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Cat back or muffler?

Old May 22, 2007 | 07:36 AM
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I'm planning on redoing my exhaust, putting in headers and a ORY, ill put a cat so i can pass emissions and so im not as loud. My question is would it make more sense to go with a catback or muffler? And if so, what kind. I'm looking for something that is close to stock in terms of noise, but louder when you get on it.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 07:41 AM
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Hooker catback will do what you ask . I have one on mine and love the way it sounds throughout the RPM range.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 09:23 AM
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I had the hooker setup on my old car. It was nice. The stainless steel Corsa on the new car is nicer though
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i dont know if a catback would work exactly for my set up, is a hooker muffler the same thing?
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Old May 22, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Yep the hooker catback has a hooker aerochamber muffler . They sell them separately , so you dont have to buy a whole catback.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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i went on ls1sounds.com and listened to a few, hooker does sound deeper and meaner than stock, i think thats pretty close to what im looking for.
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Old May 22, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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what size are the stock tips on the pipe? 2 1/4 or 2 1/2?
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Old May 23, 2007 | 12:38 AM
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I just put the hooker cat back on my car with the LT and ORY.....SO much better than the flowmaster....I love it. The tips look awesome also...
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Old May 23, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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The tips on a hooker catback are 2 1/2" dual/dual

The stock tips on you car now is 2 1/4" I believe . Someone correct me if I am wrong . . .
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Old May 23, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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go ahead and get that catback lol if ya want ur car to sound like sex wit pamela anderson get a gmmg catback exhaust.

Ps what is your setup
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my setup is in the sig, stock basically.

how far back does the catback go, i dont want to get a catted y-pipe and i want to use a cat in the set up with a 3 in pipe all the way.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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Hmm damn im such a noob lol i wish i knew how that would interfere wit ur setup lol
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Old May 23, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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lol, i think ill just with the hooker muffler then, haha.
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ok but why not the gmmg well all i can say is just look into the exhaust setup and see which one will fit wit ur setup lol but i dnt think it will interfere wit anything. but go wit what u wont just dont get no blowmaster.
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The hooker catback goes from convertor back . Meaning it hooks up to your stock convertor or y-pipe assembly .
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Old May 23, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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I have the Hooker Aerochamber muffler only on otherwise a stock car minus CAI. It was around the stock noise range when I first got it, but since then it has opened up. It sounds good at idle from behind not much interior noise, just enough for you to hear the rumble . It sounds like an Animal at 4000 under load though
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I've got a corsa cat-back on mine, and when it was running also had some edelbrock shorties. It sounded nice and quiet at idle, and then opened up real nice at WOT.
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If you want to run a catback with a cat, just have a muffler shop fab it up so that the cat is right after your y-pipe. They will cut the I-pipe in the catback shorter and get everything to fit.
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Old May 23, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by That_guy
ok but why not the gmmg well all i can say is just look into the exhaust setup and see which one will fit wit ur setup lol but i dnt think it will interfere wit anything. but go wit what u wont just dont get no blowmaster.
Because GMMG is very expensive.



Originally Posted by Rowdy94
If you want to run a catback with a cat, just have a muffler shop fab it up so that the cat is right after your y-pipe. They will cut the I-pipe in the catback shorter and get everything to fit.

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku $329.95

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http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku $81.88


Whats the point in spending the other $240 for them just to cut half of it off anyway? Might as well just get the muffler. They already price quoted me at $80 if I bring everything i need welded (minus the extra 3" pipe).
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Old May 23, 2007 | 09:36 PM
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o ok then i got ya. may i suggest ls1sounds.com mayb that will help
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