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Old Nov 26, 2002 | 11:56 PM
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Default Finished x-pipe duel today!!!

OMG!!! I love this thing!!!

Hooker LTs
gutted cats (for visual inspection)
Dr Gas x-pipe
bullet mufflers
pipes out the back (under the axle)

It sounds so nice....EXACTLY like what I invisions driving an Indi car or a Winston Cup car.....werrrrrrrr werrrrrrrr <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />

I am never even thinking of giving up my Z28 now <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Its not near as loud as my loudmouth/gutted cats/factory manifolds but it sounds GOOOD!!!

Anyways.....if anyone is considering going this route, all I can say is DO IT!!!!!!! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

Later

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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 06:10 AM
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COOL i like that ....... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

do you have pics or vid ?

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Old Nov 27, 2002 | 09:30 AM
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I am going to try and take pics this weekend.
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Old Nov 28, 2002 | 12:28 AM
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Sounds good. Get us pics!
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 05:11 PM
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Its quieter at WOT?????
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 09:25 PM
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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 James1:
<strong>Its quieter at WOT?????</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">oh yeah.....a loudmouth with gutted cats is LOUD!!!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 29, 2002 | 11:16 PM
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It's too bad tha more people can't hear an "X" pipe in action <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> Everyone without exception has commented that my exhaust is clearly one of the sweetest sounding LS1 exhaust system that they have heard <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 04:55 AM
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Pictures! Please <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

I'm getting my LT's in soon & want to check this out....maybe I'll X mine too <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 06:00 AM
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hey john b, do u have a x/pipe with true duals out the back??? this is the kind of setup I want but I cannot find for sale and everyone in town said they cannot make it. I'm not for sure if I would want dumpoffs before the axle cuz my car is a daily driver, but who knows. If I can't get what I really want then I might just go with the dumps.
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 06:25 AM
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I'm waiting your pics or vid, espicially your dyno.

Thanks
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 10:11 AM
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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 Screamin_Z:
<strong>I cannot find for sale and everyone in town said they cannot make it....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I used the Dr. Gas X-pipe on my car. It comes with 5 parts:

1 x-pipe
2 before 'x' pipes (45 degree bend in each)
2 after 'x' pipes 45 degree bend in each)

It was just a matter of cutting the pipe to the length and welding it up. Any muffler shop could do that. Then just have them slip the bullet mufflers on the end of the "after 'x' pipe".

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Screamin_Z:
<strong>I'm not for sure if I would want dumpoffs before the axle cuz my car is a daily driver....</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If your driving it daily then you won't want it dumped before the axle. I had a 2 day window between when I installed my x-pipe and the muffler shop could run pipes out the back). I like loud (open headers sounded NICE <img border="0" alt="[devil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" /> ), but the drone was painful. I could only drive about 3 or 4 mins before my head started to hurt from the drone inside the car <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> .

What I did was have the shop run two pipes out under the axle to the rear of the car and weld 3.5" slash cut tips on. From behind, it looks "stock" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ....but it does not sound "stock" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

<small>[ November 30, 2002, 10:20 AM: Message edited by: 2001CamaroGuy ]</small>
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 06:03 PM
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under the axle??? or do u mean they made a bent pipe to go over the axle like stock???
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Old Nov 30, 2002 | 08:08 PM
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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 Screamin_Z:
<strong>under the axle??? or do u mean they made a bent pipe to go over the axle like stock???</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">under....ground side of the axle <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> .....its no lower than the mufflers will be and it alows you to run two pipes out the rear.

The only way to run the pipes OVER the axle is to either run both on the drivers side (tight fit) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> or to remove the panhard rod mount support (the brace above the panhard rod) <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> . I tried remaking the brace in hopes of running the pipes over AND having the brace.....no luck <img border="0" alt="[whiner]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cry.gif" /> .

note: I'm not talking about the panhard rod!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> ...too many people have miss read that when I have talked about it before and said "YOU CANT REMOVE THE PANHARD ROD!!!".... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Mad]" src="gr_images/icons/mad.gif" /> "I KNOW!!!!". Thats like saying "YOU HAVE TO PUT THE BOLTS IN THE MOTOR MOUNTS!!!" <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

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Old Dec 2, 2002 | 12:07 AM
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DUDE!!!!! WE NEED PICS MAN...... LOL GOOD JOB ON THE SETUP MAN
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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"> hey john b, do u have a x/pipe with true duals out the back??? this is the kind of setup I want but I cannot find for sale and everyone in town said they cannot make it. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yes I do but remember, I have a G-Body, not an F-Body.
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