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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:54 PM
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I'm going with LT's pacesetters. Is there a big horsepower difference from going with TD versus ORY with Hooker catback?. Or should i ask what would be the gain going from ORY with catback up to true duals

I love the way they both sound but im thinking TD might get to me after while.
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Old Mar 16, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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Not all that much difference if you are on stock CI or a mild H/C; especially with the Hooker which flows very well.

It is no where near the level of difference from say..shorty headers to long tube headers or cats to !cats.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:12 AM
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It felt like I gained some torque in the lower end when I switched from ORY to duals, no numbers to back it up though.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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the duals will get you more in the mid range but not that much. A better flowing mid pipe will increase torque but again, not by much. I think people are more into the sound of true duals than how much it makes whe compared to a y-pipe setup.

The hooker also flows good so again, you wont be that far off, just pick wat you like, you can't go wrong.....well, unless you get a loudmouth, like me, and expect for it to sound that same when upgrading to LT'z.....hahahahah!!!
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 05:36 AM
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I did mine for the sound. It sounds so much better with TD.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by ZR2877
I did mine for the sound. It sounds so much better with TD.
im the oppisite, i had TD's on my car and it was just way too loud...so i changed to a catted Y and GMMG, and im soo much happier with the sound of my car...prolly the best mod i have to this day..(well its my only mod pretty much )

Jon
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 11:11 AM
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chads (black02ss) setup: Ypipe vs duals.jpg

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TSP's setup



241 pacesetters, ls6, xpipe vs 853 pacesetters, ls6, ypipe with borla and pulley.jpg


Josh also did a comparo, you can find his in the dyno section, though his was through a cutout and not catback only.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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JRP always has the info. Thanks man. That's an interesting comparison. Glad I'm going with duals.
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Originally Posted by matts22
JRP always has the info. Thanks man. That's an interesting comparison. Glad I'm going with duals.
i try

the TSP overlay really suprised me when i overlayed the graphs the other day.
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Old Mar 17, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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man its going to be a hard to pick
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