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Old 09-03-2012, 09:02 PM
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Much better. Did it change the way it sounds much?
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Originally Posted by 02TransAm/Batmobile
Finally got to the shop:





That's a lot better , did they give you any guff over the recall? I would of done the right side a little different but glad to see you got her done! Are you happy with it now and does it sound any different?
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I saw the system first hand and it looks much better, should flow much better too. The shop he/we went to great at what they do.
I've been trying to add 3" after my cutout but no shop would agree to do it. I added a 3" over the axle pipe from Flowmaster and added 3" tails with new 3"' inlet and 4" out Corsa Clones.


3" Corsa Clones


4" Corsa Clones
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Originally Posted by 00transamws6
I saw the system first hand and it looks much better, should flow much better too. The shop he/we went to great at what they do.
I've been trying to add 3" after my cutout but no shop would agree to do it. I added a 3" over the axle pipe from Flowmaster and added 3" tails with new 3"' inlet and 4" out Corsa Clones.


3" Corsa Clones


4" Corsa Clones
The 4" Corsa Clones look great on T/As dont see the cut out tho
Old 09-04-2012, 11:10 AM
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Flowmaster 3" dual inlet to 4" single outlet to 4" Race Ready Performance (not mounted in this pic), with a 4" bolt on turn down.
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Looks much better. One question. With the pipees that close, why did you not go with a universal X-pipe in the first place? You were 99% of the way there already.
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^^^ 00transamws6 , nice system thats what I like to see someone being creative. I'm tired of seeing the same old **** Y pipe or TSP X pipe with dumps over and over. Looks awesome but waz up with header wrap ?
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Thanks. When I first mounted the FM merge it would slightly rub the floor, the wrap was my remedy for it. I had them remount it and it doesn't rub anymore. I may remove the wrap but I can tell it helps with the heat in the cab so I may leave it. There was no way I was going to a dump system. I have the best of both worlds now, loud when I want (95% of the time), and quiet when I'm on the highway or my ears start to ring.



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