[ERA Tom]

Hello all. Has anyone had to trim the length of the ERA FE Primary pipes to make the sidepipes fit? I got my ERA sidepipes (mild steel) today. The right side pipe sticks out from the rocker about 3 1/2" and the primary pipes are all the way into the sidepipes. The rear hanger holes are off by a couple inches as well. The only thing I can see to do is shorten the primary pipes, although there is no mention of needing to do this in the manual. The lefthand sidepipes had some damage to the ends that I must have repaired before I can install them to see how they match up. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks, Tom.