FRPP by Borla Exhaust Cracked

[Monaco]

Hey everyone,

So I've been hearing this metallic rattling sound underneath the driver's side of my 2015 GT, almost like birds chirping at each other while clawing into a chalkboard. I finally jacked the car up and found the driver's side portion of the x-pipe cracked in half close to where it connects with the axle back. View media item 16387I took it to a local Ford dealer where they said it looked like someone tried to steal my exhaust (I think it's more of a stress crack?) so they ended up sending me to Meineke to see if they would weld it.

The Meineke guys said they didn't feel comfortable welding it...so...at this point should I take it to another shop to see if I can get it welded, or should i just buy a new x-pipe or, at worst, a new catback?

Thanks in advance everyone

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[kent0464]

Hey everyone,

So I've been hearing this metallic rattling sound underneath the driver's side of my 2015 GT, almost like birds chirping at each other while clawing into a chalkboard. I finally jacked the car up and found the driver's side portion of the x-pipe cracked in half close to where it connects with the axle back. I took it to a local Ford dealer where they said it looked like someone tried to steal my exhaust (I think it's more of a stress crack?) so they ended up sending me to a Maaco to see if they would weld it.

The Maaco guys said they didn't feel comfortable welding it...so...at this point should I take it to another shop to see if I can get it welded, or should i just buy a new x-pipe or, at worst, a new catback?

Thanks in advance everyone

Take it to another shop...if they don’t feel comfortable welding it on the car, they can easily Mark it, remove that section from the car and then weld it before re-installing it. I’d also have them take a look at “why” it broke, a flex section or hangers positioned differently may be needed. Engine and trans move on their mounts independently of the body, more so with more hp/launching, if the exhaust or hangers don’t have enough flex to account for engine/trans movement it will break.

 

[tom_sprecher]

Maaco? Take it to a muffler shop. You shouldn't have your car painted by a guy who installs mufflers, so don't have you muffler welded by a guy who shoots paint.

 

[Monaco]

Maaco? Take it to a muffler shop. You shouldn't have your car painted by a guy who installs mufflers, so don't have you muffler welded by a guy who shoots paint.

My mistake! I went to a Meineke, not Maaco. Just edited the post.

 

[DRKHORS]

Borla will take care of you and send you another x-pipe I'm quite sure if you reach out to them. This is somewhat of an issue with the x-pipe on that system. I'd say just save your money from trying to get it welded and by a replacement x-pipe. Steeda has a 304SS x-pipe for a good price that an exhaust shop can cut, fit and weld for you and then you don't have to worry about it again.

 

[WD Pro]

I would be interested to see the photo, but I can’t view it ...

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[Armageddon Turbo]

Borla has a million mile warranty on their branded products. Not sure if it expands to the Ford Racing stuff...but if you contact them I am sure they will help!

 

[3star2nr]

Hey everyone,

So I've been hearing this metallic rattling sound underneath the driver's side of my 2015 GT, almost like birds chirping at each other while clawing into a chalkboard. I finally jacked the car up and found the driver's side portion of the x-pipe cracked in half close to where it connects with the axle back. View media item 16387I took it to a local Ford dealer where they said it looked like someone tried to steal my exhaust (I think it's more of a stress crack?) so they ended up sending me to Meineke to see if they would weld it.

The Meineke guys said they didn't feel comfortable welding it...so...at this point should I take it to another shop to see if I can get it welded, or should i just buy a new x-pipe or, at worst, a new catback?

Thanks in advance everyone

Do you have headers installed? If so do they have a flex section

 

[Monaco]

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I ended up going to MBS Performance Exhaust in Maryland. It was much worse than I thought... probably 80% cracked. They said it was a stress crack caused by the way the exhaust was installed, so I guess the pipes didn't have enough play. They welded it up for $39 and I'm a happy customer for sure.

 

[3star2nr]

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I ended up going to MBS Performance Exhaust in Maryland. It was much worse than I thought... probably 80% cracked. They said it was a stress crack caused by the way the exhaust was installed, so I guess the pipes didn't have enough play. They welded it up for $39 and I'm a happy customer for sure.

Yeah a lot of these aftermarkrt headers dont have flex joints. You shouldn't have had an issue if you are on stock headers.

 

[Armageddon Turbo]

Glad you were taken care of!

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