Heikes Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Ok, last year I put these on my bike. Camw with no gasket, which if it did I am sure there would be no room for one anyways. So this was last year around augest/september and there was no leak at all. Now I have had it running a couple times this year already and noticed condensation dripping from the pipe where it's connected to the header. So I felt down there when riding and I can feel air leaking out, now is this just a matter of tighting up the clamp again that might have loosened up over the winter? Or what? I don't see how a gasket could fit in there, plus I have read other posts about there really is no gasket for it anyways. Oh yeah it's a 2003 just in case you are wondering. Thank you for the help that I am hopefully about to recieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrrider17 Posted February 15, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted February 15, 2009 My guess is that you need to tighten up the clamp or when the pipe gets hot enough it expands and fills the air leak. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer vfrqqq Posted February 15, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted February 15, 2009 There's no gasket to speak of. It's probably just a matter of tightening the clamp as you thought. I believe on the stock exhaust requires a gasket, probably required by law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JES_VFR Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 If you can feel gas flowing from the joint, it's leaking. Especially if you have gotten it all warmed up by riding it. try tightening the clamp, but don't crush the pipes. There are paste type exhaust sealer available as well. They are commonly used on slip together exhaust pipes on lots of european cars. Its black or dark grey and can get everywhere, but it will seal up to medium leaks at slip joints like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer ADAM79 Posted December 3, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted December 3, 2009 Did you fix your exhaust leak. I have the same pipes and same problem. Was wondering what you did to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 mine leak also and the clamp is tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer chonsey Posted December 4, 2009 Member Contributer Share Posted December 4, 2009 When I installed my Remus cans, the guys at Max Moto, told me to put a strip of RVT at the connecting joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Do you guys mean on the section where it joins the cat? Like this! By yosimetesam, shot with Canon DIGITAL IXUS 800 IS at 2010-02-19 The OEM one does not fit! The section that joins onto the cat if you have one is a lot more narrow than the stock one! My Leo Vince's never came with a replacement graphite gasket! So do you just install with out one? Got me beat.. By yosimetesam, shot with Canon DIGITAL IXUS 800 IS at 2010-02-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Ranger77 Posted February 20, 2010 Member Contributer Share Posted February 20, 2010 No. You just slip the new mid pipe on. IF YOU WANT, you can put some sealant where the mid pipe goes into the muffler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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