Best Catback for Stock, later to LT/ORY?
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Best Catback for Stock, later to LT/ORY? I've been searching for some time now, and I still can't decide what catback I want, or if I'm looking at all options.
My car needs a catback (98 Z28), right now just stock manifolds with cats, but before the winter I'm going to Pacesetter LT's and an ORY. I'm looking for the best semi-budget catback that would sound decent on both stock and lt's.
I've considered the Rumbler, Jeg's, and the Hooker. All are around what I want to spend, but I'd like to get some opinions. I am leaning towards the Jeg's catback at the moment. Also in the future I'd be going to a heads/cam combo.
My car needs a catback (98 Z28), right now just stock manifolds with cats, but before the winter I'm going to Pacesetter LT's and an ORY. I'm looking for the best semi-budget catback that would sound decent on both stock and lt's.
I've considered the Rumbler, Jeg's, and the Hooker. All are around what I want to spend, but I'd like to get some opinions. I am leaning towards the Jeg's catback at the moment. Also in the future I'd be going to a heads/cam combo.
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magnaflow with longtubes and a catted y sounds perfect i think..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWEGKC9Ihk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWEGKC9Ihk
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[QUOTE=z28camaross2;12048618]magnaflow with longtubes and a catted y sounds perfect i think..
Yeah with a catted y it sounds great, but if you take off the cats it is really raspy.
IMO I have Hooker nice deep tone, not too crazy loud or raspy. One of the best flowing catbacks around.
Yeah with a catted y it sounds great, but if you take off the cats it is really raspy.
IMO I have Hooker nice deep tone, not too crazy loud or raspy. One of the best flowing catbacks around.
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Make your own. Go to Summit and buy the Dynomax 3" I-pipe, over-the-axle pipe, and a Hooker Maximum Flow 3" in/out offset muffler. Get a local exhaust shop to make you a 3" tailpipe. Sounds great and no off-the-shelf catback flows better. The whole package is about $250.
I had a GMMG which was great with stock manifolds and obnoxious with LT/ORY. I'm running the Max Flow setup now and couldn't be happier.
I had a GMMG which was great with stock manifolds and obnoxious with LT/ORY. I'm running the Max Flow setup now and couldn't be happier.
Make your own. Go to Summit and buy the Dynomax 3" I-pipe, over-the-axle pipe, and a Hooker Maximum Flow 3" in/out offset muffler. Get a local exhaust shop to make you a 3" tailpipe. Sounds great and no off-the-shelf catback flows better. The whole package is about $250.
I had a GMMG which was great with stock manifolds and obnoxious with LT/ORY. I'm running the Max Flow setup now and couldn't be happier.
I had a GMMG which was great with stock manifolds and obnoxious with LT/ORY. I'm running the Max Flow setup now and couldn't be happier.
My bro has the factory installed SLP Dual Dual on his SS. We added LT's/ORY and its still pretty quiet. You'll definitely notice a difference between it and the Loudmouth. LOL
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I don't have any clips but there was a god awfull RASP about 2000-2500RPM...so much so that I would try to avoid that range as much as posssible...that is unless the right pedal was to the floor; then it sounded GOOOOD! This DD that I am getting has a good bit of miles on it so maybe it won't be as quiet as some of the low mileage cars out there. I have heard that over time because the the mufflers design it inheritely gets louder. I was also debating the HOOKER catback, but this is cheaper for now. I was talking with a shop about fabbing true duals but all the ones I have heard are pretty loud and costly too. I found a fabricators kit for about $300.00, for true duals, without mufflers but it has to be pieced together.
magnaflow with longtubes and a catted y sounds perfect i think..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWEGKC9Ihk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWEGKC9Ihk