install catback or wait for headers?
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From: Pekin IL
install catback or wait for headers? my tsp rumbler should be here sometime this week, should I make an appointment to have the catback installed,or should I wait to get my longtubes and ory and have it done all at once?? right now I have a flowcrapper muffler and gutted cat, I cant stand it,it sounds like ****
On The Tree
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From: Stillwater, OK
how come your going to have it installed rather then doing it yourself? if it were me id do it myself as soon as it gets there because it will sound better immediately and you will be able to reap the performance and sound from it immediately, then when you have the money get the LT's and ORY.
I say put on now. Its actually a pretty easy thing to do, you can do it yourself with basic hand tools. It took me about 30 minutes or so on ramps in the driveway. An exhaust shop should be able to do it in a matter of minutes while you wait, so go ahead and put it on.
if you want to put it on now then go ahead, it wont make it harder to deal with the headers later if thats what your worried about. but i agree, to save money and have the pride of sayin that you did it yourself, just do it your self lol. it is real easy so dont fret. good luck and let us know how you like it
Staging Lane
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From: Fairfax, VA
Not a good idea to put it on if your going to go with headers... you will have to measure and cut the intermediate pipe to install it and if you get headers later with a different y-pipe, then everything will be sitting differently and you might have cut too much off if you install it now...
Originally Posted by OneFast97Z
Not a good idea to put it on if your going to go with headers... you will have to measure and cut the intermediate pipe to install it and if you get headers later with a different y-pipe, then everything will be sitting differently and you might have cut too much off if you install it now...
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Originally Posted by OneFast97Z
I had to cut mine when i installed just the catback, i got lucky that when i installed my longtubes and y-pipe, i hadnt cut too much...
Also, I am questioning something myself. Isn't the TSP rumbler just like the original loudmouth? If I am correct in this assumption I don't think you will like the sound of that any more then the gutted cat and flowcrapper.
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From: Pekin IL
I dont have tools,ramps,or much of a driveway at my house or else id install it myself 
the flowmaster is driving me nuts so i think im just going to have the tsp installed now and get the headers done later on,it could be awhile before I have the money for the headers and everything else anyway
the flowmaster is driving me nuts so i think im just going to have the tsp installed now and get the headers done later on,it could be awhile before I have the money for the headers and everything else anyway 
Staging Lane
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From: In the shadows
Originally Posted by burnzilla
What do you think makes the noise?
Originally Posted by BlackWidow
Just wait for the LT's and ORY. Noise is nothing without some power to back it up, and the LT's and ORY will free up a small amount of power. But remember take it where you can get it.
Staging Lane
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From: In the shadows
Originally Posted by BigKap94z
LTs/ORY will free up more then a small amount of power. The car is gonna be loud with or without the Headers, plain and simple. If he didn't want it loud then he would have purchased a different setup i would guess.
Originally Posted by BlackWidow
I agree and being I never had the original motor long enough to install any aftermarket parts I am kinda in the dark. But do the headers/ORY wake up the LT1 that much ? With the loud issue I was meaning loud doesn't make your car fast it makes it just loud. I hope I am being alot more clear. In my motor headers yes make a difference just not a make or break item. Yes I know the LT1 is restrictive.
Staging Lane
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From: Fairfax, VA
Originally Posted by beeker82
i didnt buy the flowmaster,it was on the car when I bought it
