97ramsst

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I installed a set of LPP Stainless Long tubes a few weeks ago (they were "polished" but I spent about 20hrs really polishing them before the install.) The look and sound great. I have to say though the fit was pretty shitty...I had to notch the K-Member (a bunch) and even then the y-pipe wouldnt fit together like it was supposed to. I wound up having to load it up with open headers and carry it to an exhaust shop and have them bend the y-pipe some and weld it together to make it work. BUT it sounds and looks great now.













Video of at idle and revving:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmmNxrlLQRA

NHRAMAN

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look great...vid sounds great also......

SOMSS1LE

Nice and Raspy like my Borla, and I think I see some dirt Polish work looks great, nice job.

JamRWS6

Excellent fit on the exhaust. Have you driven it yet to see if you have any banging issues?

Looks great as always

Detoxx03

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Looks great as always and now it sounds good.

Spd-Kilz

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Great work on the exhaust Robbie! Looks amazing, and sounds great too!

Just out of curiosity, have you considered braided lines for your fuel and EVAP?

99Ls1fever

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That is ONE HELL of a Ride Man!!! Sweet Job On Her!!!!


What intake mainfold is that?

TireSm0ke

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Surprised to hear you had problems with the LPPs hitting the K-member and the Y not fitting. I had no problems whatsoever. Talk to the manufacturer maybe?

scj

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looks like a weiand intake manifold.

TORCHD 02 TA

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Robbie when are you going in for the tune?

Looks good man

Counted Out

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Your car is so clean. It's seriously one of my favorites - I save almost every picture I see of it.

But why spend 20 hours polishing them, when you can really barely see them? Was there a noticeable difference after polishing them that long? They seem to come really "shiney" already.

Fb0dy0nly

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Its called OCD, millions of Americans suffer from this disease..lol.

Adam_346

cool

97ramsst

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Thanks for all the compliments guys.

LOL....what do you expect from a high mileage daily driver????

It banged the bottom like Ron Jeremy on Viagra!!! I had to notch the K-Member some more (with the headers on since they were welded on) and I made a rubber bumper on the floor plan from an old serpentine belt I had (it sounds getto but works perfect and doesnt look bad at all...infact you would never even notice it looking at it.) After all that its fine, but they were far from "bolt on."



I thought about it but I am just not a fan of braided lines...even real ones remind me of those cheap covers. Besides if I did those I would have to replace ALL the other ones too to be right.

Its a Weiand/LPE I had chromed.

I think your case is the exception rather than the rule from what I hear. The quality is great, just the fit was terrible. By the time I got the headers on and went to install the y-pipe I had one day before loading it on the trailer and carring it 1600 miles to the POCI/GTOAA Conv in OH...so I didnt have time to contact LPP and get another one. The exhaust shop had the tools to make it fit....so I let them finish it. But I HATED letting someone else work on my car!!!



The week before the LSX Shootout a shop in Memphis is having GM High Tech do a story on them and they want to tune the car for me then so it can be in the pictures...so it will be Oct before I do it.

Thanks...and yes to ME it was well worth the time to have them look perfect rather than just ok. They looked like shiney stainless steel when I got them...when I installed them they looked like chrome. Its little things and details like that (lots of them combined) that make the difference on a show car....the difference between 1st in your class and Best of Show. I built my car to be a Best of Show canidate at any show we carry it to...and thats what it is.

keith_AE2010

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Those look great and it sounds good too. One day I'm gonna have to make a trip across the line lol and come see that beautiful thing in person.

ls2 bait

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looks good. shame they will turn orangey brown after they heat up a few times.

97ramsst

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I know, but no more than its driven maybe it will take a while!

99Ls1fever

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Thanks Man for the info the car is amazing and so clean!!!

98-mongooSSe

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Wow! Looks awesome! I polished mine up too before I put em on, but looks like you put in a little more effort into yours than I did.





One on the right is how they looked out of the box.

And I've for 5k miles on mine now & while they are purple, they're still shiney.

Shay

Spoolio

awsome work!