Ok so the flange scraps , have you got a exhaust hanger connected to the flange most exhausts hang and scrap some times due to the fact the hangers are put in the wrong place or have used the old ones instead of refitting new ones

hey matty, perhaps you could run a twin 2" all the way through for something different.. and have 2 outlets 1 on either side of the car?

i personally wouldnt know of any disadvantages by splitting the exhaust and joining it back up.. i would think any loss of flow would be minimal..

i'd like to see some pics of your CA ute? are there any on the web that you could point me towards?

I have a CA powered 1200 ute with a 3" exhaust that is giving me ground clearance issues. The exhaust only ever hits in one spot where the flange that joins the dump pipe to the main exhaust is located. This is roughly a third of the way along the chassis.I have been toying with the idea of cutting the dump pipe closer to the front of the car and running twin 2" pipes a bit closer to the floor where I currently have clearance issues and then joining them back to the original 3" exhaust before the diff. Has anyone tried something like this before? Does anyone see any problems that I may not have thought of with this idea?
Thanks Matty