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Old 09-23-2005, 10:12 PM
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So those of you with true duals.

What do you think of them?

Is the ground clearence a problem?

Is it really worth the extra problems?

I have been talked into Long tubes and I am thinking about hooker cat back

Only I am questioning True duals with Texas Speed duals


Let me know if its worth it?



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Old 09-24-2005, 12:20 AM
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Here's the thing about true duals... do it becasue you want the sound.
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This should show you my opinion

http://media.putfile.com/idle50
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i cant wait for my duals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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3" duals here with no complaint. i used 3"x18" sweet thunder chambered mufflers and an h-pipe.
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Hey, Trudualed95z how much did your setup cost you? From the header back?
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$300 + the mufflers. so $400 total. they also exit over the axle and out the back.
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Here is what i want to do, h-pipe into bullet mufflers, dump befor axle, what do you think a price of that will be?
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i really dont know. the prices for exhaust work, ive noticed, have been cheaper in the south than the north. i dont know what your town would charge. best thing to do would be to call your local exhaust shop.
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I highly recommend Summits X-pipe kit and a set of Dynomax Bullets. No ground clearence problems and the sound is unreal. Costs around $100 for the kit plus 70 for the bullets. Then install was around $150, I think.
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I love my true duals. They are 2 1/2" no crossover pipe, with sweet thunder mufflers. It gives these LT1s that bad azz old school muscle sound.

BUt........ remember the car wasn't plumbed for true duals, so you won't have much ground clearance. Some people don't like driving real slow over big bumps, dips, and speed bumps. You have to remember you have and addition 2-3 inches sticking under the car now. It don't bother me much. But I just like to warn people before hand.

If your not doing the work your self, or your not using band clamps, then make sure you take it to a well known exhaust shop. Don't take it to some shop who always does mufflers. Cause you possibly will become a frequent visitor of that shop. Find a shop that does custom exhaust all the time, they may charge ya more, but you will have less head aches.

Here is a vid of what mine sounds like going down the 1/4 mile http://www.v8havoc.com/vidz/mike_trueduals.wmv
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Okay so as far as getting ture duals


I am going with the coated pacesetter long tubs
I don't need a y pipe

Then I should get

TSP x-pipe for like $400 something

or is there a cheaper better way

or will tsp do the trick

Thanks

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yea, there are much cheaper ways, go to summitracing.com and get there xpipe kit its 100 bucks for 3' in piping, then get some bullet mufflers and 2 dumps, that should run ya like 250+ install.
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what is the cam(specs) in your car and what does that exhaust consist of it sounds sick!

and what if anthing do you have to do to put in headers and duels...computer, fuel, re-routing, O2 sensors, etc... how much would a complete system cost and are headers a headache to dodeal with all the time?
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Originally Posted by 1993CaMaRoZ28ofIdAhO
yea, there are much cheaper ways, go to summitracing.com and get there xpipe kit its 100 bucks for 3' in piping, then get some bullet mufflers and 2 dumps, that should run ya like 250+ install.
I second this. Thats the way to go, but I'm going with flowmaster 1 chamber race mufflers.
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Originally Posted by fcat8187
pntballty
what is the cam(specs) in your car and what does that exhaust consist of it sounds sick!

and what if anthing do you have to do to put in headers and duels...computer, fuel, re-routing, O2 sensors, etc... how much would a complete system cost and are headers a headache to dodeal with all the time?

Thanks man, the cam is a custome BRE cam, 23X on the intake and exhaust, right around .600 lift, on a 110 LSA plus or minus a few

My exhaust consists of Jet Hot LT's, H-pipe, with dynomax bullets.


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How do straight pipes(dumped under the car, no X or H pipe) sound? Would that kill performance?
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If your into really loud, and sexy. Then get True Duals. They sound FUCING INSANE. www.ls1sounds.com go check that out flatlander they got some gret bytes fo true duals. As performance goes, its the best exhuast you can get, better flow
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Whats a better way to go

x pipe or H pipe???


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