injured my new Y pipe

[gwoods]

I had a momentary lapse in sanity this weekend while camping in Prescott, AZ. I forgot that my G is not a 4x4 and took it a few miles on a dirt forest service road that I though would take me to Linx Lake.

One of the numerous times I bottomed out the car on the many giant rocks and logs I shredded the driverside flexable part of my new TOPSPEED Y pipe. The + is the exhaust is now much louder. The - is the car feels slower.

Should I replace it? or wait until I destroy the other side?

BYW rearwheel drive and 306 hp does great off road!!! Couple guys were back there in Jeeps and very surpised to see a G35 4 wheel drifting past in the dirt

When we got home my 6 yo helped wash, clay bar and wax the G. He was so into the cleaning he climbed into the trunk with the shop vac. I did what any dad would do and closed the trunk on him

[Sentientbydesign]

I had a momentary lapse in sanity this weekend while camping in Prescott, AZ. I forgot that my G is not a 4x4 and took it a few miles on a dirt forest service road that I though would take me to Linx Lake.

One of the numerous times I bottomed out the car on the many giant rocks and logs I shredded the driverside flexable part of my new TOPSPEED Y pipe. The + is the exhaust is now much louder. The - is the car feels slower.

WTF?

Should I replace it? or wait until I destroy the other side?

"My finger just got slammed in a door and is hanging on by some skin, should I wait until the next time I slam another finger to go to the ER?"

When we got home my 6 yo helped wash, clay bar and wax the G. He was so into the cleaning he climbed into the trunk with the shop vac. I did what any dad would do and closed the trunk on him

This just redeemed you back into good standing! I can't wait to do that to my son.

Get the thing replaced and keep your SPORTS Sedan on pavement please. Your exhaust can't scavenge properly if there's a leak. Which leads to reduced exhaust stroke efficiency. Which leads to reduced torque (engine can't combust already combusted gas.) O2 readings can go off, AFR gets tweaked...lots of POTENTIAL problems.

[gwoods]

This is not the first time the G has been off road but this "road" was very poor condition and ended up going no where.

This was my 6yo first time camping we had a blast. The car got very very dirty. My other car is a Sequoia I probably should have taken it but then I would have missed the exciting drive to and from in the G.

Picture from my blackberry of the sun setting at Linx Lake, this is less then 2 hours away from Phoenix AZ



PLEASE do not move to AZ it is awful here

[370Z/28]

Wow....that is beautiful!

I was expecting the car to be in the pic.

[gwoods]

Pic of the car, weird I took a bunch of pics mostly of my boy but not 1 of the G?

[Sentientbydesign]

Pic of the car, weird I took a bunch of pics mostly of my boy but not 1 of the G?

Contact the manufacturer and tell them what happened. See if there is any way for them to repair or replace it.

[gwoods]

meh I can get a new 1 for $200. Shipping back and forth is probably $50-$75.

Exhuast shops sell the flex section I wonder if I could just have it repaired locally? Shame to junk it I put it on Feb 6th this year

[joe603]

man, that poor G! I feel bad for the sucker who gets that car when you trade up...lol

[Sentientbydesign]

meh I can get a new 1 for $200. Shipping back and forth is probably $50-$75.

Exhuast shops sell the flex section I wonder if I could just have it repaired locally? Shame to junk it I put it on Feb 6th this year

Oh...yeah.. Go see if you can fix it then. My rear hanger broke off and took a piece of my exhaust pipe with it, the local shop took care of that in 15 mins

Then again, it wasn't flex material...

[gwoods]

man, that poor G! I feel bad for the sucker who gets that car when you trade up...lol

Carfax will not list cars I have owned.

I think when I get another daily driver I will lift the G and put 28" rims on it, something like this but a G sedan!