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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 04:29 PM
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with these headers and ory pipe with my magna flow cat back exhaust should i feel a difference in the car? and will it be louder then it is already with the magna flow exhaust?

i hope so cause the exhaust is to quiet for me
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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You will get a SOP difference and YES it will be louder. A tune is needed to optimize it but not required...
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Old Oct 6, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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SOP?? Sorry not familiar with this one haha. Plan on few bolt ons and goodies over the winter won't b driving the car anyways it will b in my shop. Ima have her tuned late winter early spring though.
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Combine the LT's with a good CAI and you'll notice a nice SOTP gain.
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Sotp??
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 08:42 AM
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Sotp= Seat Of The Pants difference lol
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so ill feel a difference in the seat... big difference or slight?
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Good pick! ARH builds great stuff and it fits! When you install take off your trans crossmember and drop the back of the trans a bit. Didn't have to even take off my oil filter. both sides slid right in.
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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Good pick! ARH builds great stuff and it fits! When you install take off your trans crossmember and drop the back of the trans a bit. Didn't have to even take off my oil filter. both sides slid right in.
yeah they do, did you feel a difference when driving the car after the install?
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how many people do you them to tell you yes? lol Yes there will be a nice difference!
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ARH is top notch.. I want a set bad, but I also want the Kooks TD setup, not sure how much modification will be needed to mate them.

When I first installed my LT's, it just sounded throatier at idle and mild cruise, but when I opened it up and got on it, holy HELL!!!! That bitch got LOUD!!
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Originally Posted by Trans24am
so ill feel a difference in the seat... big difference or slight?
If I remember correctly the SOTP difference before and after LT's installed on an LS series engine as valuated on the ARSPCK scale is 4b. Not too shabby!.
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Old Oct 7, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by bayer-z28
ARH is top notch.. I want a set bad, but I also want the Kooks TD setup, not sure how much modification will be needed to mate them.

When I first installed my LT's, it just sounded throatier at idle and mild cruise, but when I opened it up and got on it, holy HELL!!!! That bitch got LOUD!!
i like what your saying
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