My dump tube broke off!

[titansrt4]

So I noticed how much louder my car was, in my dash, so I checked out everything today. Turns out my dump tube broke off where it was welded to the bracket. What can be done about this? Pictures will follow, camera is in car. Any one else have this problem ever?! And just to be clear I did not break this off myself. I'm going to assume the heat, solid MM and my coilovers just had their way with it. Oh, and no heat wrap was ever around it.

[titansrt4]

Bump for pictures added and a reply please.

[[H]ardMacK]

did you call the shop? email? They are going to send you a new one but I know Ben's at SEMA.

forums arent the best way to handle Customer service requests anyway...

You wouldnt be the first one to have a dump tube break its a piece thats subject to a lot of pressures and extreme temp changes.

[lyncoo]

i take it you didnt make sure it wasnt hitting

[goats srt]

how old is it?

[aceofspades9587]

In the instructions it says to make sure its not hitting any other peices such as the bracket on the bottom of the car. If you get a new one, and its hitting anything or close to hitting anything Id cut it an inch or so shorter.

[titansrt4]

It was never close to anything, was a good inch and a half away from any other part. I might have a picture from when it was still on. I'll look.

[guhfluh]

Unless it was hitting on something it's REALLY rare to have that failure. I guess it's just from it's own weight, the extreme heat cycles and vibration. Just bring it to an exhaust shop and have them weld it back up for you(if you still have it.)

[j_bundrick29666]

x2^^^ my buddy broke his off at the flange so he just took it to a local exhaust place and got it welded back for little to nothing

[titansrt4]

Its gone... I don't drive the car hard all the time so it could have been a week or two ago that it came off. It was not until recent that I noticed the increased smell in the cabin and noise in the dash.

[Jon@AGP]

I got your email, and have replied to it.