I bought the uncoated Hooker ORY for my Jet Hot headers. Here is my thoughts/opinions....

When it arrived, the box was beat up (UPS)...where the Y goes into the I was dinged...it looked D-shaped, but that was easily fixed.

Putting it on was not as easy as I thought, but after I was done, it turned out great. Everything fit really well and very tight. The drivers side pipe was close to the floor, but after some fiddling, I have about 1" of room now. I also installed a poly motor mount and have had NO banging at all.

Overall, I will give the Hooker ORY (uncoated) a B. For $165 shipped, it was the easiest and cheapest I could find....and it does fit well, look good, and my personal opinion is it sounds nice. Some people dont like rasp, and this Y is raspy, I like it...the rasp is controllable, except at WOT

The clamps they supply are ****, but other than that, it cant be beat.

 

i hated that Y pipe when i had one.. but i am glad it worked out for you

 

I hated mine too.

 

You didn't have to bang the floorboard in at all to get it to fit, I'm getting the same exact set up (except my Hooker Y is coated) and just assumed I'd have to do some custom mallot work (aka: BFH).



Thanks a lot dude, if I'd based my decisions solely on just how badly you've 'bashed' these headers/Y pipe all over the boards I would have never bought them from you! Maybe I should just get QTPs as well?

 

I suggest a poly engine mount.

The driver's side pipe was close...real close, but with some prying and tightening, I have plenty of clearance. When you get it, take the little piece of the y and test fit it...then "massage" it before you put it all together...you may get a little better clearance that way too.

It wont just install itself, but for $165 I dont think it can be beat. Well, not my perticular y pipe anyway

 

from some of the pics i've seen of ory pipes i see that they do not have a place for a solid hanger. When i was running my ory pipe before i went to duals, i had a shop make me two hangers, one on the driver side at the bend, and the other at teh stock location. Using rubber and the hangers, it worked wonders for the y pipe banging. and the spots it did still touch every now and then i used the good ol' bfh mod and very slightly tapped the floor board, this was near the heat sheilds under the car. I DID get a little bit more interior noise but nothing worth bitching about.

btw **** clamps, i'd weld it in or buy nice stainless steal ones anyways.
Good luck with the install. safe driving!
Travis

 

hahahaahahh Marc dont worry.... i went 11s with these headers STOCK INTERNALS....but maybe you will still run 12s????