View Poll Results: Pacesetter or Hooker Long Tubes
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Pacesetters or Hookers?
Not going to vote on this one, but I love my Pacesetters. I managed to get the coated headers and the y for $500 shipped which is nice and cheap. If I was doing it again I would have gone with a custom y as it hangs very low on the passenger side. It just didn't fit quite right around the body so I had to angle it in a weird way, plus it leaks at the joint in the middle.
I don't have any experience with Hookers, but I have had my Pacesetter coated long tubes on for a month and so far they are great. I had no fitment issues, and so far the coating has held up great, not to mention they cost me less than $500 brand new. As far as I know, there is no performance difference.
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I'd say Pacesetters. I just ordered a set of their painted LT's. I didn't go with coated because I didn't want to spend that much, and I've heard a lot of talk of their coating being crap. I'll just run them painted for a while. And after I get some extra money saved up, take them to a local place that does some good coating.
IMO, I voted for the Pacesetters. I have the uncoated Pacesetter Quick Trip Longtubes and the Pacesetter ORY in the car. Ground clearance is good, car is a M6. Installation was as good as it can get (it's always a pain in the ***) and their sound is awesome. Even with the flowmaster exhaust that was installed on the car when I bought it. Don't forget your O2 sensor extenders. It gave the car a whole new demeanor after the install, the sound was different, you couldn't feel the torque as much but that's only because HP was now predominant.
if your on a tight budget nothing is a better choice than pacesetter but that being said they aren't the best quality from what i have heard. and i wouldn't even bother with their coating i just when the cheapest route possible i heat wrapped my pacesetters.
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I have hookers (and mufflex 4 to 3 y pipe) and have installed both, and I'm going to say bang for the buck...pacesetter all the way. The coating on my buddy's pacesetters has even lasted longer than that on my hookers. That being said, the hookers were a little easier to install than the PS (nothing too terrible though). Remember to bring a rubber mallet to clear out any possible rub spots on the top of your collectors or you'll just love that vibrating feeling you get when they do rub.
i voted hookers. i have installed both, and yes... i got a tad bit more ground clearance with pacesetters. the hooker LT's and Y seemed to fit a bit better, with no hammering needed. but for the ground clearance, i chopped the 3 bolt flanges and went with V-band 
