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Old May 6, 2009 | 05:31 PM
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Question Full system exhaust setups????

I have a 98 Camaro SS. I am lookin to buy LT's,all the way out the back and i want to go with a y pipe. What is a good setup? Oh and i Would like to stay with in a 1000 but a couple hunred more wont hurt.
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i have QTP LTs, custom kooks O/R y and GMMG c/b

total cost was about $1,300
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Old May 6, 2009 | 05:40 PM
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I would get 1" 7/8th Kook's LT's with Kook's 3" off road y-pipe, and a 3" electrical cutout and keep the stock muffler IMO. The reason why the 1" 7/8th is you might need them later down the road.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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A good budget but quality setup I could recommend is

Pacesetter Coated Long Tube headers and O/R y-pipe package is usually around $600

If I had to pick a cat-back with good full throttle sound and a nice mellow cruizing tone without sacraficing too much buck, I would be pressed between the Hoker Aerochamber catback or the Magnaflow catback systems.

I think the Hooker system is around $400
Magnaflow is around $470

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Old May 6, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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^^ best for the money. Or you could go Jet-hot with ORY and Magnaflow CB with cutout. Whole thing cost me $900, you can probably get it cheaper.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 06:04 PM
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Pacesetters and Mufflex Exhaust may be an option but will be close on $. The larger Mufflex systems flow very good.
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Old May 6, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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lpp with whatever catback you wanted for a budget build.
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If you're trying to stay within budget, try looking at used headers and cat-backs. I got a set of used headers, a catted-y, and a lid for 290. Then I bought my hooker aerochamber muffler for like 85 and I'm having it welded in place of my chokemaster by a friend of mine. Oh yeah, don't overlook the motor mounts - old ones can cause the y-pipe to bang the floor sometimes.
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I would say pacesetters headers with magnaflow catback for the cheap and Kooks headers with borla catback for the more expensive setup. I would choice the second setup but the first one is good to.
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Old May 7, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Do i need different motor mounts to run LTs
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Originally Posted by Bad98SS
Do i need different motor mounts to run LTs
not required, but recommended when you get all the crap out of the way.
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Originally Posted by Bad98SS
Do i need different motor mounts to run LTs
When you are doing LTs, it would DEFINETLY RECOMMEN doing poly motor mounts while you are there.

Not only will it be a lot easier to do with nothing in the way, but it will also help prevent your y pipe from hitting the floor board
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for your price range, go with pacesetter longtube headers and there ory pipe and magnaflow or hooker catback.
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if you drive during the winter i would ignore all of the people saying pacesetters, they will rust. if you go with the lpp they are stainless.
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LPP lt's and ory with a magnaflow catback
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
i have QTP LTs, custom kooks O/R y and GMMG c/b

total cost was about $1,300
where did you get your QTP LTs from? their site or a vendor?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by z28camaross2
where did you get your QTP LTs from? their site or a vendor?
I bought mine 8/2006 for $650.. That was when they had the new desing of their HVMC...

If i was you, talk with Mike @ ws6 store (sponsor) he will hook you up. Being that i live in IL and he is in IA. I get my order in less than 14 hours

i would order these from Mike.... http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=1183
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