Hyfive, what scares me about the ones you have is that since Dana is no longer in business if I ever need replacement parts I am boned... :(

I don't think there is a "hinge" per say on these. There are metal "tabs" that hold the flap in between them if you look real close so no noise I would guess.



I was wondering about fitting the hose over the Hardin one as well as well.... maybe that's why if you look at the link you can see below it "Customers who bought this item also bought:" and there is this: http://www.cpperformance.com/p-45-4-...aust-hose.aspx

May just be easier to replace them with what is there. Don't see these going bad that much. Mine are original and still good. (just checked).

I would however suggest you pull the diverters off and look at the condition of the y-pipe flappers. Those seem to go out and the flapper will fall down into the lower cavity of the y-pipe. Have seen pics of some that had done this and were left in long enough the steel bounced around enough to wear the y-pipe thru from the inside. Not a good thing to happen! If you raise your drive fully up, you can look inside the exhaust bellows and see the broken flapper ears laying inside the y-pipe, if you have the boot style bellows, vs the accordion style. Either way, can pretty much guarantee yours are broken/missing if never replaced

i don't think it is wear. it is differential metal underwater corrosion rots the y-pipe. friend of mine dropped a socket down there fresh water boat. 2 years later it almost sank. another problem with add-on flappers in front of the tips; the farther north in the exhaust stream the hotter the stuff the flappers have to survive...there is something to be said for ugly black salisbury steaks hanging off the back of the pipes.

I was under the impression that they blow out all the time so maybe you are right and I should just replace them with these: http://www.cpperformance.com/p-12576...t-flapper.aspx

I didn't like the idea of leaving the existing "rods" in there anyways but it wouldn't have made any difference I'm sure... As long as the OE ones will last I don't mind replacing them with the same thing, but like I said earlier being a new owner I have no idea how long they should live.

More flappers!! When does it end! LOL! Well I'm pretty sure that since my downstream ones are cooked like they are that the Y pipe ones are as well like you said! Thanks for pointing that out I never knew there was even any in there!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]536936[/ATTACH]I went with Teague's rubber flappers there real nice.

You mean these?

http://teaguecustommarine.com/em0011...pper-assy.html

They are cheaper than the ones CP sells too which I like!

yea those are them. just added a pic I with them installed

Yes those do look nice, definitely beefier than the shred of one I have left lol!

Does anyone know if the exhaust needs removed such as in the picture (post #15) or can they be changed in the boat without removal?

Not sure those would work, at least on mine they won't. My tips are not perfectly square to the transom, so that welded on flange may not set flat to transom when the tips are connected inside. Might take a real close look.

I think Jfoster just used the replacement flapper kit they sell in his original exhaust pipes (in that picture) which is what I would be doing as well....unless I destroy them getting the new flaps in lol!