99 Z28 exhaust ?
12-15-2002, 04:40 PM
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99 Z28 exhaust ? I have a 99 Z28. I just installed my flowtech 3" cut-out and while my local muffler shop was installing it, I noticed that on the drivers side that the pipe after the cat is like .75 inches thin and flat, not like the passenger side one. My car sounds real good with my cut-out but not as good as my friend's 95 trans am with his. He also has a M6, but his pipe is 2.5 inches like the one on the passengers side. Also my friend gained .4 second in a 8th. It seems like a only gained some top-end out of it.
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12-15-2002, 04:52 PM
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Re: 99 Z28 exhaust ? This was GM's version of a Y pipe <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> , i couldnt figure it out either. I pulled my whole exhaust system and replaced it.You will find alot of people talk about the restrictions on the way into the engine. There are just as many on the way out... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
12-15-2002, 07:13 PM
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Re: 99 Z28 exhaust ? there are some y pipes and some off road pipes that are made to replace it..Just think it through, there are alot of options out there depending on $ and what you really want, i replaced everhting from the headers back,and was very happy with the results. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Re: 99 Z28 exhaust ? I can only speak for myself, i had shorty headers and flowmaster muffler wasnt happy with that set up, but had a decent sound. I replaced the shorties with long tube MAC headers,(pain in the butt by the way) <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> , then used a off road pipe to a Mufflex cat back 4"exhaust i had to use O2 sims since i didnt use my cat's, my state doesnt have emisions <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> , so i was able to get away with that.Pretty much thats the extreme when it comes to exhaust. If i would have done that from the begining i wouldnt have wasted my money on the other set of headers or the muffler. I also has the cutout, needless to say i dont need a cut out anymore <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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12-16-2002, 08:02 AM
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Re: 99 Z28 exhaust ? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by spud04:
<strong>My car sounds real good with my cut-out but not as good as my friend's 95 trans am with his. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You're talking about LT1 vs. LS1 exhaust notes here. IMO, the LT1 sound is much nicer.
<strong>My car sounds real good with my cut-out but not as good as my friend's 95 trans am with his. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You're talking about LT1 vs. LS1 exhaust notes here. IMO, the LT1 sound is much nicer.
