Pretty much given up on my bird...
07-10-2006, 05:41 PM
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Pretty much given up on my bird... Ok... I pretty much have given up all hope on my firebird... I have absolutely no clearance with my car... I installed qtp headers and ORY with QTECS with a couple of friends of mine. We had to all this custom nonsense just to get like 2-1/2 inches of clearance... Now its hit the ground so much that its started sagging even more... now i have like 1 inch of clearance and I cant hardly ever drive it. The only way that I will keep my car is if I can find a good install shop near where I live. Does ANYONE know of a good install shop thats not more than like 100 miles from the Fairfax, VA area? I cant seem to find any shop nearby and this site only shows those that sponser it and the nearest shop is like over 100 miles away and Im not willing to drive that far every time i need to get something installed.
07-10-2006, 06:35 PM
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What is your problem? Is it a poor install, poor engineered parts, or just a combination of things?
I find these 98-02 F bodies to be some of the easiest cars to work on. Since you are lowered I think you should have used Pacesetter headers and a Pacesetter Y pipe because it tucks higher than any other pipe.
I did install some 3" duals on a car that was slammed and still had decent clearance.
May also want to look into selling that POS Y pipe and getting your man Chris to custom make you a Y pipe using oval tubing for clearance
I find these 98-02 F bodies to be some of the easiest cars to work on. Since you are lowered I think you should have used Pacesetter headers and a Pacesetter Y pipe because it tucks higher than any other pipe.
I did install some 3" duals on a car that was slammed and still had decent clearance.
May also want to look into selling that POS Y pipe and getting your man Chris to custom make you a Y pipe using oval tubing for clearance
07-10-2006, 06:59 PM
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i feel your pain.i'm lowered in the front only and my qtp ory rubs pretty bad.a regular muffler shop should be able to help you out.i'd take it to one and atleast see what they think they can do for you.
07-10-2006, 10:05 PM
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When you go with dual cutouts behind the headers your gunna have to give up a lot of ground clearance. Raise your car or ditch the cutouts, otherwise your gunna continue to scrape. I've got an ORY with cutouts welded in on a stock ride height camaro and I still scrape them often. They sound bad *** when open though...so I live with the scraping.
07-11-2006, 12:01 AM
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Holy ****! Dual QTEC's and sportlines? 
You're never going to get that thing looking presentable. Your best bet is to sell the whole thing and get a custom y-pipe built, possibly from 2.5". I can't believe you didn't see this coming!
A pacesetter y-pipe would tuck nice, and probably fit up to the QTP's. Check out the Eastern members section, they might be able to help you out with a shop.
You're never going to get that thing looking presentable. Your best bet is to sell the whole thing and get a custom y-pipe built, possibly from 2.5". I can't believe you didn't see this coming!
A pacesetter y-pipe would tuck nice, and probably fit up to the QTP's. Check out the Eastern members section, they might be able to help you out with a shop.
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07-11-2006, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Holy ****! Dual QTEC's and sportlines?
You're never going to get that thing looking presentable. Your best bet is to sell the whole thing and get a custom y-pipe built, possibly from 2.5". I can't believe you didn't see this coming!
A pacesetter y-pipe would tuck nice, and probably fit up to the QTP's. Check out the Eastern members section, they might be able to help you out with a shop.
You're never going to get that thing looking presentable. Your best bet is to sell the whole thing and get a custom y-pipe built, possibly from 2.5". I can't believe you didn't see this coming!
A pacesetter y-pipe would tuck nice, and probably fit up to the QTP's. Check out the Eastern members section, they might be able to help you out with a shop.
07-12-2006, 02:39 AM
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if your looking for a great shop within a 100 miles of burke, va (im in sterling, about 20-30 min away from you), check out F-Body Central in Maryland. takes about 30-40 minutes to get there. my buddies and i mainly work on our own cars, but we go up there to get them tuned and make some dyno runs. but i have seen the work they do, and it is incredible. next time you need something done, i would definetly give them a call.