New exhaust system...
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New exhaust system... i just became a member not too long ago so i am not sure if i'm doing this right....i just bought a 1998 trans am ls1 and want to redo the whole exhaust as the guy before must have driven it in the winter as it is all rusted...where should i go to get parts from headers to the tail pipes i want it to be true dual...any suggestions? thanks
For the headers I would go with coated pacesetters most of the sponsors carry them -------->. Texas Speed Performance sells a true dual exhaust or you could have one custom made to fit your car.
There are a number of sponsors on here that sell all the parts you are looking for.....but what are you looking for. Are you going with Long Tube headers (a lot of people got with pacesetter, good bang for buck) or Mid-lengths which some people think are a waste of money as they don't flow as well as long tube headers. Do you plan to dump your exhaust? or go all the way back. From my experience (which isn't that great) if you are trying to go all the way out the back with your exhaust you should to buy the headers and an x-pipe and have a reputable shop fabritcate you an exhaust. This will get you the best ground clearance. If you are not worried about the car drone you will get from dumping your exhaust you could get a setup from texas speed and performance or there are a couple other shops that sell the same type of setup. Take a trip to the sound thread that is set up as a sticky so you can here the different exhaust sounds and make sure you are getting what you want. I have gone throught 3 different exhaust setups myself.
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i don't really want to dump it as i don't want it too loud, and yeah i will probably go with the long tube headers..i was thinking kooks as people seemed to have had good luck with them on here where do i go to get an x-pipe....thanks a lot guys
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Texas-speed has coated pacestters and the tsp rumbler true duals. However they are dumped before the rear axle so you would have to have the run out the rest of the way. The other option would be pacestters and vinci hi performance bassani duals as they are run out the back.
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Look into the Bassani True Dual kit. It will work with headers with a slight modification. It has an xpipe. That is what I ran, good power increase, and sounds great. Very nice and refined kit. See my web page for pics and video clips.
http://vincihighperformance.com/fbodyls1exhaust.html
and you can click the banners in my sig to see them installed on my cars (car on vinci's site is my black one)
and you can click the banners in my sig to see them installed on my cars (car on vinci's site is my black one)
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ok i have ordered the true duals kit from vinici is there a certain type of header now that i should be looking for? i assume i will have to do some fabricating for the bassani true duals to the headers though
you can buy whatever headers you want. i bought dynatech headers for my black car. here's my webpage on what i needed to do to get the bassani to hook to the headers.
http://www.stealthram.com/dynatech.htm
http://www.stealthram.com/dynatech.htm
Originally Posted by daveismylord
what is better in anyones opinion for headers....dynatech, pacesetters, or kooks, or which would line up better with the bassani true duals kit?
the dynatech lined up really nice with the bassani. you can see the pics of it on my webpages. http://www.stealthram.com/dynatech.htm