LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 10-13-2010, 12:22 AM
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Looking to move my 3 inch bullet to the rear like a mufflex setup , question is will it kill me ?? I will have a cutout in there for nitrous but im sick of the drone. its just dumped off my pacesetter y.

Its a bolt on car for now,

Longtubes,ORY
CAI, Free mods , ignition system , and 100 shot ( not yet sprayd)

tried a search no luck. thanks guys
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if your running a Intermediate pipe still and just putting the bullet in back like it sounds like what your trying to say then yes you can. YOu will be fine
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The exhaust gasses cool and loose velocity by the time they get to the axle-back section of the exhaust, so you will probably notice no difference at all other than sound.
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You will never be able to tell any difference except for sound
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X4. I'm running a blower with 600+ rwhp and a regular 3" catback borla exhaust. You're good to go.
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Originally Posted by Tbird232ci
The exhaust gasses cool and loose velocity by the time they get to the axle-back section of the exhaust, so you will probably notice no difference at all other than sound.
this makes absolutely NO SENSE.
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I did the same thing because I was tired of the drone as well. I still have the bullet in the I-pipe too and added one out back. Here is a pic.


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Sweet , that how i did it but put the bullet were your second ones at , now i cant tell if its header noise or a exhaust leak , i can only hear it underneath the front of the car . Under the hood it is quiet and i just hear the normal valve train noise . any suggestions guys ??


Pacesetter longtubes , ORY , single 3 inch all the way out. I just reaplaced the 1406 hader gaskets with percy ultra seal . i hope those arent starting to leak. i also have band clamps on all the joints and feel no leaks there .
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I finally bought copper header gaskets for mine...the damn bolts kept getting lose and blowing out the paper ones...sounded horrible! But finally after many times tightning them up they stayed!
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Get locking header bolts. Percy's Split-Lok or Grade 8 will do you well.
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Originally Posted by katz_2003
I finally bought copper header gaskets for mine...the damn bolts kept getting lose and blowing out the paper ones..
What bolts are you using?
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Originally Posted by qc97z
Get locking header bolts. Percy's Split-Lok or Grade 8 will do you well.
I sold my percey's for some ARP's and I couldn't be happier.
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Bought locking bolts , stage 8 , mr gasket 5903s . Gonna cross my fingers and pray that it fixes this tick . It's mainly on the passenger side I can really hear .
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Stage 8's all the way. Yes they are a bit more work but they do the job without fail plus the double hex bolts make it easy to tighten and torque them with a regular or Allen wrench. I have heard that the Percy split lock can freeze and get jammed up.
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Originally Posted by 95ztrey
Bought locking bolts , stage 8 , mr gasket 5903s . Gonna cross my fingers and pray that it fixes this tick . It's mainly on the passenger side I can really hear .
I had a similar problem on my thirdgen. Even with Stage 8 bolts. Ended up having to take the header to a shop, and have them flatten the flange on it. It was warped in the middle, and on the front edge. Cost about $35 buck to have done, but I haven't had the problem since.
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ive been using the same cheapy copper gaskets and pacesetter bolts for 4 years now... never had a bolt back out, and never had leaks. header problems, opti failures, clutch failures... all go hand in hand




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