Hi, my 2000 vt has super low kings all round. cops thort they would be pricks 1 day and measure it so i failed because the extractors were sitting too low. everywhere except the extractors are sitting high enough,took it down to an exhaust joint and they tighend up a few bolts are tryed to lift it as much as they could but it still failed by roughly 5mm they are the factory extractors/headers w/e you call them and i am after advice. i have thort about picking up some pacemakers as i have a 2.5" exhaust system but im woried there going to sit even lower! so what i want to know is there anyway of fixing this problem im awear its common for vt's but there must be somthing on the market!
First, the cops weren't being 'pricks' - they were doing their job. Try cutting the flanges off the extractors and welding them straight onto the pipe, that should fix up a little bit of height. Also most of the exhaust is held onto the body by 8 rings (holders in the shape of an 8) see if you can get them cut or get new ones like this: 0 - i.e. single ring ones, this should tuck it up a little bit more.
modify your engine mounts so the motor sits up higher. Or check them to see if they are sagging with age . Check the gap between the sump and crossmember . If the sump is nearly touching the cross member then its time to get new ones.
^ As he said But as for the pacemaker extractors, when i got mine fitted he cut some bits off the top and re-wielded it so if i lowered it, it wouldn't be hanging low
I thought the minimum height excluded the exhaust? It does in most places - you should look into that.
god we got cars sitting on bumps stops in my town and the cops dont even bother about them cause they are over it casue all they do is put the shocks and springs in it get the defect removed then take them back out
What can I say. The system is useless. Heck even a road worthy in QLD isn't worth the paper it's written on.
