Hooker Aerochamber? Or Full Hooker Catback?
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Hooker Aerochamber? Or Full Hooker Catback?
Well, my car is back running like a champ, after a fresh opti, had to go with GM replacement . New plugs/wires, fuel filter, cleaned injectors, cleaned Cold Air filter etc. And the car is running better than ever, now... once I pay off the $700 I owe; I plan on doing my exhaust. It will probably be another month or two, but I'm trying to do it as affordable as possible, with the results I'm looking for.
I'm debating weather to just run the Hooker Aerochamber muffler, with Pacesetter LT's in the future, and a Pacesetter off-road Y-pipe, now or in the future. And I'm also considering running the Full Hooker Catback instead, basically I don't see the point in paying $300 bucks for a Catback, when I can buy Muffler, which is the most important part, For like $80. Because I have 2 3/4 inch piping from the factory, it shouldn't make much of a difference to switch to 3. And I should be able to run header reducers when I get LT's to fit the stock piping.
Also... would it be possible to order the muffler, and the Pacesetter ORY, or just order the muffler now, and worry about the ORY, and the LT's when I have the money to do both at once? I really don't want to stay with my crappy muffler until I can save up 500-600 bucks for LT's/Y-Pipe. And 80 bucks for a couple of horses, and better sound, with a huge improvement after my full exhaust, is pretty appealing at the moment. Of course if I don't order the Catback, my exhaust won't be as pretty, but in my eyes... piping is piping. And the weight couldn't make a huge difference.
What do you think? Order the Catback, or just the muffler, and worry about LT's and ORY later?
I'm debating weather to just run the Hooker Aerochamber muffler, with Pacesetter LT's in the future, and a Pacesetter off-road Y-pipe, now or in the future. And I'm also considering running the Full Hooker Catback instead, basically I don't see the point in paying $300 bucks for a Catback, when I can buy Muffler, which is the most important part, For like $80. Because I have 2 3/4 inch piping from the factory, it shouldn't make much of a difference to switch to 3. And I should be able to run header reducers when I get LT's to fit the stock piping.
Also... would it be possible to order the muffler, and the Pacesetter ORY, or just order the muffler now, and worry about the ORY, and the LT's when I have the money to do both at once? I really don't want to stay with my crappy muffler until I can save up 500-600 bucks for LT's/Y-Pipe. And 80 bucks for a couple of horses, and better sound, with a huge improvement after my full exhaust, is pretty appealing at the moment. Of course if I don't order the Catback, my exhaust won't be as pretty, but in my eyes... piping is piping. And the weight couldn't make a huge difference.
What do you think? Order the Catback, or just the muffler, and worry about LT's and ORY later?
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Originally Posted by Renegade
I don't see the point in paying $300 bucks for a Catback, when I can buy Muffler, which is the most important part, For like $80.
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If you're gonna do headers, get the full 3" cat-back. Keeping the stock 2-3/4 intermediate pipe will really hurt power once you get the headers & y-pipe. And don't waste money buying the headers or y-pipe ahead of time unless you find an incredible deal. Best I found so far was Texas Speed selling the coated headers for $375 plus shipping(around $25) and Neweraperformance selling the y-pipe for $129 shipped.
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Originally Posted by QWIKWS6
I was also wondering the same thing? Id rather buy the muffler, cutout, and a nice set of exhaust tips...
I have 3" from the Y pipe to the cut out and then it goes into the stock I pipe for over-axle into the muffler. Its about 11 HP difference with the cutout open.
I honestly don't think the 2.75 pipe hurts that much, and if go longtubes you'll end up hacking up the 3" I pipe from the cat back anyway....why spend money on pipe you're just going to cut anyway?
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Originally Posted by Chris 96 WS6
That's a fine way to do it. My car has the stock I-pipe and a Dynomax Ultraflow, new tailpipes and stainless tips.
I have 3" from the Y pipe to the cut out and then it goes into the stock I pipe for over-axle into the muffler. Its about 11 HP difference with the cutout open.
I honestly don't think the 2.75 pipe hurts that much, and if go longtubes you'll end up hacking up the 3" I pipe from the cat back anyway....why spend money on pipe you're just going to cut anyway?
I have 3" from the Y pipe to the cut out and then it goes into the stock I pipe for over-axle into the muffler. Its about 11 HP difference with the cutout open.
I honestly don't think the 2.75 pipe hurts that much, and if go longtubes you'll end up hacking up the 3" I pipe from the cat back anyway....why spend money on pipe you're just going to cut anyway?
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I might just cough up the money for the full 3' catback. But if I'm going to do it, I might as well spend all the money I have, and go with the full LT's, ORY, Catback... and I've even considered a cut-out, they are only 40-50 bucks. And good for a couple of horsies, and a mean sound.
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If you want mean try the true duals. I know it's been beat to death but you can do it for next to nothing. If you just do the pipes without the X pipe, you've got $80 in two Dynomax bullets, and about $50 in pipe and welding (I realize this is dependent on location and the shop). The only other cost is the headers themselves and some collectors for backside of the headers (for the pipe to weld to).