Header/Exhaust Setup
11-02-2007, 03:21 PM
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Header/Exhaust Setup Hello All!
Planning on doing a new header/exhaust set up on my 1998 Trans Am (6 speed). I use the car as a daily driver and I am trying to come up with a good affordable system. I don't want the car to be too loud & raspy.
I am thinking about getting a set of Long tube pacesetters & y-pipe. For the rest of the exhaust....thinking about getting a Borla or Corsa catback. How would either of these setups match up with the Pacesetter longtubes & y-pipe? With this setup will I be able to make use of one of my existing cats? Or will I have to purchase a high flow cat? Again, I don't want to have a set up that is extremely loud but something thats sound pretty sweet esecially at WOT. If you guys have any recommendations, comments, etc. please let me know.
Planning on doing a new header/exhaust set up on my 1998 Trans Am (6 speed). I use the car as a daily driver and I am trying to come up with a good affordable system. I don't want the car to be too loud & raspy.
I am thinking about getting a set of Long tube pacesetters & y-pipe. For the rest of the exhaust....thinking about getting a Borla or Corsa catback. How would either of these setups match up with the Pacesetter longtubes & y-pipe? With this setup will I be able to make use of one of my existing cats? Or will I have to purchase a high flow cat? Again, I don't want to have a set up that is extremely loud but something thats sound pretty sweet esecially at WOT. If you guys have any recommendations, comments, etc. please let me know.
11-02-2007, 05:10 PM
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that set up your talking about would sound great and work fantastic but you might try going with the tsp pacesetter/catted y combo. its cheaper than purchasing all the rest. and no you cant use your old cats gotta ditch em
11-02-2007, 05:18 PM
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As far as affordable, the TSP pacesetter long tubes and Y combo is what you're looking for. Its $500 for the cat-less Y pipe, and $679 with the catted Y. Mine fit and look great.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/categoryM.asp?MID=1&catid=8
You wont be able to use your stock cats, and I wouldnt even if you could. The stock cats dont flow that well and the pipe diameter is small. An aftermarket catted Y pipe is the way to go. The cats will be high-flow on 3in pipes.
As far as the cat back, thats really just up to you. Any cat back will work with the headers and Y pipe. If you're looking for quiet at idle look at the hooker cat back. Its not loud at idle, but sounds great at WOT. Also the hooker has almost no rasp which is a big plus. For $350 the hooker is hard to beat.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=194&catid=46
Go to LS1sounds.com to listen to sound clips of different systems. That will help you decide.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/categoryM.asp?MID=1&catid=8
You wont be able to use your stock cats, and I wouldnt even if you could. The stock cats dont flow that well and the pipe diameter is small. An aftermarket catted Y pipe is the way to go. The cats will be high-flow on 3in pipes.
As far as the cat back, thats really just up to you. Any cat back will work with the headers and Y pipe. If you're looking for quiet at idle look at the hooker cat back. Its not loud at idle, but sounds great at WOT. Also the hooker has almost no rasp which is a big plus. For $350 the hooker is hard to beat.
http://texas-speed.com/shop/item.asp...d=194&catid=46
Go to LS1sounds.com to listen to sound clips of different systems. That will help you decide.
11-10-2007, 03:45 AM
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you might try getting the pacesetter with o/r y and having some aftermarket cats welded in. My muffler shop only charged me 35 to weld my aftermarket cats in. I got my cats for 70 for both but they are usually 70 a piece. Ask around at the muffler shops and it might be cheaper to have the cats put in.
11-10-2007, 10:42 AM
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How much time will tis give u on the track? I mean just the pacestter and cated y pipe from TSP already have magnaflow cat back. .3 seconds in the eight sound reasonable? Thanks