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Old 03-30-2009, 06:50 PM
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im looking to change my exhaust tips on my 97 trans am. right now i have the standard straight 4" chrome tips and they are starting to rust. what are some opinions.
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Does anyone have close up pics of the magnaflow catback tips? Also where is a good place to buy the corsa clones?
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How about these? They are a sponsor! >

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html
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Mecham would look the best but they cost $90 each. Then theres gmmg , corsa clones, c6 tips, magnaflow dual quad and I even like those z28 mailslot tips on T/A's
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Def the tips posted above. they look like Corsa Clones to me. I have em on mine and love em. Best tips u can put on our cars IMO....
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i like those tips posted above and i do like corsa tips. what do the mecham tips look like?
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Originally Posted by DriftR
How about these? They are a sponsor! >

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/dual-exhaust-tips.html
2.25" inlet...weak...Thats a good style, but need a bigger inlet.
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Originally Posted by whitdog54
2.25" inlet...weak...Thats a good style, but need a bigger inlet.
agreed. but if you read the whole description it says it can be expanded to 2.5" so thats not bad.
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personally i like the flowmaster slash cuts
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Originally Posted by ls1adamls1
agreed. but if you read the whole description it says it can be expanded to 2.5" so thats not bad.
Still...3" would be ideal

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personally i like the flowmaster slash cuts
Werd. If your not looking for a dual tip, the slash cuts are the way to go.
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How about 6LE tips?

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Pypes has nice 6 inch oval tips.
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I love me some Corsa tips.
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not really feelin the 6le tips
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I had 4" tips and just like you, they ended up rusting out. This time around, I found some 5" exhaust tips at a diesel place and I took them to Performace Coating Specialties in Arlington, Texas.. They ceramic coated them just like my headers. They will withstand up to 2000 degrees F. They should hold up much better than the standard chrome coatings. Here is a pic of the exhaust tip (its almost chrome like in appearance) sitting next to my SLP loudmouth 1 "muffler".. LOL.

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I would recommend the Pypes Ovals. Their just like the Mecham's I believe, Only like $70 for a pair.

here they are on my car (only my pipes run a little lower than they should be)





Just google Pypes, that's how I found them. I personally think its either these or some bigass corsa clones.
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No up close pics of the flowmaster duals yet? I am wondering about them because I am looking to upgrade my cat back also. I would just go Corsa but the price of that cat back has gone up by a decent amount. I am kicking around the idea of GMMG with corsa clones. I just dont know if the clone inlet will work with the GMMG exhaust diameter or not.
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It should. If I am not mistaken the GMMG outlet is 2.5".
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does any pics of the corsa clones or anything else on my type of back end and do they make them in 3 in
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corsa clones get my vote


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