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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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im about to install my hooker headers and borla catback wanted to know which y-pipe i should get. i've been told that borla is kinda raspy with an ORY but thats not really a problem just need one with good clearence.
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Either Hooker or TSP.
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TSP is what i have great ground clearance and priced right.
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do you have the adj. exhaust if so ya it can get kinda raspy but cats take care of 90% of the rasp
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buy a pacesetter y pipe and hack the merge off and put a flowmaster merge on
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buy a pacesetter y pipe and hack the merge off and put a flowmaster merge on
+1 on the flowmaster merge
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thank for the help guys. one question could i just get and ORY and if its too raspy could i just add cats to it??
oh and i do have the adj catback
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ya but i would just get the cats it wont smell like gas and takes out alot of rasp
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I belive if you get a better merge then that helps out on the rasp please correct me if i am wrong though
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Originally Posted by 817Borla
thank for the help guys. one question could i just get and ORY and if its too raspy could i just add cats to it??
oh and i do have the adj catback
ya open plate is gonna have a lot of rasp and im glad i got my catted y-pipe because i heard a car with just full exhaust with open plate (borla) and it was pretty more raspy since it had the ory
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