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Old 02-25-2013, 06:44 PM
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Looking to get a different exhaust set up. My passenger cat is bad, debating wether to go cat-less or hi-flows. Let me know what you think/what you have!
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if you can get away with it get rid of your cats.
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
if you can get away with it get rid of your cats.
I agree!
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long tube headers with turn downs
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
if you can get away with it get rid of your cats.
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If you can, go true duals with some nice kooks or tsp headers man. You won't regret it.
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
if you can get away with it get rid of your cats.
I can in MO.
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If you can, go true duals with some nice kooks or tsp headers man. You won't regret it.
specific set-up you know for sale I don't want to spend the big bucks.
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Originally Posted by Rated Z
I can in MO.

specific set-up you know for sale I don't want to spend the big bucks.
What part of MO?

TSP 1 7/8s headers are good but don't break the bank. You could always check the classifieds for a used set. Sometimes I see them on CL in Kansas City
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Originally Posted by 97camaro383
What part of MO?

TSP 1 7/8s headers are good but don't break the bank. You could always check the classifieds for a used set. Sometimes I see them on CL in Kansas City
I didn't realize you were from KC. I'm near KC , do you know if there are ever any f-body meets here?
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Originally Posted by Rated Z
I didn't realize you were from KC. I'm near KC , do you know if there are ever any f-body meets here?

May 18th will be a huge fbody meet, Im hoping to have my car finished by then!

https://www.facebook.com/events/516802715016956/
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Longtubes, used muffler brand of choice and X-pipe if you can find it.

True duals uncatted sounds like a beast though. You could sell your cat to make back some of the cost. Hi-flow cats are a load of ****, don't get one unless you need to buy a new cat anyway. Such a small gain.
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Originally Posted by 97camaro383
May 18th will be a huge fbody meet, Im hoping to have my car finished by then!

https://www.facebook.com/events/516802715016956/
Is this open to anyone? I live like 2 miles from this hilton.
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Originally Posted by Rated Z
Is this open to anyone? I live like 2 miles from this hilton.
Yea its open to anyone, I went to the last one and it was insane!

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Originally Posted by 97camaro383
Yea its open to anyone, I went to the last one and it was insane!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgM7Kw-IBoI
Damn unbelievably awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
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Yea its open to anyone, I went to the last one and it was insane!
Cool I've been waiting for something around the area, I'm still in highschool but i wanna meet some car guys, no one at my school is interested in that type of thing. But i have nothing special so just literally show up that's all there is to it?
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Originally Posted by BigMac76
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If you can, go true duals with some nice kooks or tsp headers man. You won't regret it.
I found stuff like this or are they junk?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAINLESS-ST...c82aba&vxp=mtr
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OP go with longtube header of your choice. Then add an x or h pipe then choose mufflers...won't regret it.

I got longtube headers with an h-pipe 2 1/2 pipe to magnaflow bullets use tips of your choice.

I got custom exhaust from the headers back, with tips and mufflers I paid $300. Not a bad deal at all plus it sounds sooo good at WOT.
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Originally Posted by Rated Z
Cool I've been waiting for something around the area, I'm still in highschool but i wanna meet some car guys, no one at my school is interested in that type of thing. But i have nothing special so just literally show up that's all there is to it?
Yea, last time my gf went with me and we just walked around looking at cars and talking to people. At the end of the night everyone headed out to do some racing.

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I found stuff like this or are they junk?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STAINLESS-ST...c82aba&vxp=mtr
Link didn't work for me but my car has obx-r ebay headers and they fit perfect. Whenever I get the chance Ill switch to TSP 1 7/8s headers.

I got the link to work and they look nice but sometimes people have fitment issues with cheaper headers. I'd definitely look in the classifieds and you could probably find a decent set of pacesetters.

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Originally Posted by 30th t/a
Damn unbelievably awesome video! Thanks for sharing.
Yea it was a fun night, I ended up breaking a exhaust valve but I still had fun.

Here is another vid. My car is at the 2:57 mark and on the second run is when the valve broke.

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Originally Posted by BigBirdLS1
OP go with longtube header of your choice. Then add an x or h pipe then choose mufflers...won't regret it.

I got longtube headers with an h-pipe 2 1/2 pipe to magnaflow bullets use tips of your choice.

I got custom exhaust from the headers back, with tips and mufflers I paid $300. Not a bad deal at all plus it sounds sooo good at WOT.
Probably what I'll end up doing. When i go catless how do I bypass the engine light?
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Personally I would go with an SLP system with their "High flow Cats" and stick with non- long tube style headers. Also, Bassani has a Shorty Header and "Y" pipe/ "High flow cat" setup along with another option is the Bassani Aft-Cat setup with an "X-pipe". Personally I like the SLP and Bassani stuff but I am not ever going to recommend going without "Cats" or using Long tubes... I have seen too many people that get stuck with the hassle of having them later down the road. Unless you can personally remove the long tubes by yourself, its an expensive job to install/ or reverse it back. I have "High-flow" Cats on my car and I actually did have an inspection shop "Fail me" because he did not realize I did in fact have cats on he could not see them very well. (The Bassani cats I have are pretty small and hard to see I will admit, but they are on there and I had to go out there and prove they were on the car before he would "Pass" me.)


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