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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 02:13 PM
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I've been trying to figure out what kind of muffler or exhaust is on my car since I've had it. I'm pretty sure it's a raptor muffler and stock exhaust piping, but I wanted to check before I tore it apart and put my new Hooker Exhaust on. It sounds way louder than stock, and almost too loud to be just a muffler. There is a link to my cardomain with pics below, if you need different angles to tell let me know and I will take some, thanks in advance .

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Originally Posted by Renegade
I've been trying to figure out what kind of muffler or exhaust is on my car since I've had it. I'm pretty sure it's a raptor muffler and stock exhaust piping, but I wanted to check before I tore it apart and put my new Hooker Exhaust on. It sounds way louder than stock, and almost too loud to be just a muffler. There is a link to my cardomain with pics below, if you need different angles to tell let me know and I will take some, thanks in advance .

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Kinda looks like a flowmaster.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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Yeah it kinda sounds like one too... Lucky I'm getting Hooker.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 03:22 PM
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I'd say flowmaster also. Hooker is a good catback.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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Yeah this exhaust sounds and looks decent but I want the Hooker for the sound, quality and performance.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Renegade
Yeah this exhaust sounds and looks decent but I want the Hooker for the sound, quality and performance.
Hooker definantly sounds cleaner.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 04:27 PM
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Yep, It flows better and I like the four tip look better. Plus it will sound mean as hell with LT's and ORY which I have planned. Anyone have any tips on installing a Hooker Catback?
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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I have a hooker and I don't really like it. It is way too quite for me and it definately looses some power compared to when I open my cutout. The car gets a little too loud when I open the cutout though, but I still drive around with it open sometimes. I have heard that the hooker gets a little louder after like 6 months or a year though, I hope so anyways.
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Old Aug 5, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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I have flowmasters and that definetly doesnt look like my system so i dotn think its a flowmaster catback.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 12:02 AM
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I think it sounds like flowmaster, I'm pretty sure since any "performance car" besides ricers have Flows around where I live. It's funny I still to this day whenever exhaust or cars in general comes up, everybody talks about flowmasters, like it's the only exhaust company that exists.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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^^haha all my friends at school think my car sounds like god because it has flowmasters. There like OMG you have flowmasters that is insane. Im like yea kool, in the back of my head Im like why the hell did I buy them, lol.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 03:14 PM
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I don't think it is a flowmaster.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by whynot
I don't think it is a flowmaster.
It's not...I too have a Flowmaster cat-back and that muffler looks nothing like any Flowmaster muffler I've seen before (and I've seen them all, lol).

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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000LS1Z28
It's not...I too have a Flowmaster cat-back and that muffler looks nothing like any Flowmaster muffler I've seen before (and I've seen them all, lol).

Mike
It looks like my 80" series. . .

Edit: Well maybe not. That side shot of it is a little different, I think.
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 04:36 PM
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For some reason it really irks me when F-Body guys say "flowmasters".. it's singular, you only have one muffler!!!
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 05:39 PM
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I dont think it is flowmaster either and i think your friend rick knows what hes talking about when you ask for advice!
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Old Aug 6, 2005 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 87camaroRJ
I dont think it is flowmaster either and i think your friend rick knows what hes talking about when you ask for advice!
Excuse my friend... he's a little slow. And thinks he's all cool because he has a 400HP Third Gen.
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If it's not stock, it's probably a Dynomax. But it's not a Flowmaster.
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Originally Posted by n2oblkz
If it's not stock, it's probably a Dynomax. But it's not a Flowmaster.
I have a dynomax on mine kinnda looks like it but I havn't seen mine in 6 months so I not totaly sure. From the muffler up is stock though..
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