need a good product for bodging exhaust holes

[El Dopa]

I haven't exactly got holes in my headers, but I need something that might do a similar sort of job to hole plugging.

On my Yosh system, I have two short horizontal link pipes that run between the inner/outer headers on each side, to allow some mixing of the gases before they reach the collector (helps with midrange, apparently).

Anyway, they're held in place by pieces of wire and springs. Looks a bit odd, but that seems to be how they came from the factory.

One of the springs flew off when I was riding the other day, so now the little link pipe is loose on one side, rattling against the headers, and exhaust gases are leaking out instead of flowing through the link pipe.

I'm going to no. 8 it in place and I'll try to find a similar size spring. However, I'd also like to bodge it in place around the hole with something that'll stick it in place. Obviously it'll need to be something that is high-temp resistant.

Anyone recommend something?

[blade1000]

I haven't exactly got holes in my headers, but I need something that might do a similar sort of job to hole plugging.

On my Yosh system, I have two short horizontal link pipes that run between the inner/outer headers on each side, to allow some mixing of the gases before they reach the collector (helps with midrange, apparently).

Anyway, they're held in place by pieces of wire and springs. Looks a bit odd, but that seems to be how they came from the factory.

One of the springs flew off when I was riding the other day, so now the little link pipe is loose on one side, rattling against the headers, and exhaust gases are leaking out instead of flowing through the link pipe.

I'm going to no. 8 it in place and I'll try to find a similar size spring. However, I'd also like to bodge it in place around the hole with something that'll stick it in place. Obviously it'll need to be something that is high-temp resistant.

Anyone recommend something?

y dont you get the little links welded so that they effectivly become one piece

[El Dopa]

y dont you get the little links welded so that they effectivly become one piece

I did think of that, but there's a voice in the back of my head that asks 'why didn't they do that at the factory?', and that makes me hesitate.

I'm thinking about slapping some of this on it.

[imdying]

Just use maniseal. You can get new springs from any Suzuki dealer or Cycletreadz.

[Paul in NZ]

Use hi temp silicone RTV sealant. Its about the only thing you should use RTV for on an engine..... Its fabulous for exhaust systems as it never sets and is easy to removed later - HIGHLY recommended!!!!

[vifferman]

Use hi temp silicone RTV sealant. Its about the only thing you should use RTV for on an engine..... Its fabulous for exhaust systems as it never sets and is easy to removed later - HIGHLY recommended!!!!

+1 on that.
On my VTR, I had my custom endcaps held in solely by high-temp RTV. They were a very loose fit in the zorsts, and so rivetting them in place would've made them off-centre in the zorst end. I just smeared RTV around them, slid them in, and voila (a small, mispelled musical implement). Easy to remove again, no leaks, blah blah blah.
Blah.
I'd post a pic, but it just looks like a perfectly normal OEM exhaust end, which was the whole idea....

[Wannabiker]

Yeah.....keep a degree of flexibility in the system. If you weld them you will likely find they crack at the weld, then crack at the repair weld, then again and again and again, till you have a fuggn ugly exhauast system