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Old May 27, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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Just curious to what you guys think of it. Hows the sound? How restrictive is it compared to a cutout?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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my friend runs a hooker catback, lts, ORY and a cutout. it sounds nice and quiet with the cutout closed at idle and WOT. nothing obnoxious but its a nice combo with the cutout/catback. quiet when you wanna be and loud on command.

as for being restrictive i think its one of the better flowing catbacks out there. nothing compares to the flow of a cut out or true duals. i think my friend dynoed about 10-12hp more with the cutout open
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Old May 27, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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I absolutely love mine. When it's finally time to replace it I'll be putting another one right back on. The sound is clean with minimal rasp. It's also one of the highest flowing mufflers of that construction type.
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You have any videos of it?
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Old May 27, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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I have one really crappy video of me embarassing myself at the track, LOL. It was my first time back since my H/C install & I was on some really crappy street tires. Needless to say I spun thru 3 gears before finally finding traction. I busted a horrible time but still got some MPH out of it after spinning for days, LOL.

Enjoy my misery, LOL. You can only hear it when I cleaned off my tires & right when I launch & start spinning due to other cars in line where it was filmed from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZx4b-BCS0
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Old May 27, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG_MIKE2005
I absolutely love mine. When it's finally time to replace it I'll be putting another one right back on. The sound is clean with minimal rasp. It's also one of the highest flowing mufflers of that construction type.
Love mine as well, with the exception of going true duals I'll go back to my Hooker cats every time.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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I just put the hooker catback on my car and like it alot aswell. It is a great sounding catback that flows pretty decent too. I still have the stock manifolds with stock cats and y pipe so its pretty quiet still.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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One more for the hooker It one of best flowing and I like that I can still cruse on the hiway and talk to the passenger. I would not want it any louder at WOT.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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On my old setup, I gained 1 rwhp on a dyno by opening the cutout with a Hooker. The hooker is just stealthy enough to keep me out of trouble. I have an e cutout if I want it louder.
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Originally Posted by BIG_MIKE2005
I have one really crappy video of me embarassing myself at the track, LOL. It was my first time back since my H/C install & I was on some really crappy street tires. Needless to say I spun thru 3 gears before finally finding traction. I busted a horrible time but still got some MPH out of it after spinning for days, LOL.

Enjoy my misery, LOL. You can only hear it when I cleaned off my tires & right when I launch & start spinning due to other cars in line where it was filmed from.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZx4b-BCS0
Got to start somewhere, lol. Sounds good though.
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Originally Posted by conan
One more for the hooker It one of best flowing and I like that I can still cruse on the hiway and talk to the passenger. I would not want it any louder at WOT.
I see you got a cam, you have any videos of it at idle?
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Originally Posted by TA1364
I see you got a cam, you have any videos of it at idle?
Sorry man I don't.
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i like the sound of the hooker catback. my buddy has that on his firebird. it sounds really good. its kinda on the quiet side like the magnaflow, but i think the hooker has more of a deeper rumble than magnaflow. definitely a good exhuast system.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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I love my hooker Lt's ORY & Catback. Everyone is right on here, nice quiet under 2k & real nice deep sound throughout. I have the cutout too, sounds very mean.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TA1364
You have any videos of it?
try ls1sounds.com. Its a great place to hear different types of exhaust combos
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I have, just seeing if there was anymore out there.
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Old May 28, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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I have the Hooker catback as well... but I think mine has gotten louder over time. I even have a bullet muffler in the I-pipe to make it a little smoother, but I love the sound.
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Originally Posted by TA1364
I have, just seeing if there was anymore out there.
thats cool. after hearing a couple, im starting to think they might be my selection
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Theres a few decent videos on youtube.com. Just type in "hooker catback" and it will pull up a bunch of ls1 cars with the hooker exhaust.
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not a great vid but you get the idea. Mine snarled to hell and back, you could hear it for 1/4 at WOT.

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