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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 09:51 AM
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Does anybody just make and sell an intermediate pipe and an over the axle pipe for the LT1 cars? All I can find is Y pipes and compelte cat back systems, which I don't need at all. I have the muffler AI want, i have a y-pipe.... just need the over the axle and mid pipe!

Point me in the correct dierection please!
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 09:56 AM
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The right direction is not messing around with trying to mix exhaust parts together. It's far cheaper and easier to just buy a whole catback system. That's what everyone else does.

There's a reason those parts aren't available - it's not a conventional way of building an exhaust.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:01 AM
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Find an exhaust shop with a tube bender and have em make you w/e you want?
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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Buy some straight 3" pipe and a couple of mandrel bent sections, then cut and weld. It's easy enough to do.
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Well, when you ahve a SLP 2OTL muffler laying around, you kind of want to use it. Hard to find the SLP mid and over the axle pipe, as they ahvent been produced in a long time.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ZFreie
Find an exhaust shop with a tube bender and have em make you w/e you want?
I think this might be the only option.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ZFreie
Find an exhaust shop with a tube bender and have em make you w/e you want?
^^^ This is the only way you will get what you're after.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:22 AM
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^^^ This is the only way you will get what you're after.
... and make sure it does mandrel bends.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 10:31 AM
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... and make sure it does mandrel bends.
Yea this too, forgot to add that lol
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 11:02 AM
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To expect some help u need to provide some basic information like pipe size and car year. At least something in your profile.

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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by cardo0
To expect some help u need to provide some basic information like pipe size and car year.
not really, all he has to do is drive down to the exhaust shop throw money in there face.
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they are available on jegs..........
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 11:50 AM
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bend some 3" yourself!
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
not really, all he has to do is drive down to the exhaust shop throw money in there face.


Nice color on your car pillar. And that would still look nice with a gray interior. I'm looking at the hockey stick stripes to go on mine too but don't they go down lower up front with a choice of letters (LT1 or whatever)?
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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I did of lot of picture looking before I decided on how I wanted it done. Yes you can have it go lower but I personally didn't like how others went so low. Also my stripe is out line and would not work if I went 1/2 inch lower. You can kinda see it in this pic


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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 02:30 PM
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not my post but,
https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...ate-pipes.html

if you can weld and have a sawzall you could always buy 2 180 deg mandrel bends and a 4 ft stick of 3" pipe for ~80
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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Pillarpod: WOW. That color on that car is rediculous! Very nice!

Yeah, i should put some sig information in lol

And YES, mandrel bends. I quit dealing with crush bent pipe when I was a kid.
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Old Aug 16, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
I did of lot of picture looking before I decided on how I wanted it done. Yes you can have it go lower but I personally didn't like how others went so low. Also my stripe is out line and would not work if I went 1/2 inch lower. You can kinda see it in this pic


Right side pix looks even better. Yah that out line is a nice touch and would not look as good with the full stripe. I see u removed the plastic trim line and i was thinking the same thing - helps against dents but doesn't help the looks.

Watch'a got up front in place of the air dam? Looks like something polished.

How is your hood set up? RAM air or cowl induction? I can't find a hood with good vents so i may have to have custom made vents - rather than cut and weld my self. Sometimes i race and its over 100*F at the track - cool air is every thing as i had a ICM die soon after racing.

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stainless air dam
Hood just lets fresh air in the engine bay, no RAM set up
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Old Aug 20, 2013 | 08:20 AM
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I ran into this awhile back on mine, I was a poor high school kid and thought I could piece a catback together. Took me forever but I finally found a 3" intermediate pipe from a 3rd gen I could order separate. Its from IMCO exhaust and it was their performance version. I have to cut the front for length and shape but other then that it worked great.

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