Kooks fbody dual fitment issues
Just to quiet it down some and cut down on the smell. I don't have emissions here but from everything I've read it should only cost me 3hp or so. I've read the ARH cats don't sacrifice any HP, but I doubt they are the same. I bought them from Maryland speed when I ordered the system, you can get it both ways. I think the price difference is $100.
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It's been fixed, they added another "joint" on the passenger side pipe after the axle. So instead of one point of adjustment, you now have two points of adjustment. I think I received one of the first sets with the two joints, it's pretty easy to align the tips.
The first design: Only one point of adjustment.
The first design: Only one point of adjustment.
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Just to quiet it down some and cut down on the smell. I don't have emissions here but from everything I've read it should only cost me 3hp or so. I've read the ARH cats don't sacrifice any HP, but I doubt they are the same. I bought them from Maryland speed when I ordered the system, you can get it both ways. I think the price difference is $100.
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The ground clearance is awesome, everything tucks up very well on this kit.
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From: dallas
So i have heard that kooks is going to make the quad tips a slip on not a weld on piece. I really dont want to wait 2 months to order this system but i also dont want my quad tips to not be perfect. looking for help from guys that have the quad tips. thanks
Last edited by 2nasty; Jun 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
possibly but that far from the motor it isn't going to cause any problems imho. And unless its a terrible leak soot shouldn't be much of an issue either that far back. I have the quad tips on mine. Welded.
I went with tsp tds bc of the huge price difference. But I have a camaro so i think no pipes or exhaust coming out the back clean up the looks of a camaro imo. But a Ta needs something back there. It would be nice if tsp would make their tds in stainless though. That's my only complaint
haha...better late than never. I didn't realize the 5th gen system has different mufflers than the 4th gen system due to space. I got cats and am happy with the sound, it's plenty loud and I wouldn't want any more sound out of it. No emmisions at all since I'm in Grundy Co.
Here's Kooks single tips
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Thanks guys. I think im gonna wait for them to make the tips a slip on.
Seeing how every car is a little diferent i think thats how it should have been
From the start. Plus i can always weld them. I hope they hurry
Seeing how every car is a little diferent i think thats how it should have been
From the start. Plus i can always weld them. I hope they hurry
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if your tips dont line up, just go to a muffler shop and have them put a torch to the bends before the mufflers, thats what i did bent the f*ck out of everything to get it to line up, and make it work with my original gas tank cover too.
Bought mine last year and just around to having it installed. All kinds of fitment issues, primarily length of system requiring their headers to be cut to move the system forward. If I recall, theyve made some adjustments to improve fit overall. Looks damn good though....
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I had some issues with the fitment of the system. had to even cut down the over the axle pipes to get the tips to line up perfectly. My car is lowered with eibach sportlines and havent had any issues with clearance. Even if it was a pain in the *** to put in and to make it not hit the body while running it was still worth the money and time.