Exhaust Leak

[DubWub]

Aight. I have an exhaust leak right at the start of that flexible pipe before the cat (and right after the headers collect under the engine). I took off a hose clamp that was on there, but it seems to be cemented on. Suggestions? I'm debating just pounding it off witha hammer and whatnot, but I don't know what I'm doing exactly. It there an easier way? (even if its replacement parts)

Car is 1990 GS 2.0 NT.

Edit: I found some cheap a$$ ebay headers for the NT 4g63. I know they probably aren't that great and wont offer anything performance wise, but it would be the about the same price in my mind to buy these and install myself vs getting the hole(s) in the exhaust fixed. Now my question is - How hard would it be to install the headers? Mind you this is NON TURBO. My father seems to think this will take forever. Hes doing the "Back in my day I did that to my Mustang and we had to take the whole engine out" blah blah blah. I don't htink it would be that hard. Thoughts?

 

[supermario300hp]

yes there is. take it to an exhaust shop where they have sawzalls and welders. itll be fixed in 20min for just about 40bucks.thats just my .o2 but i have a shop right by my house so thats what i would do.

 

[DubWub]

Probably one of those little things that worth getting professionally done?

 

[97gsxIA]

When it comes to exhaust and custom setups in general, access to the proper tools such as a welders, lifts, etc etc are crucial. I for one can say that after fabbing my exhaust, i regret not taking it to a pro. the only benefit I got from doing it myself was the quality of metal I picked out. it was a nightmare. Some shops can be very beneficial when it comes to exhaust. Everything else I'd rather do myself.

But it all depends on what you need done. Is the leak a crack in the metal?

 

[DubWub]

When it comes to exhaust and custom setups in general, access to the proper tools such as a welders, lifts, etc etc are crucial. I for one can say that after fabbing my exhaust, i regret not taking it to a pro. the only benefit I got from doing it myself was the quality of metal I picked out. it was a nightmare. Some shops can be very beneficial when it comes to exhaust. Everything else I'd rather do myself.

But it all depends on what you need done. Is the leak a crack in the metal?

Yeah its just slightly smaller than a dime size hole
I mean if I can get that flexible pipe thing (I have no idea what to call it. Its a flexible pipe with some sort of fiber weave covering it) I can probably just take the old one off and replace it.

 

[slvrbllt]

or you can go to a junkyard for it. You could save some money

 

[DubWub]

or you can go to a junkyard for it. You could save some money

I think theres a 1gb at a junkyard a few miles away... hmmmm... thats a good possibility too...