe exhaust is 2.25".
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yeah but the pipe that goes in looks bigger then the outlet pipes
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Measure circumfrence with a wire or a flexible sewing tape measure thingy and divide by pi (3.1415) to get diameter
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Less math method: Homemade micrometer - Grab a C clamp, close it on the pipe to the point you can just barely slide it on/off - Measure the gap....


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