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Old Jan 21, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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Finally got my hands on a 2001 Z28. I owned a '94 Camaro V6 and a '01 Camaro V6 previously. What a huge difference two more cylinders make. My Z28 is red, t-tops, auto, SLP Whisper lid, headers, and a Magnaflow exhaust with no cats. Car only has 84k miles on it, but it needs a little work (mostly cosmetic). Glad to be part of the LS1 family.
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Congrats on purchase and welcome to the site.
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The two cylinders don't make THAT much difference..... I kid, I kid. LOL

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Congrats on the upgrade.
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Thought it was worth mentioning that the headers are Pacesetter LT's, for what' it's worth. Didn't know for sure until I got to check last night.
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Pacesetters fit good and have good clearance.
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I was concerned about the clearance issue with LT's, but there doesn't appear to be any issues with these. The only issue I have is the I-pipe, but I'm going to run by the exhaust shop this week and let them check the exhaust system out and make sure there are no leaks.
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You shouldn't have any issues with ground clearance at stock height with that header/ORY choice.

Lowered 1-1.25" you should be fine but have to be careful.
Lowered 1.5"+ you will scrape places even if you are careful.
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Old Jan 23, 2012 | 07:47 PM
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The car isn't lowered, but I've scraped the I-pipe a couple of times going across a speed bump or two.
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Is it the pacesetter Y?
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No, it's the long pipe after where the cats would normally be. Sorry if I'm using the wrong terms, I'm still used to V6 F-body terminology.
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It is the I pipe.. I don't see why in the world that would hit and not the Y pipe or the collectors off the headers. It would be a first for me.

Just see if the exhaust shop can tuck it a little tighter.
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That's what I'm planning on doing.
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The car isn't lowered, but I've scraped the I-pipe a couple of times going across a speed bump or two.
Yeah, try to keep it below sixty, it helps on those speed bumps. I know, it's tough.
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Mmmeeehhh, speed bumps are nothing...just keep her under 100mph & away from spike strips...OR...over 100mph & away from spike strips.
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