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[A1337STI]

I want to buy the stock Subaru exhaust flex joint. the flanges, spring loaded bolt thingies , and doughnut gasket. preferred in a 2" . If anyone know where i can get this, maybe aftermarket like a univeral style, or off a subaru that would be great.

I keep breaking normal Flex pipes in my rally car.

[Dean]

Apparently they are common on aircraft and stock exhausts and are called spring bolt couplings.

It might be interesting to build a turbo crossover pipe with one of these instead of the "flex" joints that fail as well.

Manufacturer is FlangeEx Manufacturing (http://www.flangex.com/). The product page is messed up, but here are the part numbers.

Part # SPRING BOLT COUPLING w/PIPE EXTENSIONS

FX1750 Spring Bolt Coupling 1-3/4" in/out - 10" long
FX2000 Spring Bolt Coupling 2" in/out - 10" long
FX2250 Spring Bolt Coupling 2-1/4" in/out - 10" long
FX2500 Spring Bolt Coupling 2-1/2" in/out - 10" long
FX3000 Spring Bolt Coupling 3" in/out - 10" long

Here is a Canadian reseller.

https://www.theflangeman.com/cgi-bin-can/commerce.exe?preadd=action&key=FX2000

Others:

http://stores.shop.ebay.com/Mandrel-Bending-Solutions_Flex-Couplings-and-Connectors_W0QQ_fsubZ7587779QQ_sidZ388095533?_nkw= spring+bolt+coupling&submit=Search

http://www.mandrelbendingsolutions.com/servlet/the-373/Spring-Bolt-Coupling-10%22/Detail

http://www.ultralightnews.ca/exhaustsystems/streamlinedstruts.htm

[A1337STI]

Thanks :) I need to fix my exhaust (it got repaired 2 days before i left for rally idaho) Again. flex pipes die fast in rally... :lol: