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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Arrow QTP's tuck?

Here are my new HVMC LTs on my prokit lowered TA:




Here are the preliminary clearances with my 3" catted duals:

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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How are they at the header collector?
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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First 2 pics...
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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OK. I see.

How lowered?
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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Prokit is 1.25" I believe
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:39 PM
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I ran a catted 3" X-pipe on SLP LT's (very low). And the entire exhaust was nowhere near that low.

Your entire floorboard seems very low to the ground. The framerails look very low.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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...and SLP is supposed to be the worst! WTF?!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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My piont is, everything looks low. Front 1/4 panel clamp next to the jacking point looks low. Frame rails look low. Your car is low. I don't think the LT's are to blame.

True, I defend QTP all the time, but how much room is there between the top of the header collector and the bottom of the floor board? That's where SLP's had a huge gap, hence, that's why they hang low.

Also, running a 3" Catted X-pipe on a dropped car is a horrible idea.

I'm really sorry. I really am. We're looking at a lot of money in exhaust parts in these pics, and you can't live with that setup the way it is.

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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by weestro
Here are my new HVMC LTs on my prokit lowered TA:




Here are the preliminary clearances with my 3" catted duals:


Is there any bigger pictures or is it my computer thats showing only small ones...

I agree though, ive never seen a car that sit that low on a prokit...
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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Those thumbnails should be clickable...
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:26 PM
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This car is low, it's as low as my car as I have virtually the exact same clearance to the main frame rails.
My Hooker headers hang just as low and I haven't had any problems, but I also avoid massive speed bumps and the like.
I will try to measure the difference between my Hookers and my soon to go on QTP's with HVMC's. Looks like the main problem on this guys setup is the catted y-pipe. Those cats do hang low
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by FAST LS1
This car is low, it's as low as my car as I have virtually the exact same clearance to the main frame rails.
My Hooker headers hang just as low and I haven't had any problems, but I also avoid massive speed bumps and the like.
I will try to measure the difference between my Hookers and my soon to go on QTP's with HVMC's. Looks like the main problem on this guys setup is the catted y-pipe. Those cats do hang low
Its all tucked up as high as we can possibly go without banging...the collectors themselves hang just as low as all the other tubing except the 4" case on the cat..
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by FAST LS1
This car is low, it's as low as my car as I have virtually the exact same clearance to the main frame rails.
My Hooker headers hang just as low and I haven't had any problems, but I also avoid massive speed bumps and the like.
I will try to measure the difference between my Hookers and my soon to go on QTP's with HVMC's. Looks like the main problem on this guys setup is the catted y-pipe. Those cats do hang low
Catted TD's.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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There is 3" clearance from the pipe and 2.5" under the cats. Adj. coilovers may be in my future. Honestly this thing didn't scrape anywhere on the road except on those speedbumps leaving Mike's...
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by weestro
There is 3" clearance from the pipe and 2.5" under the cats. Adj. coilovers may be in my future. Honestly this thing didn't scrape anywhere on the road except on those speedbumps leaving Mike's...
lol...

you think those are bad...you should see the ones in my APTs..lol

Id rather see you do adjusable coilovers then anything else...keep the same springs just go with hals on the front...hell...ill trade you for mine on my car man...ive got the prokit on Hals. the car sits more then its driven..lol
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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For real!!????!! You're my hero dude! That would be the bomb diggy!
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 07:13 PM
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Actually I'd probably need to switch to stock springs tho so the Hals can drop me (a bit).
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 08:15 PM
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You have to be lowered more than an inch.


I am lowered an inch and have the regular qtp's I have twice the clearance at my cat than you do at your header collector.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by weestro
For real!!????!! You're my hero dude! That would be the bomb diggy!
of course it wouldnt be straight up, i should have mentioned that before you got too happy..my bad...

and no, on the stock springs...my pro kit is raised all the way to the top and im just over safe on the ride height. I can go lower but not much higher if you know what i mean.
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Old Jan 11, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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yeah yeah, I know. Still... We'll work it out.
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