Best tool for cutting exhaust pipe while still attached to car?
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Melting Slicks
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Best tool for cutting exhaust pipe while still attached to car?
I figure an exhaust pipe cutter won't work since I won't be able to get all the way around the pipe at the top where it's closest to the car's floor (right?).
Torch is no good since I would likely hurt myself or the car.
So a reciprocating saw is my only option... right?
Torch is no good since I would likely hurt myself or the car.
So a reciprocating saw is my only option... right?
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Safety Car
i use a pneumatic 3" grinder and it works well. basically all you need to do is work the sides of the pipe and you can then get across the top without a problem. the 3" is small enough to be able to get into tighter spaces so it works well.
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Thanks all for the responses
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I second the "chain type" pipe cutter. I just did a Corsa X-Pipe and Corsa Indy Pace Car mufflers. Without this tool it would have been much more difficult. If you have an "Oreilly Auto Parts or similar store, check their "tool loaner" program. I borrowed the tool...brand new never used for a small deposit! Worked great!
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There's plenty of room between the pipes and tunnel to swing the chain over. (A sawzall would actually require more room) I borrowed the tool from Autozone.
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I figure an exhaust pipe cutter won't work since I won't be able to get all the way around the pipe at the top where it's closest to the car's floor (right?).
Torch is no good since I would likely hurt myself or the car.
So a reciprocating saw is my only option... right?
Torch is no good since I would likely hurt myself or the car.
So a reciprocating saw is my only option... right?
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I've used all of the methods suggested and the chain cutter is the best in my opinion. It's hard to get a perfectly straight cut with a sawzall and the pipes can bounce causing the blade to bind.
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I went to Autozone - they rent tools like the chain cutter and pipe expander. They run you credit card for the cost of the tool and when you return it they credit it all back to your card. Hard to beat Free.
I needed the pipe expander to get my X pipe on.
I needed the pipe expander to get my X pipe on.