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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 06:47 PM
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Default Hooker Cat-Back System
After listening to a ton of sound clips and reading everyones posts, I got a Hooker cat-back exhaust system for my 02 WS6. I know that the stock system flows well, but I wanted to change the sound. Now that its been on the car for a week, I'm disappointed at the sound, its not loud enough. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> What could I do to make it louder. The rest of the exhaust is stock. I need cats i'm in NJ.
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 07:03 PM
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I'm in the same boat you are. Headers would do the trick I'm sure.

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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 07:11 PM
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Long tube headers and off-road pipe will make the car louder for ya !
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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For sound 3" cutout will do it fine
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Old Aug 22, 2002 | 09:02 PM
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Headers and a cam swap would do it. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 12:14 AM
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Take the cats off, it will be a LOT louder, and sound a ton better. The Hooker catback on a car without cats is one of the best sounding LS1 setups IMO...

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Old Aug 23, 2002 | 07:08 AM
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I'm in the same boat as you. Lucky for me my Hooker LT's & ORY will be here in a couple weeks <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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I liked my Hooker, as it was fairly stealthy at idle, but really started to scream once you got on the gas. Now, with the FLPs and the offroad pipes, it's a *mean* screamer... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Hooker: <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

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you can alway add a cut out-you can close it when its too much. And actually you;d have a blast with a qtec electric cut out!!!!
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I've got Hookers everywhere <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Headers, ORY, Catback
I love it! It's got a deep rumble @ idle and screams, but without the rasp, at WOT.
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i love my FLP longtubes w/ offroad pipes and hooker catback <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> it sounds awesome! i've had many compliments on it so far....now i just need to get that cutout welded on so i can be even louder when i wanna <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Damian:
<strong>The Hooker catback on a car without cats is one of the best sounding LS1 setups IMO...

josh</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have Hooket LT's, off road y-pipe, and the Hooker catback and couldn't agree more with that comment

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by z28kid98:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Damian:
<strong>The Hooker catback on a car without cats is one of the best sounding LS1 setups IMO...

josh</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have Hooket LT's, off road y-pipe, and the Hooker catback and couldn't agree more with that comment

Chris</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Same here also. I get many compliments on mine. I run it with MACs, off-road y and Flowmaster collector.
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