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Originally Posted by DJPimpFlex
As for the exhaust bracket, its only really important for a DD car, and even then its ok, bu over time it wears.
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I'd have to disagree. It's there's for a reason, and typically the people complaining about cracked manifolds, elbows, downpipes, etc. alll have that in common, they failed to use the exhaust bracket to the transmission. Even with the OE exhaust there's a tremendous load on the head flange and manifold flange because the entire weight of the exhaust, not to mention being amplified by swinging back and forth on the rubber hangers, it transmitted directly to them. I've seen four OE downpipes break right off at the manifold when the transmission bracket isn't used. For those looking to be hardcore, a Nismo mount fitted with a Tanabe mount insert is the most solid and OE fitting option there is. If not, you should at least build a bracket and attach it somewhere else to secure the downpipe when using a generic block mount.