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DPI Spec I Exhaust Heat Shield Mount Failure
Yesterday, I started hearing a rattle from the exhaust, and found one Z mount to the heat shield broken. After removing the remnants of the upper left mount, I found that the lower left mount had also broken. Seems like the thin stainless didn't like the stress.
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Anyone else ever have this issue, and more importantly are these systems even covered under a warranty?
DPI Spec I Exhaust Heat Shield Mount Failure
Contact josh before posting threads like this. It’s always a good idea to check in with the vendor first.
But no, no failures over here and I got my spec 1 used!
DPI Spec I Exhaust Heat Shield Mount Failure
After seeing that failure and now hearing that it’s not isolated. It definitely appears to be a weak design.
A better and more stable configuration would be this. |__| welded with the legs vertical. The only thing that would be needed is to profile the muffler curvature to the flat pattern design before press-brake forming. Cost of the would be identical, roughly the same amount of material with 2 bends and welds, but with twice the structural integrity. Much less likely to fatigue.
What ever is done to fix yours, it needs to be tig welded with a Stainless filler wire.
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