View Poll Results: TD's or Y pipe?
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Y pipe and catback, possibly a cutout
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True Duals vs y pipe setup
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first of all, yes i know TD's are better. the only reason im debating this because i think the rear looks like **** without some pipes coming out the back. I know you can extend them to go out the back but I hear that is alot more expensive and a pain in the ***.
what im thinking of doing is going with a traditional LT, ORY setup with a catback. then throw a cutout on the y pipe for the track or when i feel like pissing off the neighbors.
Also is the sound and Performance that much of a difference between TD's and a y-pipe? and with LT's, ORY and a 408 sound like **** with a cutout at the ypipe?
what im thinking of doing is going with a traditional LT, ORY setup with a catback. then throw a cutout on the y pipe for the track or when i feel like pissing off the neighbors.
Also is the sound and Performance that much of a difference between TD's and a y-pipe? and with LT's, ORY and a 408 sound like **** with a cutout at the ypipe?
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If you buy the TSP kit and dump them at the axles, most exhaust shops will probably extend them to the rear for around 200-300 from what I've read. So, TSP = 450 or so, exhaust shop = 300. You have a rear ending dual exhaust for around 700-800. This is the path I'll be going during the summer if all goes well.
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A y-pipe setup that is done correctly, and has a cut-out in the i-pipe with equally perform any true dual setup. The y-merge collector should parallel before merging to the i-pipe, for best performance. True duals are annoying for a daily driver. There are guys running 9's on a y-pipe setup with slp dual-dual catbacks. I personally plan to copy what Pat G has done with his y-pipe setup, but only go with 3.5" i-pipe.
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A y-pipe setup that is done correctly, and has a cut-out in the i-pipe with equally perform any true dual setup. The y-merge collector should parallel before merging to the i-pipe, for best performance. True duals are annoying for a daily driver. There are guys running 9's on a y-pipe setup with slp dual-dual catbacks. I personally plan to copy what Pat G has done with his y-pipe setup, but only go with 3.5" i-pipe.
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A y-pipe setup that is done correctly, and has a cut-out in the i-pipe with equally perform any true dual setup. The y-merge collector should parallel before merging to the i-pipe, for best performance. True duals are annoying for a daily driver. There are guys running 9's on a y-pipe setup with slp dual-dual catbacks. I personally plan to copy what Pat G has done with his y-pipe setup, but only go with 3.5" i-pipe.
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Yes. I think so. I personally don't care for the dumped look nor care for the drone. IMO I don't think TDs sound any better then a nice y pipe setup.
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Imo, If you want to worry about getting pulled over for an extremely loud car go with true duals. If not keep the y setup with a cutout. I may sell off my true duals and go with a y setup. That way I can drive the car and not get a headache.
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dumped duals with one chambers, sweet thunders, or pro flow twister mufflers. y setups have too much rasp for me and none I've heard sound that great behind longtubes. The only one I really liked was the sound of the loudmouth on a stock manifold/cat/y pipe car but I put headers on that car and a ory and its just obnoxious now. All of my cars have dumped duals except for my dd and my nova(bone stock). Nothing compares sound wise.
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dumped duals with one chambers, sweet thunders, or pro flow twister mufflers. y setups have too much rasp for me and none I've heard sound that great behind longtubes. The only one I really liked was the sound of the loudmouth on a stock manifold/cat/y pipe car but I put headers on that car and a ory and its just obnoxious now. All of my cars have dumped duals except for my dd and my nova(bone stock). Nothing compares sound wise.
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i've had tsp true duals for 2 years and i love them and get compliments all the time. if i even mention that i want to go back to ypipe people tell me i'm crazy. get duals and run'em out the back and you'll never be sorry.
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I bet you I can make more power with a y pipe than with duals. Maybe only 1 or 2hp, but I bet I can do it with a good Flowmaster merge with a 4" outlet.
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Will kooks LT 1 7/8x2 headers hook up to TSP True duals? and would it be possible to run dumps but then later extend them out the back?
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its weird, i have seen alot of other camaros with no tips that look fine but for some reason i think my own car looks like crap without them. maybe i just need to get an SS spoiler. also ive noticed my rear bumper tends to sag quite a bit. I got rear ended over the summer and the bumper was replaced but it still sags. i also noticed it sagged before anything happened. It kinda looks like its supposed to be like that but at the same time it looks off.
Will kooks LT 1 7/8x2 headers hook up to TSP True duals? and would it be possible to run dumps but then later extend them out the back?
Will kooks LT 1 7/8x2 headers hook up to TSP True duals? and would it be possible to run dumps but then later extend them out the back?
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