how hard are dauls
I'm curious, too. I've talked to my exhaust guy about it, and he says there's no way I can run 2 1/2" True Duals, let alone 3". I know I've seen 3" run over the axle, but I can't seem to find anymore pics of it.
I'm not as happy with my MAC/ORY/Flowmouth setup as I thought I'd be. So I'm thinking about the new TSP 1 7/8" LTs and 3" mandrel bent TDs with two Super 44s right in front of the tips.
Do I just need to go to another exhaust shop?
I'm not as happy with my MAC/ORY/Flowmouth setup as I thought I'd be. So I'm thinking about the new TSP 1 7/8" LTs and 3" mandrel bent TDs with two Super 44s right in front of the tips.
Do I just need to go to another exhaust shop?
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haha i was like, "wtf is a daul?" there have been people on here that have done the labor themselves, and from headers back, it was only $300 give or take. however, if you have a shop do it, you'll be looking at a much higher cost, considering it'll be custom-made.
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It's an LPE 346 w/LS6 STG3 heads. It has a baby cam in it now(215/231, .641/.644, 118 LSA), but it just stopped being driven 100+ miles/day... so I'll probably go for a much bigger cam (LPE GT1-1 maybe) and try for the 500 rwhp mark. So yeah... 1 7/8 for the max top end power.
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It's an LPE 346 w/LS6 STG3 heads. It has a baby cam in it now(215/231, .641/.644, 118 LSA), but it just stopped being driven 100+ miles/day... so I'll probably go for a much bigger cam (LPE GT1-1 maybe) and try for the 500 rwhp mark. So yeah... 1 7/8 for the max top end power.
would you want it dumped before the axle, or done over the axle? i just recently saw someone on here do a setup with oval piping. that would definitely help clearance issues. dumped before the axle is pretty simple, so that shouldn't be too big of a job, which really means "not too big of a check."
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Verdad Gallardo ohhh yea definitely 1 7/8" then. sorry. i just saw your sig and was curious.
would you want it dumped before the axle, or done over the axle? i just recently saw someone on here do a setup with oval piping. that would definitely help clearance issues. dumped before the axle is pretty simple, so that shouldn't be too big of a job, which really means "not too big of a check."
would you want it dumped before the axle, or done over the axle? i just recently saw someone on here do a setup with oval piping. that would definitely help clearance issues. dumped before the axle is pretty simple, so that shouldn't be too big of a job, which really means "not too big of a check."
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Yes.
And as far as a price for duals, there's a lot of different factors involved... what size piping are you going to run? What mufflers are you going to use? Are you going to do it yourself or have a shop do it? What shop? Is it going to be dumped at the axle? Or ran over the axle? Or ran under the axle?
And as far as a price for duals, there's a lot of different factors involved... what size piping are you going to run? What mufflers are you going to use? Are you going to do it yourself or have a shop do it? What shop? Is it going to be dumped at the axle? Or ran over the axle? Or ran under the axle?
duals always seemed more trouble than they were worth. 3" cat-back and a cut-out is the way to go in my opinion.
BUT if you want to do it more power to you, I do agree that if you want to do it, do it right. Oval pipe will help out lots with clearance. I have clearance issues and I do not even run duals.
BUT if you want to do it more power to you, I do agree that if you want to do it, do it right. Oval pipe will help out lots with clearance. I have clearance issues and I do not even run duals.
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Well I'm running 3" true duals on mine dumped before the axle and it's LOUD (!CATS and bullet outlaw mufflers = zero restriction).
Another drawback is that the car hardly ever stays clean from the dust being blown up from the ground.
The best advice is to go ORY, 3" mandrel bent, cut out, over the axle, (insert your favorite muffler here) and a couple of sweet tips.
So
, where's the best place to get an ORY?
Yeah, yeah..I know...
(for all you "search" police)
Another drawback is that the car hardly ever stays clean from the dust being blown up from the ground.
The best advice is to go ORY, 3" mandrel bent, cut out, over the axle, (insert your favorite muffler here) and a couple of sweet tips.
So
, where's the best place to get an ORY? Yeah, yeah..I know...
(for all you "search" police) 
would you want it dumped before the axle, or done over the axle? i just recently saw someone on here do a setup with oval piping. that would definitely help clearance issues
oval piping is very expensive but like others have said, there is the right way to do it and the other way....
and did the OP say you're going to do turndowns prior to the axle using the stock tips????? I don't even know what to say about that if that's what your intention is.....
Here is my write up on my pipes that I haven't scraped:
http://www.lt1engine.com/tech/how-to...duals-exhaust/
And the "I know I've seen 3" run over the axle, but I can't seem to find anymore pics of it":
http://www.lt1engine.com/?level=album&id=7&plog_page=2
my duals costed me 200 for labor and 75 each for the mufflers. i first used moroso spiral flows and they were very fat and i scraped a couple of times with them. they were a little too much for me (too loud) so i switched to flowmaster 10 series mufflers. the lowest point of my exhaust comes right after the left collecor and ive never scraped with the new mufflers. they are turned down before the axle and i love the sound.
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I've got 2.5" over the axle and out the back. I originally had them dumped and got tired of the noise and exhaust fumes so I ran them over the axle myself, pretty simple actually. You have to take out that one brace in order to have enough room on the driver side. I'm gonna have to move the mufflers to the very back of the car tho, they are huge and drag. Check out my sig link and hear what it sounds like, I love it now. I did have some pics of the exhaust somewhere.