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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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I have seen alot of talk about the edelbrock catback being quiet, and not producing much power, i dont understand how you can call this quiet? mine absolutely blows ears off at 6000+ with an offroad Y and longtubes, i just wanted to reccomend this to anyone that wants a nice quality aggressive sounding catback for a decent price.
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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is it 3"? The old ones were the same size as stock, 2.75". Thats why they suckd
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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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yeah its 3" all stainless, really impressed, would be nasty on duals i think
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Any Pics Or Sound Clips
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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I have it too, not stainless though? aluminized piping
love the sound and posted a clip or two about 4 months ago, nobody cared ;(
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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I dont think that catback is stainless.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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An ORY makes a big difference with the way your car sounds. My old Z with stock headers and Y with a B&B catback was close to absolutely silent. At high revs, sure it would make some noise, but nothing really loud. Just a nice, smooth deep tone. After shorties and an ORY, the B&B woke up and was literally thunderous, producing a smooth, deep tone was was very loud. I'm actually looking to replacing the Borla on my SS with a B&B. Just love that exhaust.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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i told my speed shop i wanted reasonably quiet normal driving, performance under full throttle. my edelbrock RPM doesnt dissappoint. i looked inside the stainless steel muffler and it has 3 aprox 1 inch straight thru tubes which i'm sure flows great. the pipes are aluminum. i put on the 95-97 because it had 3" instead of the 2.75" 98-2002. maybe they've changed this. i'm happy. i also have a sensative left ear and this exhaust doesnt give me a problem with that.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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please post pics, ive never seen or heard of a stainless edelbrock cb
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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It's to bad, people don't really give the edelbrock or gibson catbacks a chance.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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sound clips please, a driveby would be sweet too.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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from what i've seen the Gibson has nice welds at all muffler connections, looks like my next catback ;P
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by TUFAS4U
from what i've seen the Gibson has nice welds at all muffler connections, looks like my next catback ;P
It does here are some pics from mine (stainless version).





I replaced the u-clamps with stainless band clamps which made everything cleaner.
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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the gibson system looks pretty nice.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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I run it and really like it. Sounds very good a I noticed better throttle response than my old Borlamouth (round XR1). Picked it up from Jegs on sale for $265 (aluminized)..... No regets at all. Very nice sound level at cruise with ory.

Too many people are just sheep and won't nut up and think for themselves. It's a great setup with A+ fit and finish.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Where did you get the stainless Gibson, Jegs only carries the alum. version.
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BTW I think I forgot to mention it's 3 inches.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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The Gibson is awesome. Not annoying inside but has a nice rumble outside.
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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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We still need sound clips asap or gtfo. respectfully.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Sicko
We still need sound clips asap or gtfo. respectfully.
I'm in Texas and my car is in New York so that isn't happening anytime soon
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