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Old 10-01-2007, 06:47 PM
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I'm going to purchase pacesetter headers with ORY..only thing i'm worried about is my car has eibach prokit springs/bilstein shocks and i'm wondering the clearance with this setup..if anyone has answers or pictures that will be very helpful!
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I have the pacesetter longtubes with o/r y pipe installed. I have edlebrock front coilovers w/eibach springs that lowered the car about '1"1/2, but the rear has the stock springs. I don't know if that will help you, but I'll try and post a pic.
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i got a 1.5 drop all the way around with hooker long tubes.. its aight cept going down my driveway which is about a 65-75 degree slope (i **** u not) its bad
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Well, here are a few. I thought I would be scraping all over the place as I've heard I would. That really wasn't the case, but it just about completely stopped when I added the strap clamps.
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A lot of it will come down to the Y pipe, when I didn't have cats I never scraped, with cats the driver side cat hits every thing it can find.
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Originally Posted by BizZzatch350
A lot of it will come down to the Y pipe, when I didn't have cats I never scraped, with cats the driver side cat hits every thing it can find.
That's true. I scraped my cat just about everytime I went up my driveway when I had the stock exhaust system.
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thanks very much for the replies, I don't think i'll be too worried looking at those pictures, people make it seem so much worse than it is..seems i'll be scraping me front bumper more often then my exhaust still >:O
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Mine has a 2 inch drop..I know way too much and as long as I hit bumps at an angle I dont scrape a lot...the longtubes arent the problem its those exhaust clamps that I use..if you can use the band clamp style not the regular style...the bands are thinner
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Originally Posted by crazyhorses
Well, here are a few. I thought I would be scraping all over the place as I've heard I would. That really wasn't the case, but it just about completely stopped when I added the strap clamps.
that looks like a good size speed bump would eat your **** up
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I have Pacesetters on my car with Hypercoil 1.5" springs. The combo has recently changed but I don't have any pictures yet since the car isn't done. I have QA1 Coil-Overs with a road spring dropped about 2" up front.



You can barely make out the collectors. I have relatively good clearance though!
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Originally Posted by 1slowZinthe513
that looks like a good size speed bump would eat your **** up
That's why I avoid them when I know they're coming up, as far as the rest??? I just try and angle my way. Not much of a problem until today!
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eibach pro-kit here with Jet-Hot LT's, no problems with the header, the Y hits everywhere though
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Pics in here of my setup. Jethot longtubes, 3" true duals run out the back. My x-pipe actually has more ground clearance than my hooker y-pipe had fwiw. My cars lowered with strano springs, 1.2-1.3" drop.
http://s86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...xhaust%20pics/
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My car with Strano springs/Koni SA shocks and Corvette C5 wheels/tires and Pacesetter LTs/Y pipe....never had a problem with clearance




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