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Old 03-28-2012, 01:39 PM
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Is this a good start? Havent ordered anything yet.
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Ditch the bellow... and get a better Y pipe.
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Id ditch the ram air kit and get an underdrive pulley as well.
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What kind of ypipe should i get?
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Originally Posted by SSMaven
What kind of ypipe should i get?
this one its stainless and cheaper.

http://www.texas-speed.com/p-293-tex...ad-y-pipe.aspx
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O and get new motor mounts while your doing headers.
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IMO get a different catback, unless you are dead set on the LM. At least check out some others.
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Lose the bellow, lm1, and the pacesetter ory. Get tsp rumbler or duals an get the tsp stainless ory. Tsp 1 7/8 headers too. Now done deal.
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from exactly what you have down was my firrst mod-bolton! i had a tune with it also and made 352rwhp and 344rwtq....it felt great, although i do agree....ditch that exhaust and bellow. id also say the y pipe too the headers will be fine for now...
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had the ud pully but only picked up 4rwhp but not worth the flashing headlights imo...
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The loudmouth is real raspy check out he loudmouth 2, and ditch the bellow. If it's in your budget maybe a better y pipe.
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If you can solder do yourself a favor and extend the o2 sensor wiring yourself. Looks alot cleaner IMO...
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you can save 200$+ on this btw...id only do headers, y, and a catback (not LM)..i wouldnt waste 200 on ram air..and that bellow i got for 10$ on classified..intake gaskets are reusable and O2 extensions are for 30$ i dont see why you would spend all that money. you could get a tune instead or LS6 intake..
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Im going to say your mod list is very good, excellent start. The only thing I really dislike on your list is the loudmouth cat-back... I wouldn't even run that exhaust if you paid me. Here is what I would do....
Headers: http://www.texas-speed.com/p-3516-te...e-headers.aspx
ORY: http://www.texas-speed.com/p-293-tex...ad-y-pipe.aspx
Cat-back: http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000039
Cut-Out: http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000581
Ram Air: http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000984
Lid: http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000001
Bellow: http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000008

Obviously you do not have to use the vendors I linked above as most will have similar prices, but that is the kind of items I would get. Oh and I didn't link you to it but I think the plug and play o2 extensions are a good idea... and a GM MLS header gasket will work. You can re-use your stock header bolts. Also as someone else said above, motor mounts would be a nice addition, though they are a PITA to install! Here is a link to the motor mounts: http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...-motor-mounts/
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are you stick or auto? if you ask me, gears and a stall (if your auto), TSP exhaust and a tune.... youll be running 12s all day long..
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I would recommend that you go to Youtube and hear some LM clips with the ORY. The LM was really designed for stock exhaust cars, (manifolds and cats), and through cats, and doesn't sound that bad. But with an ORY, any exhaust you put on will be louder, but it gets obnoxious with a LM.
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Thanks guys. I think im going to go with a quiet exaust so i can make it loud when i want with the cut out. What is a cheap good flowing catback that isnt crazy obnoxious?

Thanks!
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I like the Borla Adjustable catback. There is one in the classifieds for like $300 I think.
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I have the Borla adj and don't like it. My number one dislike about it is how the passenger side exhaust tip sounds different than the drivers side. It has more rasp/cackle. Because its basically a straight exhaust tip. The sound that goes through muffler and out drivers side sounds good and deep. Also when I had exhaust manifolds and Borla wide open plate my car dyno'd 312rwhp...Even with the wide open plate I opened my cutout and gained like 7rwhp and 12ftlbs. Second gripe is the tips. I want to switch to a magnaflow ?quad? tip(one with 2 tips on each side.) catback...

I've got those old dyno results if someone wants to see them. I'll post'em
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Don't get the headers with the emissions if you are ditching the cats. And like everyone else has said, skip the bellow, get a better Y-pipe (like TSP), and go with a different catback, like Magnaflow.



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