BTG Duals

[quicksilverdon]

Took yesterday off, and BTG duals arrived. Wife looked at box and asked... then said with a smile "you're really enjoying that car" - she's a keeper...
Anyway, BTGs come with their own hanger mounts, and you can pivot them to adjust, but even after monkeying, driver's side is a bit higher and sticks out a bit more than passenger side - I'm considering a bracket that would relocate the driver mount the needed amount. Any suggestions?
We're talking about an inch....
Nice burble from them ....

[turbomangt]

Don, I have the same system, unfortunately I ran into the same problem, so I took it to a muffler shop and they cut it and re welded it to look balanced. Cost was about $100. Gary

[mcruz]

I must be lucky, the BTG duals fit perfectly on my 03 GT. I have had them on for about 15 months, they sounded great on day one and they just get better with age.

[quicksilverdon]

Well, I spent lots of time and made a bracket to relocate the hanger on driver's side - I got them so they're perfectly level, but driver's sticks out about 1/2" more than passenger's side. That's how they'll be for now. I'll decide whether it bothers me or not over time.
Meanwhile, the sounds drowns out most of the K&N intake

[Jimbo]

Don, I'm probably wrong, but can't you bend the brackets
one forward and the other back about a quarter of an inch.
to make them even?Just thinking out loud.I'm guessing ,but that's
probably how trhey got out of wack in the first place.

[quicksilverdon]

quote:Originally posted by Jimbo

Don, I'm probably wrong, but can't you bend the brackets
one forward and the other back about a quarter of an inch.
to make them even?Just thinking out loud.I'm guessing ,but that's
probably how trhey got out of wack in the first place.

The brackets (hangers) are very heavy steel - 3/8" - they only have one hole, so you can pivot them, but only in 1 plane.[:I]
I tried to bend one...[xx(]

[2step]

When I installed my BTG duals one side hung down lower then the other. I managed to bend the low side bracket to raise the hanger by placing the flat of the bracket across two crescent wrench handles about an inch or so apart and striking the middle with a hammer. Watch out for the "bonce back".

Bolt it on and test the fit. Bend it more as needed. If you bend it too far, lay it on the garage floor hump side up and hammer the bend down a little until it's just right.

I made my second lower fascia cut out exactly the same distance from the wheel well as the stock single one. I didn't have a problem with one side or the other sticking out more then the other but the right side (passenger) was not centered in the cut out. I solved this by sticking a length of pipe into the tip and applying a bit of leverage to swing it out a 1/2" or so. If I remember correctly, I may have put some blocks of wood between the axle and the corner bend back behind the spare to have something solid to leverage against. It's hard to describe but maybe you can get the idea.

Remember universal law #1: All mods have to be modified to work or fit.