The vibrations will grind holes in the pipes where they're touching. I'd move them, myself. On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Mike <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: > Touching should be fine. Many other vehicle exhaust systems hav pipes > that > touch. Only corrosion-resistance may be affected, if its horizontal and > tends to trap mud and water. You vertical arrangement shouldn't have that > issue. > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:54 PM > Subject: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS > > > > Hi all. > > > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/exhaust > > > > In one image I could leave them touching, (contact area small) the > > other I could fudge the angles but would prefer not to. > > > > In either case, I'd be cutting these pipes shorter and welding 90 > > degree elbows to them. > > > > Is heat, where pipes touch, a problem? Should they have seperation? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Neil. > > > > > > -- > > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > >
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